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Spring

Mid-February to Mid-March

Doll Town Iwatsuki – Street corner hina doll tour

Iwatsuki

Seeing the colorful and delicately crafted Hina dolls reminds us that spring is right around th...

Sunday immediately before March 3

Doll Town Iwatsuki – Floating Hina Dolls

Iwatsuki

The sandawara, a straw wreath and seasonal symbol of Iwatsuki, is released into a pond as a pra...

Last Saturday and Sunday of March every year

Saita-March

Yono/Shintoshin

Come join a walking event where we show off the natural environment and regional resources of t...

Late March / Early April

Iwatsuki Joshi Park Cherry Blossom Festival

Iwatsuki

Iwatsuki is a must-see spot on the cherry blossom map, and you can also see the beautiful buddi...

Mid-April Saturday and Sunday

Primrose Festival

Urawa

This event is held just as the blooming begins in the Tajimagahara primrose fields, which have ...

May 3-4 every year

International Friendship Fair

Omiya

This is a time for residents of the city of all people groups to come together, and cherish our...

May 3-5 every year

Omiya Bonsai Festival

Omiya

Every year from May 3rd to the 5th is the Bonsai Festival! Visit vendors along the street to bu...

Saturday in late May

Urawa Unagi Eel Festival

Urawa

This special day is all about unagi, with grilling techniques passed down from the Edo period. ...

Third Saturday and Sunday of May

Rose Festival

Yono/Shintoshin

The Rose Festival is held just as the blooming season starts in Yono Park. Yono is the rose cap...

Late May

Omiya Takigi Noh (Noh theater by firelight)

Omiya

Let the ambient sounds of nature, accompanied by singing flutes and drums, whisk you back to cl...

Summer

1st Sunday of July

Doll Town Iwatsuki – Morning Glory Market

Iwatsuki

The morning glory flower has long been a familiar and healing sight in Japan, with Iwatsuki bei...

Saturday and Sunday in mid-July

Yono Summer Festival

Yono/Shintoshin

Mikoshi, also called portable shrines, are the large centerpieces in this deeply historical fes...

Mid-July

Nakasendo Miyahara Festival [Omiya Summer Festival]

Omiya

Carriages and mikoshi portable shrines of all sizes and shapes assemble at the climax of the fe...

Sunday in late July

Urawa Festival Mikoshi Togyo

Urawa

Backed by the exciting and mystical sounds of Japanese festival music, traditional workmen̵...

Sunday in late July

Urawa Yosakoi Dance [Urawa Festival]

Urawa

Everything you could ask for on a clear day in the middle of summer! This festival is brimming ...

Late July

Owada Park [Saitama Fireworks Festival 2024]

Omiya

The first of three major firework events in Saitama City is sure to be a spectacle from any ang...

July 31st every year

Omiya West exit Summer Festival [Omiya Summer Festival]

Omiya

In the days leading up to the large festival at Musashi Ichinomiya Hikawa jinja Shrine, the cit...

August 1st every year

Spark Carnival [Omiya Summer Festival]

Omiya

Feel the rhythm of the vibrant samba teams, and the rush of the competing teams of mikoshi port...

August 1-2 every year

Nakasendo Festival [Omiya Summer Festival]

Omiya

Immerse yourself in a thrilling tradition at this festival. On the second night, the mikoshi po...

Early August

Higashi-Omiya Summer Festival [Omiya Summer Festival]

Omiya

Let loose at the end of this festival under a cascade of beautiful fireworks*. Some say it̵...

August 6-7 every year

Omiya Nisshin Tanabata Festival [Omiya Summer Festival]

Omiya

Tanabata banners carrying the hopes and dreams of the townspeople adorn the city with an array ...

Mid-August

Omagi Park, Higashi Urawa [Saitama Fireworks Festival 2024]

Urawa

One of the three major firework events of the year. Here you can immerse yourself in the nature...

Mid-August

Iwatsuki Bunka (Culture) Park [Saitama Fireworks Festival 2024]

Iwatsuki

The finale of the three yearly firework events is in Iwatsuki. This is an explosive show, putti...

Late August

Sashiougi Festival [Omiya Summer Festival]

Omiya

Bon-odori is a community dance event done around a red and white podium in the center. It’...

Sunday in late August

Doll Town Iwatsuki Festival

Iwatsuki

This eventful and exciting parade is led by children adorned in vibrant costumes of the dolls I...

Autumn

Saturday of September

Kita-Urawa Awa-Odori Dance [Urawa Festival]

Urawa

A massive showing of the traditional Awa-odori dance, it’s thrilling rhythm is sure to pu...

Sunday in mid-July

Urawa Festival Music Parade/Urawa Odori

Urawa

This parade is bursting with energy from the brass bands of local elementary and middle schools...

Sunday in early October

International Exchange Fair

Urawa

Including Saitama City’s sister cities around the world, this event brings together many ...

Sunday in early October

Taisho Period Festival

Yono/Shintoshin

You’ll feel like you’ve stepped back a hundred years or more, back to the first ope...

Late October or Early November

Le Tour de France SAITAMA Criterium

Yono/Shintoshin

This closed-course race shares a name with the top bicycle race in the world, Le Tour de France...

Late October or Early November

Saitamarché in SAITAMA Criterium

Yono/Shintoshin

It’s all about food at Saitamarche, featuring award winning local delicacies, long-time l...

November 3rd every year

Doll Town Iwatsuki – Doll Memorial Ceremony

Iwatsuki

A ceremony to separate from your beloved dolls after they’ve fulfilled their purpose. Gui...

Late November

Saitama Japanese Drum Expert

Omiya

Let the reverberating drums empower you to your core! This Japanese Taiko drum performance feat...

Winter

December 10th every year

Toka-Machi (10th Day Market)

Omiya

A tradition dating back hundreds of years, this is a grand market of food and good luck charms,...

December 12th every year

Juninichi-Machi (12th Day Market)

Urawa

A long-standing tradition from the Meiji period, the 12th Day Market is a yearly event in Urawa...

January 1-3 (parade on January 3rd)

Yono Shichifukujin (Seven Gods of Fortune) Pilgrimage

Yono/Shintoshin

The Seven Gods of Good Fortune are said to “dispel the seven hardships, and bring the seven for...

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