Category Archives: Things to do in Saitama

Things to do in Saitama – There is a huge amount of things to do and places to go in Saitama. There are approximately 600 places and events included on this blog.

This is the master list of all the fun and interesting things you can do with children in Saitama. There are over 300 articles in this category. You will find Tokyo and other areas in the Kanto area and beyond in the drop down menu. You can also use the drop down boxes to see places in Saitama further categorized under headings such as “Parks & Playgrounds”, “Play / Fun Centres” “Museums and Educational” and so forth.

Things to do in Saitama: Events

The events are in the “Event Calendar“.

Saitama With Kids prides itself for being the first English language site to provide comprehensive information for key foreign holidays such as Halloween, Christmas and New Years. Saitama with Kids was also the first site to list the majority of places you can visit Santa in the English language.

Kawaguchi Skip City Visual Museum

Skip City Visual Museum | KAWAGUCHI

Kawaguchi, Saitama.  A national holiday that falls on a Saturday usually equates full car parking lots, queues for entry, crowds and general pandemonium. So when we arrived at Skip City… Read more »

Surprisingly interesting School Lunch History Hall | KITAMOTO

The School Lunch History Hall in Kitamoto although small is a surprisingly interesting history hall chronicling the evolution of school lunch in Japan. The building is just one floor, which… Read more »

Kawamin House Play Center with engaging outdoor play area | KAWAJIMA

Kawajima is a little known town in the larger district of Hiki. It has become slightly more recognised in recent years as one of the newer exits on the Ken-o… Read more »

Su Lab, the Kendama Cafe and Shop | KAWAGOE

I was ecstatic in the fleeting belief that I had made a really special new “find” today. My bubble was soon burst, when a quick search revealed that it wasn’t… Read more »

Huge branch of Kid’s US Land beside station | FUJIMINO

After visiting Kid’s US Land in Higashimatsuyama, I was keen to try out the other branches to see how they compare. On the Internet it looked like the branch in Kamifukuoka… Read more »

>60 Privately Run Indoor Play / Fun / Amusement Centers in Saitama

A list of 64 of the Play / Fun / Amusement Centers (excluding Jidokan community play centers) in the prefecture of Saitama. **I have no affiliation to any of these companies,… Read more »

Fun for kids of all ages at Kid’s US Land | HIGASHIMATSUYAMA

We are largely an outdoor family, but there are times of the year that we relish indoor play. By and large, summer is spent indoors, first to avoid the rain,… Read more »

Preschooler play area Kids Park in Elumi | KOUNOSU

Another day, another play area! We are on a seek and find quest for even more new (to us) play areas in Saitama. Call it a hobby, or an obsession,… Read more »

Preschooler fun at Bornelund Kid-o-Kid in Cocoon 2 | OMIYA

Concealed in the back corner of the third floor of Cocoon 2 is a veritable preschooler’s paradise.  Bornelund’s Kid-o-kid recently celebrated its one year anniversary. It still looks like it… Read more »

Saitama’s longest roller slide at Miharashi no Oka Park | OGAWA

Nestled in the lush woods near the top of the 291 meter high Sengenyama, is the entrance to Saitama’s longest roller slide. The roller slide in Miharashi no Oka Park… Read more »