Japanese Culture & Technology Course
Sightseeing Routes
Saitama City has many facilities where you can learn about Japanese culture and technology popular around the world, including bonsai.
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Tokyo Station
30 minutes on the JR Utsunomiya Line. 5 minute walk from Toro Station.
Omiya Bonsai Village
This is one of the few bonsai villages in the Kanto Region. You can tour 6 different bonsai gardens.
JR Utsunomiya Line, via Omiya Station. Connected directly to Tetsudo-Hakubutsukan Station (Omiya Station) on the New Shuttle.
The Railway Museum
The railway museum opened on October 14th of 2007 in Saitama Ōmiya as part of Japan Railways (JR) Group’s 20th-anniversary commemorative project.
The South Building was newly opened in July of 2018, with the permanent exhibition of the main building renewed extensively. Through this renewal, the inside of the building has been divided into stations of 5 categories: carriage, history, work, science, future, changing the museum to tell the rich story of the relationship of humans and railways from a unique and diverse perspective.
New Shuttle Omiya Station → JR Utsunomiya Line/Takasaki Line. 12 minute walk from Saitama Shin-Toshin Station.
Mint Saitama Museum
In addition to introducing Japanese currency and medal manufacturing methods, there are also valuable materials such as old coins and medals on display. There is also a machine that will give you a medical certificate if you set your own coins inside, an interactive corner where you can pick up a box of 1,000 ryou coins, and an area where you can observe the manufacturing processes of money and medals.
20 minutes
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Saitama Shintoshin