Tokorozawa (所沢) 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

• 1 Tokorozawa Aviation Museum (所沢航空発祥記念館), 1-13 Namiki, ☏ +81 4-2996-2225, fax: +81 4-2996-2531. 9:30-17:00. Japan's first airfield.  

Seibu Lions stadium

• 2 Sayama Ski Slope, 2167 Kami-Yamaguchi, ☏ +81 4-2922-1384.  

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

• 4 Waterfall Castle, 357 Shiro.  

• 5 Seibu Lions stadium (西武ライオンズ球場), 2135 Kami-Yamaguchi, ☏ +81 4-2525-1141. Known as the Seibu Prince Dome (西武プリンスドーム) baseball stadium.  

Do

• 1 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	→ Hoya→ Nerima → Ikebukuro
Fuchu Honmachi ← Nishi kokubunji ← Shin Kodaira ←	S  E	→ Minami Urawa→ Shin Koshigaya → Matsudo
Takasaki ← Kawagoe ←	N  S	→ Tokyo/Nerima