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[Saitama ]10 best places to visit in the Saitama area

[Saitama ]10 best places to visit in the Saitama area
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2021-12-06 Management office

Saitama Prefecture is located within a short distance from Tokyo. It is easily accessible from Tokyo, and you can visit many of Saitama's sightseeing spots even on a day trip. We would like to introduce 10 sightseeing spots in Saitama Prefecture. If you are considering visiting Saitama Prefecture, please take a look at them.
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Table of Contents

  1. 1.
    Tobu Zoological Park
  3. 2.
    Koshigaya City Children's Hall Cosmos
  5. 3.
    Hanazono Forest
  7. 4.
    Nagatoro line cruise
  9. 5.
    Johnsontown
  11. 6.
    Capital District, Wai Guo Fang Shui Road
  13. 7.
    Yoshimi Momochi
  15. 8.
    space theater
  17. 9.
    Railroad Museum
  19. 10.
    Suzuki Shuzo Sake Brewery Museum
  21. 11.
    summary

Tobu Zoological Park



Tobu Zoo is a hybrid leisure park that combines an amusement park, a zoo, and a swimming pool in a spacious area. Visitors with different tastes and preferences can enjoy the park to the fullest.

Even though it is in Saitama Prefecture, it is an easy 80-minute ride from Shibuya on the Tobu Skytree Line (Tobu Isesaki Line), which connects directly to the Tokyo Metro and Hanzomon Line, without any transfers.

Currently, Tobu Zoo is home to 1,200 animals of 120 species in total. Although there are no pandas like at the Ueno Zoo, there are currently four white tigers here. In addition, the petting zoo has a much more extensive petting zoo than the Ueno Zoo.

And the other face of Tobu Zoo is the amusement park. The biggest screamer is the "new gliding water coaster Kingfisher ". With a maximum speed of 87 km/h and a maximum height of 33 meters, it is a thrilling attraction.

Since the zoo is attached to the park, there are many attractions with animal motifs that will delight children. We highly recommend it to those who think that there are surprisingly few places where children and adults can play for a whole day.......

"Facility Information "
Facility Name Tobu Zoo
Address: 110 Suga, Miyashiro-cho, Minami Saitama-gun, Saitama Prefecture
Phone number 0480-93-1200
Hours: 9:30 to 17:00 (varies depending on the time of year, day of the week, and event)
Closed on Wednesdays in June, Tuesdays and Wednesdays in January, Tuesdays through Thursdays in February, open if the holidays fall on a national holiday (closed on January 1).
Equipment
Admission fee: Adults (18 years old and over): 1,800 yen, Junior high school and high school students: 1,500 yen, Children (3 years old to elementary school students): 800 yen / One Day Pass (admission fee + unlimited rides): Adults: 5,100 yen, Junior high school students: 4,800 yen, Children: 3,800 yen / (Admission fee for those 60 years and over is 1,100 yen with a certificate and One Day Pass Admission fee for the disabled: Adults 900 yen, children 400 yen (discount for the disabled and their caregivers (junior high school students and older) with a valid ID: Adults 900 yen, children 400 yen)

Koshigaya City Children's Hall Cosmos



Koshigaya Municipal Children's Center Cosmos is a castle-like children's center in Koshigaya that looks like a European-style castle. It is also an astronomical science facility with one of the largest astronomical telescopes in the prefecture, and is open to the public.

Koshigaya Municipal Children's Center Cosmos is a facility designed to provide children with healthy play, promote their health, and enrich their emotional development. It is also a place where children can explore science through play, and is open to people aged 0 to 18.

"Facility Information "
Facility Name Koshigaya City Children's Hall Cosmos (Koshigaya City Children's Hall Kosmos)
Address: 2-9 Sengendaihigashi, Koshigaya-shi, Saitama
Phone number 048-978-1515
Business hours: 9:00-17:00 (closed)
Closed on Mondays, or the following day if the day falls on a national holiday (closed from December 29 to January 3)
equipment
Admission: Free / Planetarium: 100 yen (one time per person, elementary school students and older), free for preschool children / (half-price admission to the planetarium for the person and one caregiver with a disability certificate (groups must bring their group registration card)).

Hanazono Forest



Hanazono Forest is an attractive sweets theme park located in Saitama Prefecture. The European-style facility is a dreamlike space filled with delicious home-made sweets such as baumkuchen and cakes. Angela's sweets are made with carefully selected ingredients and seasonal fruits.

