2017 Santa Guide | GREATER TOKYO AREA
Santa Japan – For the last few years insaitama.com has provided a comprehensive guide in English to where you can visit Santa in the Greater Tokyo area. This year the… Read more »
Category Archives: Winter
Naritasan Temple (& Rilakkuma amulets) | KAWAGOE
Naritasan Kawagoe Betsuin Hongyoin Temple is a branch of the Naritasan Shinsoji Buddhist Temple of Narita, Chiba. It has a very interesting, but complex history with many layers of detail. The… Read more »
10 Winter Play Spots in Saitama, commutable from Tokyo
Things to do in Winter in Saitama – With the dry and sunny weather, January is a great month to be out and about in Saitama. The choice of winter-only activities… Read more »
New Year Countdown Events Japan 2016/7 | Tokyo
New Year’s has become a popular time for overseas visitors to visit Japan and yet there is very little New Year event information available in English online. I have tried… Read more »
Shishimai Lion Dance at New Year’s | KAWAGOE
January is one of my favourite months in Japan. It is one of the driest months of the year and probably the sunniest in Winter. Between the weather and the… Read more »
Fuku Daruma / Daruma Market | KAWAGOE & TAKASAKI 【GUNMA】
I often get asked about Japanese New Year’s traditions. There are a lot, but one close to my heart is the ancient tradition of purchasing Daruma dolls. It was the… Read more »
The real Santa with grotto and sleigh in Tochigi
In the big search for Santa in 2015, one prefecture that stood out for having a great selection of Santa events and attractions was TOCHIGI. So my family of six took to the road… Read more »
Mt Takao with children (includes New Years data) | HACHIOJI 【TOKYO】
The first time I went to Mt Takao with my 4 kids, they were all under 7 at the time. The youngest had just turned one. I did the trip sans… Read more »
The Santa Claus Round Up 2016 | SAITAMA
All of the Santa meet and greet spots included in the above map are detailed in the event section of insaitama.com. If you click on a Santa on the map… Read more »
Chichibu Night Festival | CHICHIBU
At 2.02 am today, December 1st 2016 the Chichibu Night Festival, specifically the traditional music and performances of the festival, along with 32 festivals in Japan were confirmed and recorded as… Read more »