Saitama Prefecture

Saitama

The main hall of Mitsumine Shrine in Chichibu. Located at the summit of Mount Mitsumine, the shrine is purported to have been established in ancient times by the legendary figure Yamato Takeru. (© Pixta)

Trees on display at a nursery in the bonsai village. (© Pixta)

Saitama’s official mascot, Kobaton, is based on the prefecture’s official bird, the Eurasian collard dove. (Kobaton © Saitama Prefecture)