Koshigaya

Worth seeing in and around Koshigaya

9 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.

1. 01
   Saitama Stadium 2002

   Saitama Stadium 2002, a.k.a. the Saitama Stadium or simply Saisuta, is a football stadium located in Midori-ku, Saitama, Japan.

   6.7 km · football stadium · Wikipedia
2. 02
   Iwatsuki Castle

   Iwatsuki Castle is a Japanese castle located in Iwatsuki-ku, Saitama, in Saitama Prefecture, Japan. At the end of the Edo period, Tateyama Castle was home to the Ōoka clan, daimyō of Iwatsuki Domain, however the castle dates from the Muromachi period and was inhabited by many samurai lords over its history.

   9.9 km · Japanese castle in Saitama city · Wikipedia
3. 03
   Kawaguchi Green Center

   The Kawaguchi Green Center, sometimes also called the Botanical Garden of Kawaguchi-City, is a city park and botanical garden located at Araijuku 700, Kawaguchi, Saitama, Japan. Admission is 300 yen for adults and 100 yen for children.

   7.7 km · city park and botanical garden located in Kawaguchi, Saitama, Japan · Wikipedia
4. 04
   Shimizu Park

   Shimizu Park is a privately owned park located in Noda City in north-eastern Chiba prefecture about 65 kilometers north of Tokyo. It is located 200 meters west-north-west of Shimizu-kōen Station on the Tōbu Urban Park Line, which is roughly 30 km east of its terminus in central Saitama city.

   9.3 km · park in Noda city, Chiba prefecture, Japan · Wikipedia
5. 05
   Shinpukuji Shell Mound

   The Shinpukuji shell mound is an archaeological site in the Iwatsuki neighborhood of the city of Saitama, Saitama Prefecture, in the Kantō region of Japan containing a late Jōmon period shell midden and settlement ruin. The site was designated a National Historic Site of Japan in 1975, with the borders extended in 2002 and again in 2016.

   9.3 km · archaeological site · Wikipedia
6. 06
   Minuma Tsūsen-bori

   The Minuma Tsūsen-bori is Japan's oldest canal with a lock system. Built during the Edo period, it is located in what is now part of the cities of Saitama and Kawaguchi, Saitama Prefecture, Japan.

   7.6 km · canal and lock system in Japan · Wikipedia
7. 07
   Sakuragi Shrine

   Sakuragi Jinja is a Shinto shrine in Noda, Chiba. The shrine was founded in 851 CE by a member of the Fujiwara clan and is the oldest shrine in Noda city.

   9.2 km · Shinto shrine in Chiba Prefecture, Japan · Wikipedia
8. 08
   Urawa University

   Urawa University is a private university in Saitama, Saitama Prefecture, Japan, established in 2003. The predecessor of the school was founded in 1946.

   7 km · private University in Saitama, Japan · Wikipedia
9. 09
   Takanashi Gardens

   Takanashi family garden is a Japanese landscape garden and nationally designated Place of Scenic Beauty located in the city of Noda, Chiba Prefecture, Japan.

   7.9 km · Garden in Noda, Chiba Prefecture, Japan · Wikipedia

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What Wikivoyage says to see

In April, the river near Kita Koshigaya station is lined with blossoming sakura (cherry blossom) trees. A walk of about 1 km will bring you to a park that has been filled with the beautiful flowering trees.

From Wikivoyage: Koshigaya, CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us.

Where to eat

McDonald's and Yoshinoya are right near the train station, as well as several other restaurants and vendor booths.

From Wikivoyage: Koshigaya, CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us.

Getting to Koshigaya

Airports

Tokyo Haneda (HND), 38 km · Narita (NRT), 56 km · Ibaraki (IBR), 65 km

Stations

Dokkyodaigakumae Station (Soka-Matsubara), 5.4 km · Higashi-Kawaguchi Station, 4.6 km · Sōka Station, 7.1 km · Sengendai Station, 5.2 km · Higashi-Urawa Station, 8.3 km

• Narita → Koshigaya

  49 km · quickest by road, 1h 46m · ¥840–1,140
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• Omitama → Koshigaya

  64 km · quickest by road, 1h 42m · ¥860–1,170
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• Makinohara / Shimada → Koshigaya

  188 km · quickest by road, 3h 51m · ¥2,560–3,500
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