1. Hikawa ShrineSaitama Hikawa Shrine is a Japanese Shinto shrine in Omiya-ku, Saitama, Saitama Prefecture. Surrounding the shrine is a large park in which there are many cherry blossom trees, a zoo and a museum. The district of Omiya, literally Great Shrine, derives from the special favor shown by Emperor Meiji, who raised Hikawa above all other shrines in the Kantō region.Standing behind three torii gates in a wood with many ancient Japanese elms, it claims to have a 2400-year history. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
2. The Railway MuseumSaitama Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies off the eastern coast of the Asian continent and stretches from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and the Philippine Sea in the south. The kanji that make up Japan's name mean sun origin, and it is often called the Land of the Rising Sun. Japan is a stratovolcanic archipelago consisting of about 6,852 islands. The four largest are Honshu, Hokkaido, Kyushu, and Shikoku, which make up about ninety-seven percent of Japan's land area and often are referred to as home islands. The country is divided into 47 prefectures in eight regions, with Hokkaido being the northernmost prefecture and Okinawa being the southernmost one. The population of 127 million is the world's tenth largest. Japanese make u... From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.