Sonic City, with its large and small halls, international conference room, exhibition hall, citizen’s halls, large and small conference rooms, and municipal hotel, is a comprehensive convention facility that hosts various events and exhibitions. Its outstanding location is extremely convenient, just three minutes on foot across the pedestrian deck that links to JR and Tobu Urban Park Line Omiya Station’s west entrance. Check out the many benefits of joining Sonic City’s “Hall Members” plan.

The Railway Museum is located near Tetsudo Hakubutsukan Station in Onaricho, Omiya Ward, Saitama City. Built to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the founding of JR East, The Railway Museum undertakes preservation and research work in relation to both Japanese and international railways. Using exhibits of real railway locomotives from different eras, as well as train-driving simulators etc., the Museum enables visitors to learn about both the history of railways and the latest rail technology.

Located in a rural area that straddles both Koshigaya City and Iwatsuki City, ShirakobatoAquatic Park is a prefectural park named after the official prefectural bird, theshirakobato (collared dove). This 21.5 hectare park contains nine swimming pools, including one with flowing water and one with a slide. Other recreational facilities include barbecue areas, a fishing area, and a miniature golf course. These facilities make the park popular across generations, especially with family groups.

This is a zoo and amusement park in Suka, Miyashiro Town, Minami-Saitama County. There are 120 species and 1,200 animals kept at the zoo including white tigers and brown bears, and there are roller coasters and rides suitable for children in the amusement park. Also there are a number of restaurants and stores. There is also a large outdoor pool facility called the “Tobu Super Pool” within the grounds.

A shopping mall on a plot nearly 72,000 square meters in size offering nearly 133,000 square meters of floor space. They have a wide variety of shops to help you with your daily life activities including clothing, accessories, and miscellaneous goods stores as well as electrical appliances, games, books, health and beauty, groceries, and restaurants. They also hold a variety of popular special events and sales.

This shopping complex consists of a diverse array of some 180 establishments, including fashionable apparel shops, interior decoration stores, amusement facilities, and food shops. The complex is located three kilometers from Misato Interchange on the Joban Expressway and Tokyo-Gaikan Expressway, and it is also conveniently connected directly to the west exit of Shin-Misato Station on the JR Musashino Line. A part of the local community, this shopping center not only provides a place to shop but also adds value to living in the area.

A park located in Kobari, Gyoda City. The park is a habitat for ancient lotuses, a variety of lotus designated a Natural Monument by Gyoda City. The grounds are equal in size to roughly three Tokyo Domes and encompass a pond where ancient lotuses grow; a botanical garden with lotuses from around the world, other aquatic plants, and tree peonies; a square with a playground; fishing pond; flower viewing square; shop; and udon noodle restaurant. The park also holds firefly watching events along the river which flows inside its borders in June.

The ancient and historic Chichibu-jinja Shrine, is a Saitama Prefecture designated Tangible Cultural Property, famous for its well preserved main hall, gifted by Tokugawa Ieyasu in 1592. The Chichibu Night Festival, held annually on December 3, is a National Important Intangible Folk Cultural Property, and is one of the Big Three Japanese Shrine Float Festivals along with the Gion Festival in Kyoto and Hida Takayama Festivals in Gifu Prefecture.

Lake Town Outlet contains a large number of stores that carry products for children. At this outlet mall, customers can sense the sunlight, the breezes, and the sunset from the lake, giving them a sense of the natural world as they shop. The three zones within the mall are full of greenery and flowers, creating a relaxing atmosphere throughout. Customers can rent strollers, and there is even a feeding room, making it easy for them to bring their babies with them when they shop.

Founded over 2,400 years ago, Hikawa-jinja Shrine is famous for its “Hikawa Gagaku-kai,” which was organized in 1935. This society performs ancient court music known as gagaku at the shrine’s festivals. Although it is also held in the spring, the annual kangetsu (moon viewing) gagaku performance at the shrine’s music pavilion in the fall lets visitors enjoy a fantastic autumn evening with a performance that blends kagura and kangen dance.

