Ideas for summer in Saitama

Sunflowers kawajima

Sunflowers and Lotus in Kawajima

In: Seasonal, Summer in Saitama, Things to see in Saitama

Sunflowers in Kawajima at the Shimoyatsubayashi flower field and Lotus Flowers in Heisei No MoriKawajima July 2020 Sunflowers bloom in Japan from as early as the end of June until as late as early September. In Saitama Prefecture, generally you can see sunflowers from mid July. Some places grow them

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summer in Saitama 2020

Things you can do this summer despite coronavirus

In: Barbecue, Play in Saitama, Seasonal, Summer in Saitama, Things to do in Saitama

Summer in Saitama 2020 – Things are a lot different this summer in the shadow of the Coronavirus outbreak. For one, summer holidays are much shorter for most people. Then of course there is the fact that the majority of our beloved festivals and fireworks have been cancelled. Moreover, the

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Kinomura Camp Tokigawa

Kinomura Camp | TOKIGAWA

In: Barbecue, Camping, Play in Saitama, Stay in Japan, Summer in Saitama, Things to do in Saitama

This is one post I am particularly happy to be bringing you! We have been trying to stay at Kinomura Camp in Tokigawa for the last five years. However, as it is extremely popular we have never been able to secure a booking for a date we wanted. This year,

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Suzumegawa sabo dam tokigawa

Suzumegawa Sabo Dam Park

In: Barbecue, Camping, Seasonal, Summer in Saitama, Things to do in Saitama

Five year old really wanted to play in some water today. However, most of the water play areas in parks are closed on account of the Coronavirus. It was a blessing in disguise, because instead we went to a Suzumegawa Sabo Dam park with a natural river. My favorite kind!

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the three waterfalls of Kuroyama

The three waterfalls of Kuroyama

In: Hiking, Summer in Saitama, Things to do in Saitama, Things to see in Saitama

Kuroyama is a beautiful, mystical, rugged area of Ogose town. It is best known for the three waterfalls of Kuroyama (Kuroyama Santaki), which were once ranked as the 9th most scenic waterfalls in Japan. They don’t enjoy as much fame these days and the area – while beautiful – does

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Nature spot tokigawa Sanba Gorge Sanba Ravine

Sanba Gorge accessible nature spot Tokigawa

In: Hiking, Seasonal, SPLASH / WADING / PADDLING POOL, Spring, Summer in Saitama, Things to do in Saitama

Sanba Keikoku – Known in English as either Sanba Gorge, Sanba Valley or Sanba Ravine. It is a beautiful ravine in nature rich Tokigawa, Saitama Prefecture (Japan), North West of Tokyo. Despite the town’s remote location the area is serviced by a (infrequent) train. The station, Myokaku station, is a

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Tsuchiuchi cacmping grounds and otaki ice festival chichibu

Tsuchiuchi Camping Grounds

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Tsuchiuchi Camping Grounds is deep in a valley in the former Otaki village in Chichibu. Pitched on the staggered sides of the ravine, the camp and cabin grounds are hugged by beautiful forest on all sides. Natural moss grows thick on craggy rock with fresh water rolling over forming beautiful

Learn in Saitama
Kadokawa Culture Museum Tokorozawa

The complete guide to the Kadokawa Musashino Museum

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Part of the Kadokawa Musashino Museum opened at the Tokorozawa Sakura Town yesterday Saturday August 1st 2020. Initial reviews are excellent. I was supposed to go to the pre-opening myself, but due to the Coronavirus outbreak I opted out. For now, just sharing information until such time that I can

Eat in Saitama
Metsa Village closed during Coronavirus Saitama

Metsä Village – a Finnish leisure park in Hanno

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Metsä Village  – Metsa Village opened in Hanno City in Saitama Prefecture on November 9th 2018. Metsa Village is the free part of the larger “Metsa”, a Finnish leisure park around Miyazawa lake. The charged area is a Moomin theme park Moominvalley Park. The resort encompasses relaxation, activities, shopping and

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Saitama Covid-19 2020

Saitama Covid-19 August 2020

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Saitama Covid-19 updates for August 2020 will be added to this post as they become available. The previous Coronavirus post was starting to lag because it had close to 10,000 words. I was also encountering technical problems when trying to update it. So I have started a fresh post for

Autumn in Saitama
Toryu Bridge

Toryu Bridge

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Toryu bridge (also called Toryumon) is over the Ara River (Arakawa) in the Mitsumine area of the former Otaki Village in Chichibu, Saitama. Toryu Bridge Toryu Bridge is a footbridge at the start of the “omotesando”, the sacred trail, to the famous Mitsumine Shrine. The hike from the bridge to

Seasonal
coleus flowers at shinrin park summer 2020 saitama

Summer flowers in Shinrin Park 2020

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Summer flowers around the central gate of Shinrin Park, Namegawa, in 2020. The weather forecast predicted a cloudy day, not ideal for photographing flowers, but great for avoiding sunburn and sunstroke. I thought it would comfortable weather for a five kilometre walk to take in the summer flowers in Shinrin

Coedo Kawagoe
Isa Marsh

Flowers at Isa Marsh and the East bank Flower Garden

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Summer Flowers in the Isanuma area of Kawagoe. At Isa Marsh and the Isa marsh East Bank Flower Garden or Isanuma Tōgan Hanabatake in Japanese. Isa Marsh Isanuma is an area in Kawagoe. Numa means marsh or swamp. The area is named after the Isa marsh. The marsh is particularly

Life in Saitama
coronavirus saitama

Saitama Prefecture JULY Coronavirus Updates

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Saitama Coronavirus updates for July. August here. June here. Last update Friday August 1st at 11:08. August Updates This file is so big it is starting to lag and encounter technical problems when I update it, so I have started a brand new post for August Coronavirus updates (click here).

Seasonal
CHerry blossoms at temple gate Kotokuji Kawajima

Thatch roofed Kotokuji Temple and beautiful sakura

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Kotoku Temple (Kotoku-ji Temple) is a temple belonging to the Shingon sect Toyozan school. According to official records the temple den, the main hall and the monastery were destroyed by fire in both Shoho and Kyoho. However, incredibly and luckily for us except for the Omido and Niomon of the

Seasonal
Sunflowers kawajima

Sunflowers and Lotus in Kawajima

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Sunflowers in Kawajima at the Shimoyatsubayashi flower field and Lotus Flowers in Heisei No MoriKawajima July 2020 Sunflowers bloom in Japan from as early as the end of June until as late as early September. In Saitama Prefecture, generally you can see sunflowers from mid July. Some places grow them

Barbecue
summer in Saitama 2020

Things you can do this summer despite coronavirus

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Summer in Saitama 2020 – Things are a lot different this summer in the shadow of the Coronavirus outbreak. For one, summer holidays are much shorter for most people. Then of course there is the fact that the majority of our beloved festivals and fireworks have been cancelled. Moreover, the