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[Saitama] Saitama Driving Tour to Buddhist Temples
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- Overview
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- Your guide, Ryo will accompany you to 5 different Buddhist temples that has nice sceneries of nature and a variety of Buddhist deity statues by car. Ryo will explain the significance of Buddhism among Japanese people and how it is related to their lives.
- When you visit the third temple near Mt. Buko, Ryo will take you to a lovely cafe that has quality coffee and sweets so that you can have a relaxing coffee break halfway through the tour. Also, you will be able to explore a cave just next to the cafe, dating back from the 12th-century(optional).
- Next, Ryo will also take you to a nice observatory that you can access after a short walk in the forest, and where you can see the whole valley of Chichibu city and the mountains. From that place, you can see a variety of Geographic features, such as the symbolic mountain of Chichibu, Mt. Buko.
- At the end, you will visit Chichibu Shrine that is known for Chichibu Night Festival and you can learn how it is unique since the ancient times.
- What to expect
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You will meet the guide, Ryo in front of the exit gate of Seibu-Chichibu station.
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