Everything for your trip to Saitama in one place: anime pilgrimage, power spots, winter scenery. Open any page for access, highlights and typical dates.
🎬 4 placesTokyo & Around ・ Nakamachi, Kawagoe, Saitama・Saiwaicho, Nakamachi and nearby, Kawagoe, Saitama・Miyashitamachi, Kawagoe, Saitama
An original anime about a boy and a girl in their third year of junior high who awkwardly but steadily grow closer in their first love. Kawagoe, Saitama, the setting of the story, is selected for the 88 Anime Spots, and the series features its traditional kurazukuri streetscape, local shrines and the Kawagoe Festival.
🎬 4 placesTokyo & Around ・ Chichibu, Saitama・Sakuragicho, Chichibu, Saitama・Banbamachi, Chichibu, Saitama
A coming-of-age drama in which six childhood friends come together again because of a "wish" left by a friend they lost as children. Chichibu, Saitama, is selected for the 88 Anime Spots, and places in town such as the Old Chichibu Bridge and Fudasho No. 17 Jorinji Temple are introduced as locations connected to the work.
🎬 4 placesTokyo & Around ・ Nosakamachi, Chichibu, Saitama・Chichibu, Saitama・Chichibu and Ogano, Saitama
Set in Chichibu, Saitama, this animated feature is a coming-of-age fantasy in which the past and present of a music-loving high school girl and her sister's former boyfriend intersect. Chichibu is selected for the 88 Anime Spots, and places such as the Old Chichibu Bridge, Chichibu Muse Park and Urayama Dam appear in the film.
🎬 3 placesTokyo & Around ・ Hanno, Saitama
A TV anime series about Aoi, an indoor type who is afraid of heights, and her mountain-loving childhood friend Hinata as they enjoy climbing. Hanno in Saitama, where the main characters live, is selected for the 88 Anime Spots.
🎬 3 placesTokyo & Around ・ Washinomiya, Kuki, Saitama・Nishiowa, Kuki, Saitama
An anime based on a popular four-panel manga, depicting the lively everyday lives of four high school girls. Kuki, Saitama is selected for the 88 Anime Spots, and Washinomiya Shrine, the model for the shrine in the story, is well known as a pilgrimage site.
🎬 3 placesTokyo & Around ・ Iwatsuki Ward, Saitama City, Saitama・Higashi-Ikebukuro, Toshima, Tokyo
A coming-of-age love story about a boy who wants to become a hina doll craftsman and a girl who loves cosplay. Iwatsuki in Saitama City, known as the "town of dolls," and Toshima in Tokyo (Ikebukuro), a hub of cosplay culture, are selected for the 88 Anime Spots.
🎬 2 placesTokyo & Around ・ Nosaka-machi, Chichibu, Saitama・Yokoze, Chichibu District, Saitama
An animated feature film about a high school girl who lost her ability to speak after a childhood incident and takes on a musical with her classmates. Chichibu and Yokoze in Saitama, where the story is set, are selected for the 88 Anime Spots.
🎬 2 placesTokyo & Around ・ Kitamachi, Warabi, Saitama・Warabi, Saitama
A story about the growth of the girls on a high school women's soccer team in Warabi, Saitama. Warabi, the setting of the story, is selected for the 88 Anime Spots.
🎬 1 placeTokyo & Around ・ Kawagoe, Saitama
A high school girl unexpectedly becomes a local land god, and the story follows her life alongside the fox spirit who serves as her familiar. Kawagoe in Saitama, said to be home to the shrine that inspired the story's setting, is selected for the 88 Anime Spots.
🎬 2 placesTokyo & Around ・ Tokorozawa City, Saitama・Higashimurayama City, Tokyo
A comedy about the everyday school lives of a group of high school girls. Tokorozawa City in Saitama and Higashimurayama City in Tokyo are selected for the 88 Anime Spots.
🎬 2 placesTokyo & Around ・ Wako, Saitama・Takada, Toshima, Tokyo
A romantic comedy about an otaku high school student who makes a girl he met by chance the heroine of his game and teams up with friends to create it. Wako in Saitama and Toshima in Tokyo are selected for the 88 Anime Spots.
🎬 1 placeTokyo & Around ・ Nagatoro Town, Saitama
An anime film about five close friends who spend three slightly mysterious days visiting a grandmother's house. Nagatoro, Saitama, the setting of the film, is selected for the 88 Anime Spots.
⛩️ ShrineTokyo & Around ・ Chichibu, Saitama
One of the Three Shrines of Chichibu, standing on Mount Mitsumine deep in the Chichibu mountains. Saitama Prefecture's website introduces it as "one of the leading power spots in the Kanto region," and it is also known for its rare triple torii gate and mountaintop views of seas of clouds and sunrises.
Frozen waterfall & icicles
Frozen waterfall & icicles
