Small local park, with beautiful cherry blossoms, suited to hanami with kids on the Tobu Tojo Line Katsusehara Memorial Park Katsusehara Memorial park in Fujimi is a great park for hanami (cherry blossom picnic) and play dates with toddlers. It was one of my favourite parks for meeting my ownRead More →
Saitama Cherry Blossom Map A map of the key Saitama Cherry Blossom spots A map of most of the key locations for hanami and / or sakura cherry blossom viewing in the Saitama area. Please click on the location for further information. Map Key Not all of the places haveRead More →
McDonald’s McCafe and Playland for a cheap play date with friends and kids! Last week the Kawagoe Kinome branch of McDonald’s re-opened as a much better, classier, family friendly branch of McDonald’s. The new branch has a McCafé by Barista and a Playland, McDonald’s hallmark free children’s play area. McDonaldsRead More →
2017 version – it has been updated several times, but as I cannot update it regularly, please do also check with the official websites for the most up-to-date information. Particularly, during the pandemic. Places to see Animals in Tokyo This is a master list of the zoos, farms, aquariums andRead More →
Sayama Inariyama Prefectural park, or Inariyama Park for short, is a park known for its lush green lawns. This article contains general information about the park as well as cherry blossom, barbecue and annual event information. The museum and cafe in the park have their own post here. Inariyama ParkRead More →
Aruzo Land – It was certainly a first for me to discover a free play center in a Real Estate Agency. Sure, lots of real estate agencies (plus car sales showrooms, dentists, phone shops…you name it), have play areas in Japan. But this is a full on PLAY CENTER, not justRead More →
Information for the Foot Spa Cafe and souvenir shop “Tsubaki no Kura” on Ichibangai in the Kurazukuri Warehouse District, the main tourist strip of Kawagoe City. Jump to Foot Spa Cafe information Tsubaki no Kura Tsubaki no Kura is a Kura Dai-kukan (Traditional Japanese storehouse space) that has been transformedRead More →
Information for the free soy sauce factory tour at Matsumoto Shoyu, Kawagoe. Soy Sauce Factory tour Kawagoe Free Soy Factory Tour Kawagoe – Where in Kawagoe to bring a visiting famous Japanese food chef and author? This is the question that faced me when I was bringing Fiona Uyema, Ireland’s leadingRead More →
Fun children’s play center Niko Niko garden in Value Plaza Ageo Niko Niko Garden Value Plaza Ageo is an old style department store and walking into it you’d be forgiven for thinking you’d gone through a time slip to the 1980s. It is a cold and stark building, both indoors andRead More →
In this article: the low down on Maruhiro – free play, roof top Ferris wheel (until 31.8.2019) and rides, video arcade, family facilities, kid friendly restaurant, cute animal shaped desserts and tax free shopping. In addition, you can find special information for attending the Kawagoe Festivals with kids, as wellRead More →