Sakura Ward citizen's interaction festival

Each year in Autumn, between October and November, each of the wards in Saitama City have a citizen's fair or festival. This weekend is that of the 23rd annual Sakura Ward Citizen's / Resident's Interaction Festival 第23回桜区区民ふれあいまつり. It is on this Saturday from 9.30 am to 3.30 pm. This year they have adopted the theme "children's smiles!"

The festival is held at Plaza West which is where the Sakura Ward Office is. There is a flea market of sorts, with more than 20 booths, on the grounds of Plaza West. In addition, there is also a display of emergency vehicles, which children can board.  Indoors, in the 'Sakura Hall' there are various performances on a live stage show. 

The area gets very congested during the period of the festival. They ask that you come by foot, bicycle or public transport. They put on a free shuttle bus that stops at various stops in the ward, but none of them are train stations. The closest station is probably Nishi-urawa station which is about a 35 minute walk. But any bus going to Akigase park will bring you relatively near.