Cheap Flights to Sayama

Sayama, which is known as Irumagawa before, is a small city in the Saitama Prefecture of the northern Kanto Region in the Honshu Island. The prefecture itself makes up a portion of the greater Tokyo area. The city is relatively small, about 49 square kilometers in area and the surrounded by the cities if Hidaka, Hanno, Iruma, Tokorozawa and Kawagoe. The city is known for having a car assembly plant of the giant car manufacturer, Honda. If you are familiar with Lotte candy, they have a facility here. The River of Iruma runs all over the city. The name Sayama means “Sitting on a Mountain”.

As a foreigner visitor, your main point of entry going to the prefecture and the city of Sayama is through the Tokyo Narita International Airport of the Haneda Airport. Since your airport is the main airport in Japan, it is fairly easy to find cheap flights to Sayama via Narita or Haneda from carriers such as JAL and ANA as well as other international carriers. From Narita, you have to take the trains and bus services that will stop at Iriso Station, Shin – Sayama Station, Sayamashi Station and Inariyama-koen Station. You can get around the city as well as outside the city and within the Prefecture of Saitama using bus and extensive railway services.

What are the things you can do within the city or without getting out the city? Here are some ideas:

• The Sayama is known to host the Tanabata festivals that occur during August. This festival is called the Irumagawa Tanabata Matsuri.

• If you are an adventurous tourist, try the indoor ski slope at Sayama Ski Area.

• If you want to see more, go to Saitama city, particularly, to the Omiya. Here, you will find several interesting places to see and mostly are in walking distance to each other.

• You can visit Little Edo from Sayama and it is located in Kawagoe.

You can find several inns and hostels around the station. These are your best option if you are on a budget for hotels in Sayama. You can bundle your hotel accommodation with cheap flights to Sayama through the airport of Narita or Haneda. Also, get your booking in advance so that you can save more.