Location: Saitama Prefecture
Top Things to do in Saitama Prefecture
Top Hotels in Saitama Prefecture
- 1. King Ambassador Hotel Kumagaya
- 2. Hotel Grantia Hanyu
- 3. Toyoko Inn Saitama Shintoshin
- 4. COCO STAY Nishikawaguchi Ekimae
- 5. Hotel Route Inn Fukaya Ekimae
- 6. Toyoko Inn Wakoshi Ekimae
- 7. HOTEL WILL Urawa
- 8. Toyoko Inn Kumagaya-eki Kita-guchi
- 9. Hotel Metropolitan Saitama-Shintoshin
- 10. Palace Hotel Omiya
10 Things to do Good for Kids in Saitama Prefecture That You Shouldn't Miss
Saitama Prefecture (埼玉県, Saitama-ken) is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kantō region. The capital is the city of Saitama.
Restaurants in Saitama Prefecture
1. Saitama Children Zoo
2. Musashi Kyuryo National Government Park
3. Kawagoe Matsuri
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 34 reviews
Celebrated for over 360 years, the Kawagoe Matsuri is a proud tradition celebrating the area's Edo culture. Held every 3rd weekend of October, brilliant, large-scale festival floats amass around the "old" part of town, where steeple-roofed temples, lively food stalls, and wide streets give off a historic charm. The floats, which crowd the area, are decorated with dolls and sets. The highlight of the festival is "Hikkawase", when these floats compete at "ohayashi", a type of dance accompanied by frenzied flues, handbells, and drums. The crowd joins in by hoisting up lanterns and chanting.
Reviewed By HariC397
For me, this activity (carrying mikoshi while chanting) is the most impressed and attractive. People chanting in unison and in a rhythmic way while carrying very heavy mikoshi (a sacred religious palanquin in Shinto shrine). The activity is often held in the first day of 2-day Kawagoe festival, in last weekend of October annually. The most convenience way to Kawagoe from Tokyo is using Tobu Tojo line from Ikebukuro to Kawagoe station. Kawagoe discount pass can saved you some bucks.
4. Kinchakuda Manjushage Park
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 182 reviews
5. Mt. Tenran
6. Tove Jansson Akebono Children's Forest Park
7. Kawagoe Hikawa Shrine
8. Nagatoro Iwadatami Rocks
9. Mt. Hodosan
10. MetLife Dome
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 214 reviews
Reviewed By Raiderbankk - Penarth, United Kingdom
A couple of train stops from Nishi Tokorozawa you really must visit this dome in the baseball season. It is the home of the Seibu Lions in the Pacific Baseball League (which incidentally they won this year). The atmosphere in this dome is electric. The Japanese sports enthusiasts really take their baseball very seriously. There are plentiful for and beverage outlets and also mobile waitresses who can serve you beer or whisky highballs at your seat. Highly recommended and close to Seibu amusement park. You can get your tickets from the Seibu store near Tokorozawa station. Expect to pay Yen 2500 to 3000 9 (about $25).
