Find out what’s happening in Saitama today and what’s on in Saitama this weekend with the best Saitama event list on the web. If its on in Saitama, its on insaitama.com!
**During the 2021 State of Emergency and Coronavirus Outbreak, events are subject to change and cancellation at a moment’s notice. Please do always check with the official website for any last minute changes or cancellations.**
The Nagatoro Cherry Blossom Festival is one of the most popular in the whole of Saitama. It is also one of the longest, stretching from the end of March to the end of April, even early May some years. There are a total of 3000 cherry blossom trees in different
Glamorous Hyde Park is an initiative by Inariyama Park to enjoy a living area in the great outdoors. Essentially it is day glamping, the term coined for glamorous camping. Hence the park uses the word glamping in this annual seasonal event. Please note it is only available on Fridays, Saturdays
Every year Shinrin Park* host one of the longest “spring festivals”. They split it into two. The first part "Happy Spring Festival" is from mid February to the first week of April. Part two is the "Happy Spring Festa" which starts around mid April. Normally it runs until the end
Peony Festival at Yakyu Inari Shrine – Yakyu Inari Shrine is located in Higashimatsuyama, Saitama, just 1 hour and 10 minutes from Ikebukuro on the Tobu Tojo line. It is one of many shrines to the God Inari. However, what makes it special is that its Chinese characters (“Yakyu” 箭弓) are pronounced
Umbrella Sky / Street Japan. The official name is "Forest and Lake and Umbrella", but it is also known as "Moomin Valley and Umbrella" or umbrella sky project. It is held in Metsa* in Hanno, Saitama Prefecture (just North of Tokyo) every summer since 2019. However, this year 2021 it
In celebration of 75 years of Thomas the Tank Engine, the EJ Anime Museum in Kadokawa Culture Museum in Tokorozawa Sakura Town will host a Thomas the Tank Engine exhibition from April 24th to May 16th 2021. The event is called "Thomas and Friends exciting festival". The theme of the
Kawajima Rose Festival - Heisei No Mori Park in Kawajima Town is home to the longest rose tunnel in Japan. It isn't a huge park, but it is very nice for children. There is a really fun playground and in the summer there is a nice wading river. https://www.instagram.com/p/BjARQI6gJgE/ The
Wading pool Saitama Children's Zoo - It is hard to believe it is already the time of year for wading pools and rivers. Las year, things were quite different with so much still unknown about the Coronavirus. Normally, the wading / splash pool in the Children's Zoo opens for the
Water Play Shinrin Park - One of the better (non-swimming-pool) water play areas in Saitama is in Shinrin Park. There are two separate places you can play with water in Shinrin Park, both near the West Gate where most of the children's facilities are. The "Mori no Oasis" is a
Events by their very nature are tentative. Please do check with the official sources for any last minute changes due to weather or other mitigating factors, particularly with the current Coronavirus outbreak.