Kawagoe Kodomo No Shiro – a “jidokan” community play center in Kawagoe. Kawagoe Play Center One of the many things I love about life in Japan, is the multitude of free playgrounds, play centers and activities available to all children. Below is a photo of my son climbing at Kawagoe KodomoRead More →
Grape picking Sayama, Saitama. Sayama Grape season generally starts in August. What week in August depends largely on the fruit picking farm. The grape picking season is one of the shorter fruit picking seasons, generally finishing up in the middle of September. However, you can currently only buy directly fromRead More →
Peony Walk is a large mall in the city of Higashimatsuyama. It’s nearest station is Takasaka, which is probably best known as the station for Saitama Children’s Zoo. Until the mall was built a few years ago, there wasn’t much in the area at all. Now there are a number ofRead More →