The first site of aviation in Japan, the Tokorozawa Aviation Memorial Park opened in 1978. Located amidst its expansive grounds is the Tokorozawa Aviation Memorial Hall, a baseball field, tennis courts and other sports facilities, an outdoor stage, and a Japanese Garden Tea House, this park is bustling with many people.

Nine pools including water slides, a wading river, and a diving pool are all on the expansive site of the Kawagoe Aquatic Park. There is a small slide in the kiddie pool too, providing lots of fun for kids and grownups alike. A barbecue area is also available, and its autumn to spring fishing pool makes the park popular year-round.

An area of fruit farms in Ashigakubo, Yokoze Town, Chichibu County. There are 13 farms in the area where visitors can pick strawberries from January through to the middle of May, plums in July to early August, and grapes from mid-August to mid-October.

A park located in Toda City. The park's grounds extend for 2,500 meters east to west; on the banks of the Arakawa River, the park is situated along the border with Tokyo. The park originally served as the venue for rowing events as the Toda Rowing Course during the 1964 Tokyo Olympics. The park was also used for the boating events during the 2004 National Sports Festival of Japan.

This traditional river rafting tour is offered each year from around March 10 to early December. Customers can choose between three courses - from Oyahana Bridge to Iwadatami, from Iwadatami to Takasago Bridge, and one course traveling the full length from Oyahana Bridge to Takasago Bridge. No advance reservation is required and tours leave every five to 20 minutes. A special limited time tour is also offered in winter which has riders sit in a toasty-warm kotatsu (heated table with a blanket).

A historic structure situated along Kanetsuki-dori Street in Saiwai-cho, Kawagoe City. The tower was originally built some 400 years ago by Sakai Tadakatsu, then the lord of what was Kowagoe Domain. The tower was destroyed by fires and rebuilt many times; the current tower was rebuilt after it was destroyed in the Great Kawagoe Fire in the Meiji period. The tower's bell still rings out four times a day to announce the time and this sound has been selected by the Ministry of the Environment for inclusion of its list of 100 Soundscapes of Japan.

Founded in 1890, the Asamireizo Kanasaki Main Store’s famous secret original shaved ice syrup, draws lines of people to enjoy various sweets, including white and red bean paste or black peanuts with this special syrup created on site. The menu at the main store changes seasonally, so you can enjoy visiting many times a year. The shaved ice formed from natural water is exquisite.

MusashinoMura is a theme park that makes use of its lush natural surroundings. Visitors can enjoy a farm experience, and there are plenty of family-friendly activities, including a swimming pool that is open from mid-July to the end of August, a petting zoo, a playground, and a wide variety of events, including character shows, on the Forest Stage. All this makes MusashinoMura different from other theme parks.

The popular Aqua Paradise Patio, which features the largest indoor pool in the North Kanto area, was modeled after resorts on the southern European Mediterranean coast. It hosts many free lessons, including some out of water, like their popular hula dancing and yoga. These lessons are as fun as frolicking in their wave pool, wading river, or on the water slide. (Closed over an extended period in February for inspection)

Japan’s first National Park. It was created as part of the centennial celebration of the Meiji Restoration. Roughly three million square meters in size—enough to fit about sixty-five Tokyo Domes—the park includes Japan’s largest air trampoline, a playground, athletic equipment, a barbeque spot, an area for viewing all kinds of plant life, from cherry trees to camellia and plum trees. There is also a cycling course and other facilities. You can enjoy them all regardless of age all day in the park.

Located among gentle hills, this largest zoo in the prefecture is home to over 200 popular animal species (1,600 total animals), including koalas, lesser pandas, and capybaras. There are lots of activities to try too, like riding ponies, petting monkeys and marmosets, and milking animals. You can watch the cute capybaras play in a rock bath during winter.

This municipal park is located along Saiko Lake, an Arakawa River reservoir. It has various facilities such as a wooded barbecue area, sports facilities, a dog run, and a fishing area are popular with people of all ages. Many cherry trees are planted along the park’s promenade, and a wild primrose field is maintained as a Special Natural Monument. It is known as one of the city’s best flower viewing spots.