The bread is crispy on the outside and chewy on the inside when toasted. The more you bite into this aromatic bread, the deeper the flavor spreads. Please try it at least once.

You can also relax in the café at Hanazono Forest or take a stroll through the rose garden, and have a very fulfilling time.

"Facility Information "
Facility Name Hanazono Forest
Address: 417 Komaeida, Fukaya-shi, Saitama
Phone number 0120-412-771 (toll free, call 048-579-0101 for inquiries)
Business hours: 10:00 to 18:00 (closed), Saturdays, Sundays, and national holidays: 19:00 (closed, depending on the season)
Closed: No holidays (closed from December 31 to January 1)
equipment
Budget Buffet Buffet = Adults (junior high school students and older) 1,300 yen, elementary school students 900 yen, 3 years old and older 540 yen, 2 years old and younger free / Sweets Buffet (Monday through Friday) = Junior high school students and older 850 yen, 3 years old and older 500 yen, 2 years old and younger free

Nagatoro line cruise



If you want to experience nature to the fullest in Saitama Prefecture, come to Nagatoro, Chichibu. In Nagatoro, you can experience Nagatoro Line Camel Ride.

The Nagatoro Line Crawling is said to have its roots in rafting in the Chichibu Mountains, where logs are transported on rafts.

At the rapids, you can experience the speedy, pounding thrill of the river's considerable current. At the abyss, visitors can calmly enjoy the coastal scenery of strange rock formations. Nagatoro Line Rafting offers ", ", "and "experiences at the same time.

You will probably make a new discovery that "Saitama Prefecture is such a deep zone ".

In winter, the Pokapoka Kotatsu Boat is also available. The boat takes about 20 minutes to go around the pools around Iwadatami (where the current is gentle).

"Facility Information "
Facility Name Nagatoro Line Crawl
Address 489-2 Nagatoro-cho, Nagatoro-cho, Saitama-ken
Phone number 0494-66-0950 (0494-66-0940 for group reservations only)
Hours: Open from early March to early December and from January to February as <ぽんぽん こたつ船>
Closed during stormy weather, rising water, and drought
Facilities Restrooms available
Budget Line descent (A or B course 3km each, approx. 20 minutes)=Adult 1,800 yen, 3 years old to elementary school student 900 yen / Line descent (all courses 6km, approx. 40 minutes)=Adult 3,300 yen, 3 years old to elementary school student 1,600 yen / (discounts available for groups of 10 or more people)

Johnsontown



Johnson Town is located in Iruma City. It is like a suburb of the U.S., not Saitama Prefecture. In Johnsontown, there are nearly 50 unique stores, including restaurants, cafes, and general stores, that you can fully enjoy.

There are many items that you cannot find anywhere else, such as handmade items and items carefully selected by the store owner. Please feel free to open the door of the store.

In fact, many people actually live in Johnsontown. Whether you want to live in such a tree-rich and exotic place in the future or not, you can spend a relaxing time in an extraordinary space.

"Facility Information "
Facility Name Johnsontown
Address: 1-6-1 Higashimachi, Iruma-shi, Saitama
Phone number 04-2962-4450
Business hours: 9:00 to 17:00
Closed: Varies depending on the facility
Budget Free

Capital District, Wai Guo Fang Shui Road



Kasukabe City is home to the Metropolitan Area Outer Discharge Channel of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism. We would like you to take a peek behind the scenes of society at these places.

Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism The Metropolitan Area Outer Discharge Channel is truly a great structure that expands beneath our feet to protect our lives. The Metropolitan Area Outer Discharge Channel is a 50-meter underground drainage channel that carries rising river water to the Edo River for the purpose of reducing flooding. It is one of the largest of its kind in the world.

The mammoth aquarium, with a total length of 6.3 km and 59 large towering pillars, is sure to be a sight to behold for anyone. Even human-made structures may seem divine when they reach this point. Standing there, you may even feel like worshipping.

At the Ryu-Q-Kan, visitors can enjoy learning about the huge underground facilities, floods, rivers, and so on.

