Kumagaya Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
City in Saitama Prefecture, Japan
About Kumagaya
Kumagaya was one of the post-towns on Nakasendo route connecting Kyoto and Tokyo, and is still an important traffic hub. Kumagaya has a humid subtropical climat) characterized by warm summers and cool winters with light to no snowfall. Kumagaya is known for being one of the hottest areas in summer in Japan. This is caused by very hot winds from Tokyo and the Chichibu basin in the west of the prefecture. In central Tokyo, the summer monsoon enhanced by sea breeze is heated by the urban heat island. Also, from the Chichibu Mountains, the Föhn blows. The two winds converge above the city at about 14:00. The local tourist association has aJapanese-only guide sitewith some English information (click on the boxes at the middle).
Top Attractions in Kumagaya
Explore the best things to see and do in Kumagaya:
- ★Kangi-in temple 歓喜院
- ★Katakura Silk Memorial Museum 片倉シルク記念館
- ★Kumagaiji Temple 熊谷寺
- ★Kumagaya Sports Park 熊谷運動公園
- ★Nagashima Memorial Hall 長島記念館
- ★Saitama Wild Knights 埼玉パナソニックワイルドナイツ
- ★Seikeien Garden 星溪園
Kumagaya Travel Guide Sections
Our comprehensive guide covers 12 sections including: