You’ll no doubt want to spend time amongst historical, authentic Japanese architecture during your stay in Japan. In recent years, more and more old-fashioned, disused stores and homes are being ...

CHICHIBU, Saitama Prefecture--To win the mayor's race here in recent years, candidates have pledged to slash their pay by increasing amounts. Incumbent Atsushi Kitabori has reduced his salary by 90 ...

Summer is here and with it the chance to see the many sites and events of a city hidden in a valley in Saitama prefecture, not far from Yokota Air Base in western Tokyo. Surrounded by mountains, ...

CHICHIBU, Japan >> On a day in late May, I visited a studio in central Chichibu, Saitama prefecture, where guests can witness the production of woven silk fabrics. Artisans worked on stencil-dyeing ...

Shibazakura is a hill near Hitsujiyama Park in the west Saitama area in the city of Chichibu. I was truly stunned with how they have carefully and artistically designed each moss phlox plants in a ...

Japan’s Chichibu region is located at the western end of Saitama Prefecture, with Tokyo bordering its southern edge. By train, it takes about two and a half hours to get to Chichibu from central Tokyo ...

The Chichibu Night Festival in Saitama Prefecture, held in early December, features elaborately decorated floats and a spectacular fireworks show. Dating back hundreds of year, it is one of Japan’s ...