"Facility Information "
Facility name: Tokyo Metropolitan Area Outer Discharge Channel (Shutoken Gaikaku Housuiro)
Address: 720 Kamikanazaki, Kasukabe City, Saitama Prefecture
Phone number 048-747-0281
Hours: Tours are held from 10:00 to 11:00, 13:00 to 14:00, and 15:00 to 16:00 (reservations required); the Ryu-Q building is open from 9:30 to 16:30 (closed).
Closed: Sundays and national holidays for tours, Mondays for Ryu-Q-Kan (group tours only on Mondays, irregular twice a month on Saturdays, closed during year-end and New Year holidays)
Equipment
Budget Free

Yoshimi Momochi



Yoshimi Hyakana is the site of a group of burial caves dug into a hillside made of tuffaceous sandstone in the late Kofun period. Currently, 219 graves have been confirmed.

The remains of an underground munitions factory built at the end of the Pacific War are located next door, and can also be visited at the same time.

If you go to Yoshimi Hyakunana, you can see the natural treasure "and the moss ". Hikarigoke shines in dark holes and other places where sunlight shines in only a little, making it very mysterious.

"Facility Information "
Facility Name Yoshimi Hyakana (Yoshimi Hyakana/Yoshimi Hyakketsu)
Address: 324 Kitayoshimi, Yoshimi-machi, Hiki-gun, Saitama
Phone number 0493-54-4541
Business hours: 8:30 to 16:30 (closing at 17:00)
Closed: No holidays
Equipment
Budget Adult:300 yen Junior high school age and older Child:200 yen Elementary school age and older *Free for children under elementary school age

space theater



Koichi Wakata, a famous astronaut, is the honorary director of the Space Theater. It is a planetarium facility where visitors can enjoy seasonal starry skies and fulldome surround images. One of the reasons for its popularity is that the commentator explains the constellations to visitors.

This space theater is also a popular spot for families with children, as it hosts many astronomical viewing parties and events.

There is also a large selection of goods that can only be purchased here, so we recommend that you purchase some as a souvenir of your visit.

"Facility Information "
Facility name Uchu Gekijo (Space Theater)
Address: 324 Kitayoshimi, Yoshimi-machi, Hiki-gun, Saitama
Phone number 048-647-0011
Business hours: Weekdays 13:30 - 17:30 Saturdays, Sundays and holidays 9:30 - 17:30
Closed Wednesdays (except during summer vacation), weekdays following national holidays (except during summer vacation), year-end and New Year holidays, and temporary closing days
Equipment
Budget Adults (high school students and older) 620 yen Children (4 years old~junior high school students) 310 yen Children under 3 years old free
Group admission: Adults (high school students and older) 500 yen Children (4 years old to junior high school students) 250 yen

Railroad Museum



The museum offers visitors the opportunity to learn about a wide range of railroad-related topics, including railroad history, technology, and the impact of railroads. In addition to exhibits such as rolling stock from the past, visitors can enjoy hands-on programs and special exhibitions related to railroads. This is a great place for railroad enthusiasts, as they can see not only old cars, but also cars that are currently used for the Shinkansen.

The museum not only has stores and restaurants, but also offers a view of the Shinkansen bullet train from the rooftop, so it is definitely worth stopping by when you visit Saitama.

"Facility Information "
Facility Name Railroad Museum
Address: 3-47 Taisei-cho, Omiya-ku, Saitama-shi, Saitama
Phone number 10:00-18:00 (last admission until 17:30)
Closed Tuesdays (except when Tuesday is a national holiday) Year-end and New Year holidays
Equipment
Budget: ¥1,330 for adults, ¥620 for elementary, junior high and high school students, ¥310 for infants (3 years old and older and preschool children)

Suzuki Shuzo Sake Brewery Museum



The Suzuki Sake Brewery was founded in 1871. This museum explains the sake brewing process that the Suzuki Sake Brewery has been engaged in since its establishment, using materials and tools. Inside the museum, there is a video corner where visitors can learn about the sake brewing process.

There is also a tasting corner, so after visiting the museum, why not try some of the Suzuki Sake Brewery's sake?

"Facility Information "
Facility Name Suzuki Sake Brewery Sakagura Museum
Address: 4-8-24 Honmachi, Iwatsuki-ku, Saitama-shi, Saitama
Phone number 10:00-17:00
Closed Mondays, Year-end and New Year holidays, Temporary closing
Equipment
Budget Free

summary

Saitama Prefecture is located very close to Tokyo, but there are so many deep zones in the prefecture. Why don't you come here with a little curiosity? We have introduced some places that you will remember more than you think. You will definitely be refreshed by the extraordinary experience.

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