Free Walking Sightseeing Tour #5 in Saitama, Japan

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Tour Facts

Number of sights 8 sights
Distance 6.9 km
Ascend 56 m
Descend 59 m

Explore Saitama in Japan with this free self-guided walking tour. The map shows the route of the tour. Below is a list of attractions, including their details.

Individual Sights in Saitama

Sight 1: 並木氷川神社

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Hikawa Shrine is a shrine in Omiya Ward, Saitama City, Saitama Prefecture.

Wikipedia: 氷川神社 (さいたま市大宮区三橋) (JA)

1530 meters / 18 minutes

Sight 2: 普門院

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Fumon-in is a temple of the Soto sect located in Taisei-cho, Omiya-ku, Saitama City, Saitama Prefecture, Japan. In the 33rd year of Onei (1426), Kaneko Taisei, the lord of this area, took refuge in Tsukie Masafumi, who went to this area, shaved his head from himself, and called himself the lord of Genkoan, and made the castle (Taiseikan) a temple, the name of the mountain was Taiseiyama, and the name of the temple was Bomon-in.

Wikipedia: 普門院 (さいたま市) (JA)

1644 meters / 20 minutes

Sight 3: The Railway Museum

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The Railway Museum is a railway museum in Saitama, Saitama, Japan, which opened on 14 October 2007. It was built and is operated by the East Japan Railway Culture Foundation, a non-profit subsidiary of the East Japan Railway Company. It consists of a 19,800 m² building on a site covering 42,500 m², with a display area 9,500 m² in size.

Wikipedia: Railway Museum (Saitama) (EN), Website

1465 meters / 18 minutes

Sight 4: 四恩寺

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Sienji Temple (しおんじ) は、Saitama 県さいたま City 大宮区土蔺にある日蓮宗の寺。 山号は立正山 (りっしょうざん).

Wikipedia: 四恩寺 (JA)

274 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 5: 稲荷神社

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Inari Shrine is a shrine in Omiya Ward, Saitama City, Saitama Prefecture.

Wikipedia: 稲荷神社 (さいたま市大宮区土手町) (JA)

809 meters / 10 minutes

Sight 6: さいたま市立博物館

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さいたま市立博物館

Saitama City Museum is a museum located in Omiya Ward, Saitama City, Saitama Prefecture.

Wikipedia: さいたま市立博物館 (JA)

1053 meters / 13 minutes

Sight 7: Omiya Park

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Omiya Park

Ōmiya Park is a public park located 1 km northeast of Ōmiya Station and the most visited park in Saitama. The park encompasses a huge area of 67.9ha and is famous for Japanese Red Pine forest and cherry blossoms. In particular, the park ranks in the Top 100 Locations in Japan for Cherry Blossoms.

Wikipedia: Ōmiya Park (EN), Website

91 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 8: Omiya Park Small Zoo

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Omiya Park is a 67.8 ha urban park (regional park) operated by Saitama Prefecture located in Omiya Ward and Minuma Ward, Saitama City, Saitama Prefecture. In 1990 (Heisei 2), it was selected as one of the 100 best cherry spots in Japan.

Wikipedia: 大宮公園小動物園 (JA), Website

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