995 Kamiyanagi, Kasukabe 344-0121 Saitama Prefecture

720 Kamikanasaki, Kasukabe 344-0111 Saitama Prefecture

720 Kamikanasaki, Kasukabe 344-0111 Saitama Prefecture

The Metropolitan Outer Area Underground Discharge Channel is one of the world’s largest underground rivers, which puts to use Japan’s cutting-edge engineering technology. Our three walking tour courses (reservation required) take you through the extraordinary experience at 50 meters below the ground to explore the structure of this gigantic facility. Walk down 116 steps and you will be fascinated by a spectacular view of the pressure-adjusting water tank with 59 colossal pillars known as underground “underground shrine”. # Underground shrine course: a tour to visit the highlights, 55 minutes at 1,000 yen # Explore the pump course: a tour dedicated to exploring the pump, 100 minutes at 2,500 yen # Shaft visit course: the most popular tour to visit the shaft which expands 70 meters deep, 110 minutes at 3,000 yen

66-1 ShimoOmashi Shinden, Kasukabe 344-0036 Saitama Prefecture

786 Ushijima, Kasukabe 344-0004 Saitama Prefecture

2735-1 Uchimaki, Kasukabe 344-0051 Saitama Prefecture

105-1 Kobuchi, Kasukabe 344-0007 Saitama Prefecture

Kasukabe Saitama Prefecture

This festival is held every year on May 3rd and 5th along the banks of the Edo River. The highlights of the festival are the "100 Tatami-mat Kites," which, at 15m tall by 11m wide and weighing approximately 800kg, are said to be the largest kites in Japan. It takes around three months to construct each kite out of bamboo and 1,500 pieces of Japanese washi paper. The festival day begins with a good-luck ceremony for the children who will celebrate their first annual festival that year, after which over one hundred participants will split into two groups and each raise one of the giant kites. A variety of smaller kites will be flown nearby, adorning the spring sky with brilliant colors.

420-1 Shimoyanagi, Kasukabe 344-0122 Saitama Prefecture

1-3-4 Kasukabe, Kasukabe 344-0061 Saitama Prefecture

Kasukabe Saitama Prefecture

This festival takes place in late April along the 1.1Km section of wisteria trellis known as Fuji Road, located at the West Entrance to Kasukabe Station. Amidst the violet hues of the beautifully blooming wisteria blossoms, the festival offers a wide range of performances including marching bands, parades, Nagashi dances as well as Japanese taiko performances, hip-hop, Yosakoi, and Soran dancing, wind instrument ensembles, and Eisa and Awa dancing. Refreshment booths and games will also be offered.

3-2-15_Kasukabehigashi, Kasukabe 344-0062 Saitama Prefecture