Saitama

  • Chichibu Night Festival

    Chichibu Shrine Grand Festival continuing over 300 years. Seven-meter-tall floats and kasahoko paraded while fireworks color winter skies. UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage registered.

  • Kawagoe Festival

    Float procession coloring Little Edo Kawagoe's autumn. Heavy Edo-style floats parade through town, with mystical evening 'hikkawase' encounters illuminated by lanterns.

  • Saitama International Marathon

    Citizen-participatory full marathon departing and arriving at Saitama Shintoshin. Top domestic and international runners and citizen runners share same course.