Japanese Restaurant "Nikiya 二木屋", Kita-urawa

This is a Japanese restaurant located in an residential area in Urawa, Saitama, suburb of Tokyo. The building is a typical Japanese house and converted to restaurant. The building is registered as the historical Japanese heritage, but it looks a large house with gardens in this area.

They serve Kaiseki Cuisine 会席料理 (course menu) in different month, and lunch and dinner. The restaurant name is Nikiya 二木屋, and it is 8 minutes from JR Kitaurawa Station by foot.

Nikiya
http://www.nikiya.co.jp/

MOMAS; Museum of Modern Art, Saitama

There is an art museum near by my temporary house in Kita-urawa, Saitama, it is called MOMAS, Museum of Modern Arts Saitama. Now Henri Le Sidaner exhibition is on going till 5th of February 2012.

This museum was built in 1982 and designed by Kisyo Kurokawa, world famous Japanese architect.There is English page at the web site.
http://www.momas.jp/


The Museum of Modern Art, Saitama
9-30-1 Tokiwa, Urawa-ku,
Saitama-shi,
Saitama-ken, 330-0061Japan.
Phone.048-824-0111