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2026/08/25

Food Fair · Saitama · Kanto

Kawagoe Coffee Festival

Coffee roasters from across Japan gather at this 10th-anniversary festival in a historic temple, featuring live music and exclusive limited-edition merchandise.

Kawagoe · 6–7 Dec 2026

Shrine · Saitama · Kanto

Kumano Shrine (Kawagoe)

Founded in 1590 in Kawagoe, Kumano Shrine honours the Kumano deities and the yatagarasu crow, drawing visitors seeking fortune, love, and protection.

Kawagoe

Museum · Saitama · Kanto

Kawagoe City Museum

Museum exhibiting Kawagoe's cultural heritage from prehistoric times to the present across five themed historical sections.

Kawagoe

Castle · Saitama · Kanto

Remains of Kawagoe Castle

Kawagoe Castle, originally built in 1457 as a defensive fortress, survives through its preserved Honmaru Goten residence and exhibits showcasing feudal-era architecture and history.

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1 US Dollar¥159.2
1 Euro¥185.5
1 Singapore Dollar¥125.3
1 Australian Dollar¥113.9

Reference rates · 2026/08/24

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Food Fair

Kawagoe Coffee Festival

Coffee roasters from across Japan gather at this 10th-anniversary festival in a historic temple, featuring live music and exclusive limited-edition merchandise.

6–7 Dec 2026Kawagoe · Saitama

Shrine

Kumano Shrine (Kawagoe)

Founded in 1590 in Kawagoe, Kumano Shrine honours the Kumano deities and the yatagarasu crow, drawing visitors seeking fortune, love, and protection.

Kawagoe · Saitama

Castle

Remains of Kawagoe Castle

Kawagoe Castle, originally built in 1457 as a defensive fortress, survives through its preserved Honmaru Goten residence and exhibits showcasing feudal-era architecture and history.

Kawagoe · Saitama

Museum

Kawagoe City Museum

Museum exhibiting Kawagoe's cultural heritage from prehistoric times to the present across five themed historical sections.

Kawagoe · Saitama

Entertainment

World Character Summit in Hanyu

This annual summit gathers hundreds of costumed regional mascots from Japan and abroad in Hanyu City, celebrating the country's distinctive and vibrant mascot culture.

15–16 Nov 2026Hanyu · Saitama

Festival

Chichibu Night Festival

An annual festival in Saitama featuring six ornate floats illuminated by thousands of lanterns, along with fireworks and traditional performances.

2–3 Dec 2026Chichibu · Saitama

Food Fair

Kawagoe Coffee Festival

Coffee roasters from across Japan gather at this 10th-anniversary festival in a historic temple, featuring live music and exclusive limited-edition merchandise.

6–7 Dec 2026Kawagoe · Saitama

Sport & Competition

ALL JAPAN HIPHOP DANCE CHAMPIONSHIP 2027

Japan's premier street dance championship serves as the domestic qualifier for the world's largest dance competition, with top teams earning representation at the Phoenix stage.

12 Apr 2027Saitama

Festival

Chichibu Kawase Matsuri

The summer counterpart to Chichibu's famous winter festival, held in July, where children take central roles as musicians and performers on decorated floats.

19–20 Jul 2027Chichibu · Saitama

Shrine

Kumano Shrine (Kawagoe)

Founded in 1590 in Kawagoe, Kumano Shrine honours the Kumano deities and the yatagarasu crow, drawing visitors seeking fortune, love, and protection.

Kawagoe · Saitama

Castle

Remains of Kawagoe Castle

Kawagoe Castle, originally built in 1457 as a defensive fortress, survives through its preserved Honmaru Goten residence and exhibits showcasing feudal-era architecture and history.

Kawagoe · Saitama

Food & Drink

Sylvanian Forest Kitchen

A Sylvanian Families-themed restaurant in Saitama hosts celebrations with character appearances and special entertainment throughout the day.

Koshigaya · Saitama

Amusement Park

Moominvalley Park

Theme park bringing Tove Jansson's Moomin stories to life through recreated locations like the Moominhouse, lighthouse, and bathing hut.

Hanno · Saitama

Museum

Kadokawa Culture Museum

Five-story cultural complex featuring museums, galleries, libraries, and exhibition spaces presenting both mainstream and popular culture.

Tokorozawa · Saitama

Amusement Park

Seibuen Amusement Park

A 1950-founded Saitama amusement park renovated in 2021 with Showa-era theming, featuring a recreated Japanese town, Godzilla rides, and Osamu Tezuka anime attractions.

Tokorozawa · Saitama

Event Venue

Saitama Super Arena

Saitama Super Arena seats 36,500 and ranks as the world's second-largest indoor arena, hosting professional wrestling, MMA, boxing, basketball, volleyball, and gymnastics.

Saitama

Museum

Railway Museum

Interactive railway museum featuring historic locomotives, hands-on exhibits and driving simulators for Shinkansen and steam engines.

Saitama

Event Venue

ToIRO

TOiRO is an event venue within Saitama Super Arena offering three rental spaces: a media-equipped Studio, a flexible Space, and an intimate meeting room.

Saitama

Museum

Kawagoe City Museum

Museum exhibiting Kawagoe's cultural heritage from prehistoric times to the present across five themed historical sections.

Kawagoe · Saitama

Observatory

Earth Observation Center

An education center focused on global environmental concerns, it showcases observation techniques, analysis images, and models of earth observation satellites.

Hatoyama · Saitama

Shrine

Chichibu Shrine

This 2,000-year-old Shinto shrine in Chichibu is known for its 19th century wooden main building with a thatched roof and December Night Festival.

Chichibu · Saitama

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