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SaitamaPrefectureActivitiesatMusashiKyuryoNationalGovernmentParkEnjoyavarietyofoutdooractivitiessurroundedbygreenery.2Encompassingsome304hectares,Musashi-KyuryoNationalGovernmentParkisvast,hillyareafullofwoodedareasandswamps,andanidealenvironmentforpreciousanimalsandplantstothrive.Visitorscanenjoyaleisurelyhikethroughtheseasonaltreesandowers,butforthoselookingtoworkupasweatthere’sa17kmcyclingcourse,aswellasanobstaclecourseandthebiggestairtrampolineinJapan!Withfourcyclerentalstations,abicycleistheperfectwaytoseetheentirepark.There’salsorestaurants,abotanicalgarden,abarbecuearea,Segwaytoursandmore!13123EnjoythefreshairandhillyforestsofMusashiKyuryoNationalGovernmentPark.There’sagiantsplashpondforwaterysummerfun!PonpokoMountainisthebiggestairtrampolineinJapan!ReferenceWebsite:OfcialWebsiteofMusashi-KyuryoNationalGovernmentParkLocalDelicaciesinSaitamaEelfromUrawaUrawa,inSaitamaPrefecture,issynonymouswithdeliciouseel.Ithasalonghistoryofeelshing,andmanyoftherestaurantsintheareahaveaproudheritageofservingthisdelicacytoguestsandvisitors.KawahabaUdonAlocalspecialty,theuniquethicknessofthisudonispartofwhatmakesitsophotogenic!IthailsfromthecityofKonosuinSaitamaPrefecture,andderivesitsnamefromthenearbyKonosuRiver.Italsodiffersfromstandardudonintermsoftexture,whichissmoothanddelicious—amust-trywhenvisiting!NegiNibotoNeginibotoisalocalgourmetdishmadefromnegi—orgreenonions—growninFukaya,SaitamawhichisJapan’slargestproducerofnegi.Thegreenonionsareaddedtoarichsoupofsoyandvegetables,andat,toothsomenoodles.19