Tokorozawa (所沢)[1] is a city in Saitama Prefecture.

Understand

Tokorozawa is a suburban residential town with a population of 340,000. It is situated approximately 30 kilometers directly northwest of Tokyo.

Get in

Tokorozawa is accessible by the Seibu Ikebukuro Line from Ikebukuro, and the Seibu Shinjuku Line from Shinjuku

See

• Tokorozawa Aviation Museum. Japan's first airfield. 

• Sayama Ski Slope. 

• Hachikokuyama Nature Park. Best known for the inspiration of Totoro. 

• Waterfall Castle. 

Do

• Seibuen Yuenchi (西武園ゆうえんち), 2964 Yamaguchi (1 minute walk from Seibuyuenchi Station), ☏ +81 42-922-1371. Th-M 10AM-16/21PM (closing hours vary). Seibuen Yuenchi is an amusement and water park. A water park opens in the summer. Winter activities include outdoor ice skating and a trout fishing pond. ¥1000 for adults, ¥500 for children and seniors, children under 3 free. One day pass: ¥3200 for adults, ¥2700 for children. 

Go next

Routes through Tokorozawa

Hon-Kawagoe ←	W  E	→ Kodaira → Seibu-Shinjuku
Seibu-Chichibu ← Hannō ←	W  E	→ HoyaTemplate:Rtarrow Nerima → Ikebukuro
Takasaki ← Kawagoe ←	N  S	→ Tokyo/Nerima