Koshigaya

Koshigaya (越谷) is a city in Saitama (埼玉).

Tourist information site
The local tourist association has a Japanese-only guide site.

Get in
Koshigaya (越谷) is accessible on the Tobu Skytree line from Ueno or the Musashino line from Tokyo/Funabashi.

Get around
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
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.

Eat
McDonald's and Yoshinoya are right near the train station, as well as several other restaurants and vendor booths.

Go next
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