Things to do in Saitama

Saitama Prefecture offers a diverse range of attractions, including hundreds of temples and shrines. Visitors can experience cultural sites like Zenkō-ji Temple or explore the Tokorozawa Aviation Museum.

Saitama Museum of Literature

Saitama Museum of Literature

SAITAMA · MUSEUM

Explore Saitama's literary heritage and authors at this museum, offering unique insights into lo...

Shirakobato Aquatic Park

Shirakobato Aquatic Park

SAITAMA · PARK

Shirakobato Aquatic Park is a large prefectural pool facility with diverse activities, ideal for...

Shirakobato Sports Park

Shirakobato Sports Park

SAITAMA · PARK

Shirakobato Sports Park offers extensive sports facilities for active visitors in Koshigaya City...

Shirasagi Park

Shirasagi Park

SAITAMA · PARK

Shirasagi Park offers lavender fields, hills, and play areas on a former waste site.

Chichibu-Meisen Museum

Chichibu-Meisen Museum

SAITAMA · MUSEUM

Explore the history of Chichibu Meisen silk textiles in a historic building.

Hyōtan Island

Hyōtan Island

SAITAMA · PLACE

An uninhabited island in Lake Kanna that appears and disappears depending on the water levels of...

Fujimino Municipal Kamifukuoka Historical and Folklore Museum

Fujimino Municipal Kamifukuoka Historical and Folklore Museum

SAITAMA · MUSEUM

Explore local history, folklore, and archaeology at this compact museum.

Fujimino Municipal Ōi Local Museum

Fujimino Municipal Ōi Local Museum

SAITAMA · MUSEUM

Explore Fujimino's history and culture, focusing on an ancient post town.

Matsubushi Midorinooka Park

Matsubushi Midorinooka Park

SAITAMA · PARK

Matsubushi Midorinooka Park offers a large green space with diverse natural zones.

Jōan-ji Temple

Jōan-ji Temple

SAITAMA · TEMPLE

Jo-anji is a historic Jodo-shu temple with important graves and cultural properties.

Misato Park

Misato Park

SAITAMA · PARK

Misato Park offers nature, recreation, and cherry blossoms by a pond, an hour's escape from Toky...

Musashinomura

Musashinomura

SAITAMA · PARK

Musashinomura is an agricultural-themed amusement park, a unique experience for families.

Daikō-ji Temple

Daikō-ji Temple

SAITAMA · TEMPLE

Daikō-ji Temple is a historic Shingon Buddhist temple with unique statues and ancient trees.

Sōji-in Temple

Sōji-in Temple

SAITAMA · TEMPLE

Sōji-in Temple is a historic Shingon Buddhist temple with a rare bell tower gate and beautiful p...

Enshou Temple

Enshou Temple

SAITAMA · TEMPLE

Enshou Temple is a historic Shingon-shu temple, home to important cultural properties.

Campbelltown Forest of Wild Birds

Campbelltown Forest of Wild Birds

SAITAMA · PARK

This Koshigaya zoo commemorates a sister city exchange, housing diverse birds in a large aviary.

Shimabu-ji Temple

Shimabu-ji Temple

SAITAMA · TEMPLE

Shimabu-ji Temple is a historic Soto Zen temple, the first stop on a significant pilgrimage.

Saifuku-ji Temple

Saifuku-ji Temple

SAITAMA · TEMPLE

Saifuku-ji Temple is a historic Shingon Buddhist temple with unique Koshin-to towers, a short wa...

Washi Shrine

Washi Shrine

SAITAMA · SHRINE

Washi Shrine is a Shinto shrine with a unique flute legend, a short walk from Omiya Station.

Shakujō-ji Temple

Shakujō-ji Temple

SAITAMA · TEMPLE

Shakujoji is a historic temple founded in 740, with ties to Tokugawa shoguns and cultural proper...

Eigen-ji Temple

Eigen-ji Temple

SAITAMA · TEMPLE

Eigen-ji is a historic Soto Zen temple with a unique legend and seasonal markets.

Rinkō-ji Temple

Rinkō-ji Temple

SAITAMA · TEMPLE

Rinkoji Temple: a historic Shingon temple with cultural properties, worth visiting for its ancie...

Yaoko Kawagoe Museum

Yaoko Kawagoe Museum

SAITAMA · MUSEUM

Modern museum dedicated to artist Yuji Misu, next to Hikawa Shrine and cherry blossoms.

Shinkō-ji Temple

Shinkō-ji Temple

SAITAMA · TEMPLE

Shinkoji Temple offers a glimpse into history with its ancient origins and cultural properties.

Kichijō-in Temple

Kichijō-in Temple

SAITAMA · TEMPLE

Kichijoin Temple: a historic Shingon temple with a principal image carved by Gyoki.

Isshiki Inari Shrine

Isshiki Inari Shrine

SAITAMA · SHRINE

Isshiki Inari Shrine is a small, accessible shrine with monthly festivals and fox statues.

Manpuku-ji Temple

Manpuku-ji Temple

SAITAMA · TEMPLE

Manpukuji is a historic temple with a revered Kannon statue, part of a significant pilgrimage.

Sankichi Inari Shrine

Sankichi Inari Shrine

SAITAMA · SHRINE

Sankichi Inari Shrine is a tranquil mountain-foot shrine dedicated to Inari deities, founded in...

Houn-ji Temple

Houn-ji Temple

SAITAMA · TEMPLE

Houn-ji Temple is a historic Rinzai Buddhist temple with a hidden Buddha and cultural properties...

Mitsumine Shrine

Mitsumine Shrine

SAITAMA · SHRINE

This Shinto shrine in Chichibu's southern mountains offers worship and hiking, with a hot-spring...

