Name: Hotel Gracery Shinjuku
Rating: 8.8

Explore glorious parks, attend a J-League soccer match, watch a J-pop concert in this busy commuter city and find museums dedicated to bonsai, manga and trains.

Created from the merger of three cities, Saitama is an exciting city that is perfectly situated for a daytrip from Tokyo. Enjoy the city’s parks, museums, family-friendly entertainment attractions and delicious cuisine. Saitama is the capital of Saitama prefecture. Venture deeper to discover a region teeming with ancient shrines and outdoor adventures amid multicolored landscapes.

The 168-acre (68-hectare) Omiya Park, famous for its cherry blossom trees and red pine forest, is a great place to start. Visit the 2,000-year-old Hikawa Shrine and meet varied wildlife at the free Omiya Park Zoo. Get active at the sports fields of riverside Akigase Park and swim at the summer pool of Shirakobatosuijo Park. Yono Park dazzles with its cherry blossoms and roses.

Delve into the evolution of Japan’s railroads via interactive exhibits at the Railway Museum. Learn about manga comics at the Saitama Manga Museum. Saitama Prefectural Museum of History and Folklore showcases the city’s artists, cultures and lifestyles. The Omiya Bonsai Art Museum and Omiya Bonsai Village provide an excellent introduction to the art of bonsai tree cultivation.

If you are in the mood for shopping, the AEON LakeTown mall offers national and international fashion labels such as Uniqlo and Zara. Cocoon City has additional global retails and a cinema. Join 37,000 adoring fans at the Saitama Super Arena for performances by popular J-pop bands. Paint your face red for a Urawa Red Diamonds soccer match at Saitama Stadium.

Like everywhere in Japan, the people of Saitama take their cuisine seriously. Sample unagi kabayaki (grilled eel), which originated on the rivers and swamps of the Urawa Ward during the Edo era. The Iwatsuki Ward is the birthplace of tofu ramen.

Trains depart regularly for the 25-minute journey from Tokyo Station to Saitama’s Omiya Station. Use the city as a base for touring fascinating sights, such as the Chichibu Kannon Pilgrimage, Kita-in Temple and Nagatoro Iwadatami Rocks in Saitama prefecture.

Where to stay in Saitama

Omiya

You'll enjoy the museums and monuments in Omiya. You might want to make time for a stop at Hikawa Shrine or Nack5 Stadium Omiya.

Urawa Ward

4/5(1 area review)

While visiting Urawa Ward, you might make a stop by sights like The Museum of Modern Art, Saitama and Urawa Art Museum.

Chuo Ward

While visiting Chuo Ward, you might make a stop by sights like Saitama Super Arena and Keyaki Hiroba.

Shintoshin

If you're spending some time in Shintoshin, Saitama Super Arena and Keyaki Hiroba are top sights worth seeing.

Minami Ward

If you're spending some time in Minami Ward, Numakage Park and Besshonuma Park are top sights worth seeing.

Kita Ward

If you're spending some time in Kita Ward, Omiya Bonsai Art Museum and Manga Hall are top sights worth seeing.

Candeo Hotels Omiya

1-401-1 Sakuragi-cho, Omiya-ku Saitama Saitama

Stay at this spa hotel in Saitama. Enjoy free Wi-Fi, a full-service spa and breakfast (surcharge). Our guests praise the helpful staff and the clean rooms in ...

8.6/10 Excellent! (1,004 reviews)

Easy. Staff moved all of luggage to our room before we officially checked in at 9:30 pm. So helpful to store it then move it. Thank you.

Reviewed on 5 Dec 2025

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Shinjuku Washington Hotel Main

3-2-9 Nishishinjuku Tokyo Tokyo-to

Stay at this hotel in Tokyo. Enjoy free Wi-Fi, 15 restaurants and breakfast (surcharge). Our guests praise the breakfast and the helpful staff in their reviews. ...

8/10 Very Good! (3,581 reviews)

The cleanliness at Shinjuku Washington Hotel was immaculate, the staff is extremely dedicated and respectful. It was a great hotel with a nice variety of restaurants downstairs

Reviewed on 6 Dec 2025

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Hotel Gracery Shinjuku

1-19-1 Kabukicho, Shinjuku-ku Tokyo Tokyo-to

Stay at this hotel in Tokyo. Enjoy free Wi-Fi, breakfast (surcharge) and in-room massages. Our guests praise the breakfast and the helpful staff in their reviews. ...

8.8/10 Excellent! (4,361 reviews)

Location is very convenient. Room is small but clean ; bathroom has nice tub for relaxing bath.

Reviewed on 9 Dec 2025

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Rhodes Kagurazaka Hotel

1-17 Saikumachi Tokyo Tokyo

Stay at this apartment in Tokyo. Enjoy free Wi-Fi, laundry facilities and slippers. Popular attractions Tokyo Dome and Tokyo Imperial Palace are located ...

7.2/10 Good! (151 reviews)

Check in instructions were pretty clear. Contact the hotel ahead of time to deliver luggage via services like Yamato. The stay was pleasant as I enjoyed the area. The bed was a bit stiff and I had an issue with the room but the staff quickly resolved it. The whole room feels more like an apartment ...

Reviewed on 2 Dec 2025

KOKO HOTEL Residence Asakusa Kappabashi

3-chome-24-2 Nishiasakusa Tokyo Tokyo

Stay at this aparthotel in Tokyo. Enjoy free Wi-Fi, a 24-hour front desk and laundry facilities. Popular attractions Sensoji Temple and Tokyo Skytree are located ...

9.4/10 Exceptional! (355 reviews)

Excellent customer service, very clean and relatively spacious room for Tokyo - comfortably fit my husband and I plus our two teenagers. Great location, short walk to a number of train stations. Beds a little hard. But seems to be the norm in Japan. Would definitely stay again.

Reviewed on 9 Dec 2025

MIMARU Tokyo Shinjuku West

3-3-11 Nishishinjuku, Shinjuku-ku Tokyo

Stay at this aparthotel in Tokyo. Enjoy free Wi-Fi, laundry facilities and an in-room coffee maker. Our guests praise the helpful staff and the clean rooms in ...

9.4/10 Exceptional! (497 reviews)

Good location, within walking distance of transport and convenience stores. Staff at the hotel reception was very helpful and pleasant. Room was clean with good amenities. We were travelling as a family of 4 including children and the room was very comfortable and spacious.

Reviewed on 8 Dec 2025

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Popular places to visit

Saitama Super Arena

4.5/5(23 reviews)

Just a short ride north of the city’s downtown, Tokyo’s premier entertainment and sports venue is one of the world’s largest indoor arenas.

Omiya Park

Find a little bit of everything in this big park, from cherry blossoms to a folklore museum, a shrine and even a small zoo.

Nack5 Stadium Omiya

J2 League’s Omiya Ardija holds it exciting soccer games in an intimate venue that brings you close to the action.

Omiya Bonsai Art Museum

A collection of more than 120 masterpieces of one of Japan’s most unique art forms is well worth the visit from downtown Tokyo.

Keyaki Hiroba

Shopping, nightlife and a variety of festivals, as well as a famous Christmastime light display, are right next to Saitama Super Arena.

The Museum of Modern Art, Saitama

The cutting edge of Japanese art, as well as masters including Monet and Gauguin, are housed in a striking modernist building with an inventive chair collection.