Koshigaya (越谷) is a city in Saitama (埼玉).
Understand
[edit]Tourist information site
[edit]The local tourist association has a Japanese-only guide site.
Get in
[edit]Koshigaya (越谷) is accessible on the Tobu Skytree line from Ueno or the Musashino line from Tokyo/Funabashi.
Get around
[edit]Koshigaya city has 7 stations within the city boundaries, they are Gamo (蒲生), Shin-Koshigaya (新越谷), Koshigaya (越谷), Kita-Koshigaya (北越谷) and Sengendai (せんげん台) on the Isesaki Line and 2 stations on the Musashino Line, Koshigaya Laketown (越谷レイクタウン) and Minami Koshigaya (南越谷).
See
[edit]In April, the river near Kita Koshigaya station is lined with blossoming sakura (cherry blossom) trees. A walk of about 1 km will bring you to a park that has been filled with the beautiful flowering trees.
Do
[edit]Buy
[edit]- Aeon Lake Town (イオンレイクタウン). The largest shopping complex in Japan and one of the largest in Asia with 700+ shops. It has three premises:"kaze", "mori" and newer "outlet". Opened in 2008.
Eat
[edit]McDonald's and Yoshinoya are right near the train station, as well as several other restaurants and vendor booths.
Drink
[edit]Sleep
[edit]Connect
[edit]Go next
[edit]Tokyo is within easy reach of Koshigaya, about 30 minutes to Ueno (上野) and 50 minutes to Ginza (銀座).
- Soka
- Yoshikawa
- Matsubushi
- Kasukabe
- Kawaguchi
- Saitama
- Noda (Saitama) - town in Saitama. Don't confuse with Noda city in Chiba.
- Sugito
- Matsudo
Routes through Koshigaya |
Nishi Kokubunji ← Minami Urawa ← Higashi Kawaguchi ← | W E | → Shin Misato → Shin Matsudo → Nishi Funabashi |
Ashikaga ← Tatebayashi ← in to ← Kasukabe ← | N S | → Nishi-Arai → Asakusa |
Nikko ← Tochigi ← in to ←Kasukabe ← | N S | → Kitasenjyu → in to → Ueno → Ginza |
Aomori ← Utsunomiya ← Oyama ← | N S | → Adachi → Ueno → Tokyo |
Iruma ← Tokorozawa ← Urawa ← | W E | → END |