
Event calender
See what's going on during your stay!
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
*CANCELLED* Saita-March
Yono/Shintoshin
Come join a walking event where we show off the natural environment and regional resources of t...
Last Saturday and Sunday of March every year
*CANCELLED* Saitamarché with Saita-March
Yono/Shintoshin
This event’s main theme is food, with a host of local delicacies, recommended souvenirs, ...
April 1st Saturday and Sunday
*CANCELLED* Iwatsuki Castle 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
*CANCELLED* Primrose Festival
Urawa
*In order to prevent the spread of COVID-19, the “Urawa Primrose Market” which was ...
May 3-4 every year
*CANCELLED* 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
*CANCELLED* Omiya Bonsai Festival
Omiya
Every year from May 3rd to the 5th is the Bonsai Festival! Visit vendors along the street to bu...
Third Saturday and Sunday of May
*CANCELLED* 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...
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. ...
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...
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...
Mid-July
Omiya Summer Festival Nakasendo Miyahara 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 (Parade)
Urawa
Backed by the exciting and mystical sounds of Japanese festival music, traditional workmen̵...
Sunday in late July
Urawa Festival Urawa Yosakoi Dance
Urawa
Everything you could ask for on a clear day in the middle of summer! This festival is brimming ...
Late July
Saitama Fireworks Festival Owada Park
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 Summer Festival Omiya West exit Summer Festival
Omiya
In the days leading up to the large festival at Musashi Ichinomiya Hikawa Shrine, the city of O...
August 1st every year
Omiya Summer Festival Spark Carnival
Omiya
Feel the rhythm of the vibrant samba teams, and the rush of the competing teams of mikoshi port...
August 1-2 every year
Omiya Summer Festival Nakasendo Festival
Omiya
Immerse yourself in a thrilling tradition at this festival. On the second night, the mikoshi po...
Early August
Omiya Summer Festival Higashi-Omiya Summer Festival
Omiya
Let loose at the end of this festival under a cascade of beautiful fireworks. Some say it’...
August 6-7 every year
Omiya Summer Festival Omiya Nisshin Tanabata Festival
Omiya
Tanabata banners carrying the hopes and dreams of the townspeople adorn the city with an array ...
Mid-August
Saitama Fireworks Festival Omagi Park, Higashi Urawa
Urawa
One of the three major firework events of the year. Here you can immerse yourself in the nature...
Mid-August
Saitama Fireworks Festival Iwatsuki Bunka (Culture) Park
Iwatsuki
The finale of the three yearly firework events is in Iwatsuki. This is an explosive show, putti...
Late August
Omiya Summer Festival Sashiougi Festival
Omiya
Bon-odori is a community dance event done around a red and white podium in the center. It’...
Sunday in late August
*CANCELLED* Doll Town Iwatsuki Festival
Iwatsuki
This eventful and exciting parade is led by children adorned in vibrant costumes of the dolls I...
First Saturday of September
*CANCELLED* Urawa Festival Kita-Urawa Awa-Odori Dance Festival
Urawa
A massive showing of the traditional Awa-odori dance, it’s thrilling rhythm is sure to pu...
Autumn
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
*CANCELLED* 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
*CANCELLED* 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...
Winter
Early December
Saitama Japanese Drum Expert
Omiya
**This event will go ahead as scheduled, but we are unable to accommodate a live audience due t...
December 10th every year
*CANCELLED*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
*CANCELLED* 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)
*CANCELLED* 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...