A leisure farm seems like an oxymoron. Any farmer will tell you that farming is anything but leisurely. However, take a trip to Komatsuzawa Leisure Farm in Saitama prefecture and you’ll understand by ...

Bonsai trees are a wonder of nature bent by the hand of man. But before your love for these works of living art prompt you to plunk down some yen and take one or three home, take note. This small ...

SAITAMA, Japan -- Just north of Tokyo is a prefecture called Saitama where many people who work in the capital live, but where few travelers from overseas visit. For many visitors from abroad coming ...

A new tour held at Shakujoji Temple, in the city of Kawaguchi in Saitama Prefecture,allows visitors to experience a day in the life of a shogun, traveling on the ancient Nikko-onari-kaido highway (The ...

SAITAMA, Japan -- A venerable soy sauce brewer in Saitama prefecture, near Tokyo, offers overseas tourists a unique experience: a chance to recreate the original flavor of its sauce.