Kawagoe Tour Spots with Nostalgic Atmosphere of Ancient Edo-Era
I visited several tourist spots in Kawagoe city such as Kura-machi street , Kawagoe-castle, Hikawa-Shrines and so-on on the other day. Kawagoe city is located around 45km north-west from Tokyo station by 1 hour train riding. Recently, many foreigners are...
Omiya Bonsai Museum in Saitama Prefecture
One of the Japanese traditional culture and symbol which is well known in the world is Bonsai. The root of Bonsai is from China called Bonkei. It is said that Bonkei appeared in Tang dynasty (China: 618-907). Landscape painted by two dimension is Shan sh...
5 Things to do on a Day Trip to Saitama
Saitama is directly connected to Tokyo, and can be reached with ease. If you are looking for something a little more hands on during your trip to Japan, then why not try a train simulator, learn how to grow a Bonsai tree, or climb a mountain. Here are fiv...
Luke Kinsella
Apr 28, 2022
Underground Temple?! No, the Largest Underground Water Diversion Facility in the World!!
It is located in Kasukabe, a satellite city of Tokyo. This facility is the "Metropolitan Area Outer Underground Discharge Channel" managed by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, but well known as the "Underground Temple" due to i...
Falconry Parade
The name of the festival is 鷹狩り行列 (takagari gyoretsu) in Japanese.
The festival will be held in a small castle town Iwatsuki in Saitama city.
November 3. 13:00-15:30.
The highlight of the festival is a scene that a feudal lord of the town welcomed Tokuga...