Things to do in Hanno, Saitama⁠

Moominvalley Park is a theme park based on the story of Moomin, which is popular all over the world.
It is divided into four areas, and has lots of attractions that let you experience the house and world where the Moomin family lives. From kids to adults, everyone will enjoy being immersed in the story for an entire day.

This is a space where everyone can relax in their own way among the refreshing breeze and sunlit trees. It was born from correspondence with Tove Jansson, the famous Scandinavian children's author. The area contains ponds and brooks, and visitors can enjoy playing while surrounded by forests and nature.
Inside the park, you'll find eye-catching buildings and an art cafe. Exploring the buildings is another part of the park's charm.

This temple is about an hour bus ride from Hanno Station. Here, you can experience zazen meditation surrounded by the rich nature of the temple grounds. Calm your body in a quiet atmosphere, and focus your mind unhindered by thoughts! Come and experience the charm of Japanese culture!

Built on a hill overlooking Miyazawa Lake in the Miyazawa area of Hanno City. The terrace here offers a sweeping view of the lake. This establishment provides healing, beauty, and tranquility, including a stone sauna, body care, and body scrub treatments. Enjoy the natural hot springs in either an open-air bath with a picturesque view, or an indoor bath. In addition, there are also buffets and rest spaces.

A factory that manufactures authentic canoes and other items.
Experience a canoe ride on Naguri Lake in Hanno. The wooden canoes are crafted by staff in the beautiful mountainous environment. Become one with nature and enjoy the feeling of gliding across the water!

Kokuya is an 8 minute walk from Hanno Station, on the Seibu Ikebukuro Line. The supple noodles are their trademark, and go perfectly with the rich soup. The leftover soup can be thinned down with some pasta water, and savored to the last drop.

A long-established soba restaurant where you can enjoy the rich aroma of noodles made from Japanese buckwheat ground with a domestically manufactured stone mortar. In addition to ordinary soba, you can also dine on rare Tartary soba. Tempura and local sake can also be enjoyed.
* Tartary soba is a healthy food from the mountainous regions of China (Yunnan Province, Tibet, etc.)

A retro restaurant in an old Japanese-style house in the mountains. Udon served in a bamboo bowl creates an elegant experience. The highlight of these noodles is the pleasant feeling as they travel down your throat.

A popular ramen shop, which often has a line of customers visiting from far and wide. They go out of their way to make their noodles daily, with each menu item having a different type of noodle.

A restaurant where you can enjoy world cuisine, including Mediterranean and Arabian, along with Hanno's local beer. The window view of the Hanno-kawara riverbed scenery is also beautiful.

Boasts a menu full of fresh fruits. You can enjoy their specialty coffee served in a coffee cup from over a century ago.

Chill out in this impressive and spacious renovated warehouse. The main item on the menu are the doughy galettes, which the cafe owner learned how to make in France, where the cake originated.

Western music plays inside this cafe, whose retro interior is characterized by its slightly dim lighting. The wide selection of items from snacks to cakes provides a fulfilling experience.

Their specialty is manju (steamed buns) with miso, which is made by baking the manju with bean paste filling, and adding special miso. The combination of mildly sweet bean paste and salty-sweet miso tastes exceptional, and they're filling as well.

Red bean paste crammed inside a doughy crust! In addition to the typical red bean paste, a sweet white bean paste shows up on the menu outside of the summer months. It's perfect for a snack to eat while walking around the Hanno Station area.