Higashi-Tokorozawa Station

This is the hub for Tokorozawa City and KADOKAWA's project, COOL JAPAN FOREST vision, to create cutting-edge culture and industry from beautiful nature and share it with the world. A cultural facility made up of a museum, art gallery, library, and an anime museum. Furthermore, there is a hall for Japanese pop culture, the EJ anime hotel where you can stay a night in your favorite story, book manufacturing, distribution factory, offices, restaurants, shopping, interactive book stores, shrines, you name it! This place has it all!

YOT-TOKO will leave you with the impression that Tokorozawa is a place packed with delicious food and interesting places to visit! YOT-TOKO doesn't only provide tourist information and sell local food specialties, they also display and sell traditional noh masks, kumade rakes, and hina dolls! One of the most eye-catching products is the colorful packages of the Sayama tea! This is the only place where you can see packages lining up from all the city's tea vendors. Tokorozawa Sakura Town is connected by the Tokorozawa Sakura Town Bridge.

The water used for stopping wildfire was diverted from the Tamagawa Aqueduct (Tokyo, Kodaira City) in 1655 as drinking water for the pioneers of the plateau at the order of Kawagoe’s daimyō, Matsudaira Nobutsuna. Today, there is a promenade set up around the city water and is made into a valued street where one can enjoy nature and relax. With the total length being about 24 km, it also nourishes the rice paddies of Shiki City, Muneoka.

Houses of farmers who are responsible for the production of Miyoshi-machi’s specialty product “Fuji-no-kawagoe-Imo” are lined up on the highroad. During the season, banner-flags are risen and a range of products can be bought directly from each farmer which is something that can only be done at the district of production (from September to January). There are also farmers who sell ice cream and yōkan made by Fuji-no-kawagoe-Imo and shōchū. In addition, there are large Japanese zelkovas on both sides of the highroad which is another highlight.

The aviation museum was built on the ruins of the Tokorozawa Airport, Japan’s first airport. There are displays such as replicas of early domestic aircraft, and you can learn about Japan’s aviation history.