Sightseeing Spots

At our exchange center, attached to the Iwatsuki Doll Museum, we promote the history and culture of Iwatsuki. You can participate in various fun events, try cafe menus, local specialties, eat delicious locally harvested vegetables, gain new knowledge, and meet new people! This is a joyful place where people and information come together.

There are many exhibits that tell the history of Konosu Town as well as hina dolls and akamono dolls, a warehouse built in the Meiji period (designated as an important building of Saitama Prefecture's landscape), and a stage decorated with mosaic art. The museum also provides sightseeing information and sells local specialties. Make sure to stop by for an enjoyable time!

Roadside Station Showa, surrounded by a rural landscape of fertile farmland and pastoral rice fields interwoven with small forest groves, is nestled in the perfect environment to feel the change of the seasons. In the product hall, you can find a variety of souvenirs from all over the country, as well as products unique to the Kasukabe area. You can also buy local fresh vegetables at the farmers market, a place popular with tourists. Meals are also available at the restaurant, "Shokusai-kan."

As sung in the "Sayama Tea Picking Song," "Shizuoka is for color, Uji is for scent, but Sayama's flavor is victorious." Sayama tea is one of Japan's three great tea varieties, along with Shizuoka and Uji. At Miyanoen, you can experience Sayama tea hands-on through various workshops. In the tea-picking experience, you can don the typical red apron (available for rent), pick and drink tea, try tea leaf tempura, and enjoy matcha art. This is a place to truly enjoy Sayama tea and Japanese tea culture.

This facility was built in 2006 for "farmers and merchants" as a center for regional revitalization. The shelves are lined with fresh vegetables and locally processed foods. Please visit here for inquiries related to use of the nearby “Kawa no Hiroba BBQ" (river sqaure BBQ area). Our mascot character "Norabitan," based on the local delicacies Norabō-na (Norabō greens) and Ao-Nasu (blue eggplant), is waiting together with us for your next visit!

Located right next to the Kamisato Smart IC, this store is packed with fresh produce representative of Kamisato, such as pears, strawberries, corn, cucumbers, and tomatoes. The store is also popular for holding events featuring seasonal fruits and vegetables, such as the Corn Fair, Pear Fair, and Strawberry Fair. In the food court attached to the store there are a local handmade udon noodle restaurant called Kiyanchi and a handmade hamburger steak restaurant with its head office in Sengoku (Tokyo) called Grill K Farms which attract many lunchtime visitors from near and far.

JA Saitama Chuo's Higashi Matsuyama direct sales center "Inahoterasu" is an open building constructed from local wood and natural materials. The name was chosen by the locals with a contest. Inahoterasu symbolizes how the ears of rice (=inaho) will light up (=terasu) a bright future for people. Here you can find a wide variety of souvenirs from Higashimatsuyama City, such as processed pears and chestnuts, yakitori rice crackers, and other snacks!

Located at the Yoshikawa Station North Exit on the JR Musashino Line, Rappi-Land offers many goods and souvenirs pertaining to Yoshikawa City, the home of the catfish. There is a wide variety of Japanese sweets such as manjyu, dorayaki, monaka, senbei, and even locally produced cola. You will even be greeted by a real catfish! The shop also serves as a tourist information center, so please stop by when you come to Yoshikawa.

Aketo Farmers Market is a direct sales market founded by investments from local farmers who wished to provide fresh vegetables from the production center of "Fukaya" directly to consumers, and is operated by Aketo Farmers' Market Ltd. They sell local agricultural products and processed goods which are manufactured using local ingredients.

At Umesono, you can buy products made from Ogose's local specialties, ume (plum) and yuzu (Japanese citrus). The central location makes it a popular resting place for hikers and other travelers.

At Namegawa Farmers Market, you can find locally harvested fruits and vegetables for sale. We recommend the freshly polished-to-order white rice, cucumbers, eggplant, daikon radishes and other seasonal items alongside an endless supply of fresh vegetables, popular with many customers. We also hold special events such as corn festival, new rice festival, and agricultural festival, and sell specialties such as Polotan (chestnut variety) and Bushu Koro persimmon.

This is a long-established rice cracker shop recognized by its large signboard. The cute "namazu sembei (rice cracker)" in the shape of a catfish symbolize Yoshikawa, the home of the catfish, and is a popular souvenir. Another favorite with many repeat customers are the Yoshikawa Chips, made with 100% Yoshikawa-grown rice flour and deep-fried in a secret recipe of soy sauce and vegetable oil. Both products have been certified as premium brands by Yoshikawa City.

This farmers market sells mainly local agricultural products and specialty goods and functions as a hub for agricultural promotion and regional revitalization. In addition to local agricultural products, handicrafts and processed goods from both in and outside of the prefecture are available. The store has an dine-in space where you can enjoy food and drink, and there is also a spacious lawn. In the future, they plan to offer a rental kitchen where anyone can make sweets and side dishes to sell.