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Shrines & Temples

The most scenic and / or most iconic shrines and temples in Saitama Prefecture.

Honjo Agriculture Tourism Center

Honjo Agriculture Tourism Center

2022-02-07
By: Lynda (Elle)
On: 2022-02-07
In: Outdoors in Saitama, Shrines & Temples
With: 0 Comments

A village of hidden gems near the Honjo Agriculture Tourism Center in Northern Saitama. The Honjo Agriculture Tourism Center is quite different to any other location I have visited in the last few years. It reminds me greatly of the remote villages in Ibaraki I had the pleasure of visitingRead More →

setsubun festival

Famous Setsubun Festival, Souganji Temple 2022

2022-01-10
By: L M N
On: 2022-01-10
In: Shrines & Temples, Things to see in Saitama
With: 0 Comments

The Setsubun festival at Fudougaoka Fudouson Souganji Temple in Kazo is famous throughout Kanto and beyond. It is probably Saitama’s most famous setsubun-kai? So much so, champion sumo wrestlers, even yokozuna have participated in the mamemaki bean throwing in the past. Apart from the common practice of mamemaki, throwing beansRead More →

Izumo Iwai Shrine, the Yabusame shrine in Moroyama

2022-01-07
By: Lynda (Elle)
On: 2022-01-07
In: Autumn in Saitama, Shrines & Temples, Things to see in Saitama
With: 1 Comment

Izumo Iwai Shrine, the Yabusame shrine, in Moroyama town in the Iruma-gun of Saitama Prefecture. Following on from yesterday’s post about the horse blessing temple, today a shrine known for its horse back archery! Moroyama Town is known as the yabusame town thanks to the yabusame that is performed atRead More →

ema market

Batou Kannon “Ema” prayer plaque market at Myouanji

2022-01-06
By: Lynda (Elle)
On: 2022-01-06
In: Shrines & Temples, Things to see in Saitama
With: 0 Comments

The Batou Kannon Ema market is an only in Japan festival. Actually, there are only a few places in Japan that have an ema festival or market, so this festival is quite unique even in Saitama Prefecture too. Ema are the wooden prayer plaques or votive tablets you see atRead More →

wisteria and seibu yellow train in chichibu

The very picturesque Nosaka-ji Chichibu

2021-12-24
By: Lynda (Elle)
On: 2021-12-24
In: In Season Now, Shrines & Temples, Spring in Saitama, Things to see in Saitama
With: 5 Comments

Nosaka-ji (Nosaka Temple) the 12th stop on the Chichibu 34 temple pilgrimage, 秩父札所十二番 野坂寺. Nosaka-ji A few years ago while at Hitsujiyama Park for the moss phlox, my family and I went for a hike in the area. We found this stunning temple on our way. Furthermore, it had beautifulRead More →

gingko trees

10 places for Gingko trees in Saitama Prefecture

2021-10-19
By: Lynda (Elle)
On: 2021-10-19
In: Autumn in Saitama, Outdoors in Saitama, Shrines & Temples, Things to see in Saitama
With: 11 Comments

In this article you will find ten places for gingko trees in Saitama Prefecture, close to Tokyo. They are divided into two sections: 1) gingko tree avenues and 2) sacred or ancient gingko trees at a shrine or temple. The best time for viewing varies greatly between location. For example:Read More →

Miniature Haniwa clay figures in a floral font at Sakitama Shrine Gyoda

For cat ema and floating flowers: Sakitama Shrine

2021-10-03
By: Lynda (Elle)
On: 2021-10-03
In: Shrines & Temples, Things to see in Saitama
With: 3 Comments

I’ve been posting quite a bit about Gyoda city lately, but the city has quite a lot to share! Moreover, I have photos now, whereas for many years I didn’t. The last couple of times I visited Sakitama Shrine I had my four children with me. As I wrote inRead More →

Gyoda Hachiman SHrine

Gyoda Hachiman Shrine

2021-09-30
By: Lynda (Elle)
On: 2021-09-30
In: Shrines & Temples, Things to see in Saitama
With: 1 Comment

Gyoda’s “Hanachozu week” starts again tomorrow. And you cannot visit Gyoda’s hanachozu (floral font / floating flowers) without visiting Gyoda Hachiman Shrine. Not only is the shrine one of Saitama’s most prominent, it is home to the piece de resistance of the monthly hanachozu week in Gyoda. Moreover, it isRead More →

Lucky Star Washinomiya Shrine

The oldest shrine in Kanto: Washinomiya Shrine of the Lucky Star anime

2021-07-27
By: Lynda (Elle)
On: 2021-07-27
In: Shrines & Temples, Things to see in Saitama, Winter in Saitama
With: 0 Comments

Washinomiya Shrine (previously Washimiya Shrine) is known as the oldest shrine in the Kanto region. It is located in Kuki City, Saitama Prefecture, just North of Tokyo. There is a lot a debate over the age of the shrine. Some put it at 1900 years old, which actually wouldn’t makeRead More →

the peacock shrine

The Peacock aka Quiz Shrine in Saitama City

2021-07-20
By: Lynda (Elle)
On: 2021-07-20
In: In Season Now, Life in Saitama, Shrines & Temples, Summer in Saitama, Things to see in Saitama
With: 4 Comments

Have you heard about the Peacock Shrine in Saitama City? Or maybe you know it as the Quiz Shrine? It is one of those shrines that is very famous among Saitama residents and further afield among the history buffs. But it is off the tourist trail. Maybe the locals preferRead More →

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