Saitama Prefecture | Breathtaking Autumn Foliage Secret Spot 🍁

For an autumn day trip from Tokyo with high and fewer crowds, I think Saitama Prefecture's Nagatoro should be top of the list. Plus, Seibu Railway offers special discount tickets for foreigners 🎫 Transportation 🚃 🔺 SEIBU 1Day Pass + Nagatoro 🔺 Exclusive for foreigners, requires a residence card or passport 🔺 Seibu Line (free to get on and off within the area, except the Tamagawa Line) 【Nogami · Nagatoro · ～Mitake】 🔺 Can only be used on the day of purchase 🕐 Travel Time Departing from Ikebukuro 🚃 The ordinary journey takes about 140 minutes 📍 Ticket Purchase Location 【1st Floor Limited Express Ticket Office at Ikebukuro Station】【Seibu Shinjuku Station Limited Express Ticket Office】⚠️Not Shinjuku Station, but Seibu Shinjuku Station 🍁 Iwadate A 10-minute walk from Nagatoro Station will get you there Iwadate is known for its undulating rock layers formed by tectonic movements, with the clear Arakawa River flowing beside it. You can also take a small boat to enjoy the autumn scenery of Nagatoro! Autumn foliage viewing is a must-do here! ⛩️ Hodo-yama Shrine One of the three major shrines in the Chichibu region, with a distinctive white bird's nest and a forest-like shrine surrounded by maple leaves, it's very beautiful! Within the shrine, you can pray for business prosperity, family safety, and financial luck. There's also a small Inari shrine at the back of the shrine, which worships the fox god, and there are some stone fox statues around it. ※ It's said to be quite effective Steam Train 🚂 You might encounter a limited steam train at Nagatoro Station. Interested friends can take it from Nagatoro Station to Kumagaya Station, starting a nostalgic journey through time～ #SeibuRailway #Nagatoro #JapanOutdoors #TokyoDayTrip #JapaneseAutumnLeaves #SeibuOneDayPass #TravelNotForLikes