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Kanto Area Halloween Events in 2020

In: Chiba, Kanagawa, Seasonal, This week in Saitama, Tokyo

Halloween Events in the Greater Tokyo area – Initially written on August 5th, updated on September 30th. Halloween Events Kanto This is a round up of the Halloween events that are *usually* available year on year in the Kanto area of Japan. Plus information on where is celebrating Halloween in

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Instaflower Instacafe Greenfinger Tsurugashima

In: Eat in Saitama, Seasonal, Spring, Things to do in Saitama, This week in Saitama

There has been a steady rise of Instacafe spots all over Japan, but Greenfinger cafe in Tsurugashima might well win a prize for the most instagrammable cafe in all of Saitama. It is particularly the garden of the cafe that has created its instafame. Specially the roses, which have won

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Saitama October

13 things to do in Saitama this October

In: Autumn in Saitama, Seasonal, Things to do in Saitama, This week in Saitama

Saitama October – 13 things you can do in Saitama, commutable from Tokyo, in the month of October. This post has been adapted for the unfortunate circumstances in 2020! Fireworks Traditional festivals Winter hanami Halloween events Night Illumination Anime and Manga event Pop up cafe Ski! Camping Hiking Fruit Picking

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Saitama’s longest roller slide at Miharashi no Oka Park | OGAWA

In: Hiking, Play in Saitama, Summer in Saitama, Things to do in Saitama, This week in Saitama

Nestled in the lush woods near the top of the 291 meter high Sengenyama, is the entrance to Saitama’s longest roller slide. The roller slide in Miharashi no Oka Park in the washi paper making town of Ogawa is 203 meters long.  And if you can manage to slow yourself

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Kazo Hanasaki Park in Autumn

Kazo Hanasaki Water Park

In: Autumn in Saitama, Play in Saitama, SPLASH / WADING / PADDLING POOL, Summer in Saitama, Things to do in Saitama, This week in Saitama

Kazo Hanasaki Water Park made quite an impression on me. It isn’t a huge park, but there is a lot to do in the relatively small area. So much so, I recommend it as one of those parks that it is worth a journey to with kids, even just once. That

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Autumn Leaves at Kita-in Temple Kawagoe

In: Autumn in Saitama, Coedo Kawagoe, Seasonal, Things to do in Saitama, This week in Saitama

Kawagoe Kita-in (Kita Temple) Kawagoe – One of my favourite local places to bring visitors during Autumn with young children is Kita-in Temple in Kawagoe (Saitama). On the grounds of Kitain there is a very special building, which is home to some important national treasures. It is the only remains of the Edo Castle

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Ideas for Autumn in Saitama

Arakawa BBQ Kawasemigawara Yorii

Kawasemi-gawara, Arakawa BBQ spot and campsite

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Kawasemi-gawara is the name of a BBQ spot and free campsite by the Arakawa (Ara River) in Yorii, Saitama Prefecture. If you’ve ever been to the Saitama Museum of Rivers you will have seen it by the car park entrance to the river museum. You can also see it as

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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

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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

Hatcho lake Hatchoko Park Yoshimi

Hatchoko Park | YOSHIMI

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Hatchoko Park is the park around the eponymous Lake Hatcho in Yoshimi town in the Hiki District of Saitama. Lake Hatcho is a man-made lake in a natural woody hillside in the Prefectural Hiki Nature Park. Hatchoko Park In my personal opinion there is nothing exceptional about Hatchoko park. Don’t

The story of the forest and the lights Shinrin Park Musashi Kyuryo National Government Park Namegawa

The Story of the Forest and Lights 2019

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The Story of the Forest and Lights is the name of the middle of three light up events at Shinrin park every year. Shinrin Park, also called Musashi Kyuryo National Government Park, was the very first National Government Park in all of Japan. It is located in Namegawa Town in

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Cosmos Picking and Autumn Roses in Kawajima

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Cosmos picking in Shimoyatsubayashi and Autumn Roses in Heisei No MoriKawajima November 2019 Cosmos Fields Shimoyatsubayashi Shimoyatsubayashi, although home to the town hall and most of town’s public facilities, is a very rural area of Kawajima Town in the Hiki District of Saitama. The cosmos fields aren’t as large as

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Visiting the Kitamoto Neputa Festival

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Kitamoto Neputa Festival Report, November 2019 Kitamoto Neputa Festival History In 1991 a team of Kitamoto city officials visited Hirosaki in Aomori, the home of Neputa, to learn how to make the festival floats used in the parades. And to study the techniques used in painting the distinctive and captivating

Garden Cafe Greenrose 2020| MOROYAMA

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Garden Cafe Greenrose ~ View the stunning roses and seasonal blooms over a cup of tea and cake during the open garden period… Garden Cafe Greenrose is a private garden that opens to the public for the rose season twice a year. Roses bloom in Saitama during the spring and

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October cherry blossoms at Hatoyama Agriculture Park

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October cherry blossoms at Hatoyama Agriculture Park Hatoyama is a town in the Hiki district of Western Saitama. It is a town that has always baffled me. Wealthy to a T, or maybe that should be a tee for all the luxurious golf courses it boasts, but yet the town

Cock’s comb and Kochia

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Cock’s comb and Kochia in Shinrin Park (Musashi Kyuryo Park) in the Hiki District of Saitama Prefecture, Japan, October 10th 2019. Typhoon number 19, or Typhoon Hagibis as the foreign press is calling it, is on its way. And by all accounts its a big one, possibly even the largest

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Kochia in Saitama City

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Hitachinaka Seaside resort is famed for its stunning kochia. Particularly in October when they are a flaming red. It is one of the famous autumn scenes of Japan. But you don’t have to go all the way to Northern Ibaraki to view this unusual bloom. We don’t have anything on