Monju-ji Temple

Monju-ji Temple

SAITAMA · TEMPLE

Monju-ji is a Soto Zen temple, known for wisdom and its historic Edo period gate.

Kannon-in Temple

Kannon-in Temple

SAITAMA · TEMPLE

Kannon-in is a historic temple in Kasukabe, home to unique hidden Buddha statues.

Asahihikawa Shrine

Asahihikawa Shrine

SAITAMA · SHRINE

Asahihikawa Shrine: a historic local shrine rebuilt after an earthquake, easily accessible by tr...

Kongō-ji Temple

Kongō-ji Temple

SAITAMA · TEMPLE

Kongō-ji Temple: a historic Shingon Buddhist temple founded in the 12th century, home to a hidde...

Jōsen-ji Temple

Jōsen-ji Temple

SAITAMA · TEMPLE

Josen-ji is a historic Soto Zen temple with graves of notable figures, offering a glimpse into J...

Kamioka kannon Temple

Kamioka kannon Temple

SAITAMA · TEMPLE

Kamioka Kannon Temple is a Buddhist temple with a unique mini-ranch and an important annual mark...

Kamitakano Shrine

Kamitakano Shrine

SAITAMA · SHRINE

A historic village shrine in Satte City featuring merged deities, stone monuments, and a communi...

Yono Park

Yono Park

SAITAMA · PARK

Yono Park offers a large rose garden, cherry blossoms, and shrines, perfect for a relaxing hour.

Mount Ryōkami

Mount Ryōkami

SAITAMA · PLACE

A rugged 1,723-meter peak in Chichibu-Tama-Kai National Park featuring unique wolf statues and c...

Nakanoyama Kofun

Nakanoyama Kofun

SAITAMA · HISTORIC SITE

Explore Nakanoyama Kofun, a large, ancient keyhole-shaped burial mound with a double moat.

Nakayama Shrine

Nakayama Shrine

SAITAMA · SHRINE

Ancient shrine in Saitama City, one of three Hikawa shrines, with a notable old main hall.

Shinjō-in Temple

Shinjō-in Temple

SAITAMA · TEMPLE

Shinjō-in Temple is a historic Buddhist temple with cultural and natural monuments worth a visit...

Naka-Hikawa Shrine

Naka-Hikawa Shrine

SAITAMA · SHRINE

Ancient Hikawa faith shrine, founded in the reign of Emperor Sujin, with two annual festivals.

Yakurin-ji Temple

Yakurin-ji Temple

SAITAMA · TEMPLE

Yakurin-ji is a historic temple with unique halls, easily accessible for a quick cultural visit.

Yakuō-ji Temple

Yakuō-ji Temple

SAITAMA · TEMPLE

Yakuo-ji is an ancient temple with a unique history of changing its principal deity.

Jorin-ji Temple

Jorin-ji Temple

SAITAMA · TEMPLE

Jorin-ji Temple is a historic Soto Zen temple with a notable bronze bell, part of the Chichibu p...

Shōjō-ji Temple

Shōjō-ji Temple

SAITAMA · TEMPLE

Visit this historic temple to see a unique stupa and learn about its founder.

Naka-in Temple

Naka-in Temple

SAITAMA · TEMPLE

Naka-in Temple is a historic Tendai temple in Kawagoe, founded in 830, offering a glimpse into a...

Maruhakayama Kofun

Maruhakayama Kofun

SAITAMA · HISTORIC SITE

Japan's largest circular burial mound, offering history and cherry blossoms, worth an hour.

En'yu-ji Temple

En'yu-ji Temple

SAITAMA · TEMPLE

En'yu-ji Temple: a historic Rinzai Buddhist temple with cultural properties, worth visiting for...

Jōfuku-ji Temple

Jōfuku-ji Temple

SAITAMA · TEMPLE

Jofukuji is Soka City's only Soto Zen temple, founded in 1579, with a rebuilt main hall.

Ryūmon-ji Temple

Ryūmon-ji Temple

SAITAMA · TEMPLE

Ryūmon-ji Temple is a historic Sōtō Zen temple with important cultural properties.

Marugami Falls

Marugami Falls

SAITAMA · PLACE

A 76-meter tiered waterfall in Saitama, recognized as one of Japan's top 100 scenic cascades.

Inari Shrine (Misato)

Inari Shrine (Misato)

SAITAMA · SHRINE

Tango Inari Shrine, founded in 1786, offers unique lanterns and historical stone monuments.

Kuge Inari Shrine

Kuge Inari Shrine

SAITAMA · SHRINE

Kuge Inari Shrine is a historic village shrine near Hanno Station, known for its sumo tournament...

Hisaizu Shrine

Hisaizu Shrine

SAITAMA · SHRINE

Hisaizu Shrine is a historic guardian shrine of Iwatsuki, rebuilt after fire, offering a glimpse...

Kuki Shobu Park

Kuki Shobu Park

SAITAMA · PARK

Kuki Shobu Park is a 1977 urban park with a musical fountain and recreational facilities.

Jinkō-ji Temple

Jinkō-ji Temple

SAITAMA · TEMPLE

Jinkoji is a historic Jodo-shu temple with unique cultural properties, easily accessible by trai...

Gyōda Futagoyama Kofun

Gyōda Futagoyama Kofun

SAITAMA · HISTORIC SITE

Explore Saitama's largest ancient burial mound, a keyhole-shaped kofun with unique haniwa.

Futase Dam

Futase Dam

SAITAMA · PLACE

A 95-meter tall gravity-arch dam on the Arakawa River offering scenic views within Chichibu-Tama...

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