Sights in Sakado, Saitama

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• Seitenkyu of Five Thousand Rising Dragons

  

  Sakado, Saitama · 049-281-1161

  One of Japan's largest Taiwanese shrines, with 5,000 dragon-motif decorations and carvings. Worship and fortune slips offered.

• Shimada Bridge

  

  Sakado, Saitama

  Atmospheric wooden submersible bridge blending into beautiful natural scenery, sometimes used for drama filming.

• Josai University Mizuta Art Museum

  

  Sakado, Saitama

  Shows ukiyo-e collected by founder Mikio Mizuta and special exhibitions. Over 200 works trace ukiyo-e origins to modern Japanese painting.

• Whooper Swan Arrival

  

  Sakado, Saitama

  Whooper swans arrive November to March near the Oppe and Iimori confluence, where their elegant forms can be seen.

• Angyo Kanzakura at Kitaasaba Cherry Embankment Park

  

  Sakado, Saitama

  About 200 Angyo winter cherries bloom pale pink along 1.2 km of the Oppe River from early to mid-March.

• Sakado City History and Folklore Museum

  

  Sakado, Saitama

  Displays archaeological finds from city sites and folklore materials collected elsewhere, plus folk-tool special exhibitions.