Photo of the Day ANIME, KASUKABE, SAITAMA Kites and manga in Kasukabe city March 6, 2023 Junko Nagata ©Japanbyweb.com Kasukabe city in Saitama Prefecture is home of the Giant Kite Festival which is held annualy on May 3 and 5 along the banks of Edo River. Kasukabe is also famous for “Crayon Shin-Chan” manga and anime which is set in the city. Continue the Travel Metropolitan Area Outer Underground Discharge Channel Anime-themed manhole cover in Chichibu Iwatsuki Station Oizumi Anime Gate: Ashita no Joe Hina Matsuri, Japan’s Doll Festival Oizumi Anime Gate: Lum the Invader Girl Osamu Tezuka, Characters on Parade Statue of Yamato Takeru no Mikoto at Mitsumine Shrine Manhole cover: Omiya Manhole covers: Kasukabe City An old school for the children of the samurai in Iwatsuki, Saitama Manhole cover: Iru-Tea and Blue Impulse