Seitenkyu Temple

The Sakado City History Folk Museum is part of the commemoration project operated under the municipal system with the purpose of contributing to the development of education, learning, and culture and was opened in October 1980. The building is a removed, reconstructed, and repaired part of the old Suguro Elementary School Building and inside the building, there are archaeological records unearthed from the remains found in the city as well as folk materials gathered from each region on display. The multiple articles for everyday use on display are the witnesses of history, conveying the lifestyle people had at the time and articulates the wisdom that local predecessors gathered. They are tools that people cherished and used over a long period of time. In addition, archaeological records such as the human clay figures unearthed from Kitamine Kofun group as well as tiles from the abandoned ancient temple, Katsuro, are data that represent Sakado city. At the museum, these materials are permanently exhibited with planned exhibitions of the articles for everyday use.

You can experience the aspects: “to eat,” “to learn,” “to buy,” “to play” at Saitama Prefecture Kawajima-machi’s “Kinbue Syōyu Park” (Soy Sauce Theme Park) through factory visits of soy sauce breweries, “Kinbue Syōyu Gakkō” and “Syōyu-gura no Restaurant.” Fueki Syōyu manages the long-established soy sauce brewery founded in 1789. (For more information regarding the facility, please refer to the URL below)

Tsurugashimashi Sports Park is known for its plentiful greenery and consideration of the natural ecosystem. It has a wooded area that utilizes the area's natural forest, a waterfront area centered on the Ootagaya marsh, and a variety of exercise facilities centered on the main ground. This sports park can be easily used by people of all ages, from children to the elderly. The park also serves as a tourist center for the city, being the venue for the Tsurugashima Cherry Blossom Festival in the spring and the Tsurugashima Industrial Festival in the fall.

At the vast site that spreads 46 hectares towards Hiki Hills, popular animals such as the giraffes, red pandas, koalas, as well as the ecological park of Humboldt penguins known as the “Penguin Hills” can be enjoyed. Adjacent to the park, there is a path to take strolls and a path for those interesting in cross country. This is the only zoo in Japan in which Eco Houchoo’s Gundi, Hyrax, and the world’s smallest deer, Pudu, and the Quokka, which joined to commemorate the park’s 40th anniversary, can be seen. Winter’s seasonal tradition: “Capybara Hot Spring” is very popular as well.

JA Saitama Chuo's Higashi Matsuyama direct sales center "Inahoterasu" is an open building constructed with local wood and natural material. The name was chosen through a contest where locals participated and came with suggestions. 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 sweets!