Fireflies Chichibu Muse Park, Ogano Town, Chichibu District, Saitama Prefecture, Japan. Fireflies Chichibu The firefly viewing event in Chichibu Muse Park is very popular, attracting people from near and far. Moreover, it is a free event. It is held annually on a date in either late June or early July.Read More →
Ageo City announced on June 7th 2021 that not only will they not be hosting the Ageo Fireworks display this year, they are indefinitely suspending the annual fireworks display. It comes as a huge surprise as they were one of the 10 largest firework displays in Saitama. Moreover, they hadRead More →
For the second year in a row the Kawagoe Summer Festival will not go ahead due to the pandemic. Also known as the Kawagoe Million Lights Summer Festival, the festival is on in July each year. Only 30 minutes from Tokyo, the historic town of Kawagoe is a popular placeRead More →
Su Lab is a world renowned kendama maker. The Su Lab Kendama cafe is near all three of Kawagoe train stations. Play, learn, buy kendama at this unique and lively specialty cafe. Enjoy a coffee, juice or light snack over your kendama experience. Read More →
After visiting Kid’s US Land in Higashimatsuyama (which regretably closed in 2018), I was keen to try out the other branches of the Kids US Land to see how they compare. On the Internet it looked like the branch in Kamifukuoka (Fujimino) was particularly large. A trip there this morning confirmedRead More →