Gyoda Ukijyo Matsuri or Gyoda Floating Castle Festival The Gyoda Floating Castle Festival is held every year on the last Saturday and Sunday of July. However, in both 2020 and 2021 they cancelled the festival due to the pandemic. The festival gets its name from the castle located in GyodaRead More →
For the third year in a row the Koshigaya Fireworks have been cancelled due to the pandemic. There will be no Koshigaya Fireworks in 2022. The 2020 Koshigaya fireworks were scheduled for (the much earlier than usual date of) May 16th 2020, but due to the Coronavirus outbreak they wereRead More →
Unfortunately, for the second year in a row the unique Hirakata Gion Doroinkyo Mud Festival has been cancelled due to the Coronavirus. Hirakata Gion Doroinkyo Mud Festival The Hirakata Gion Doroinkyo Mud Festival is not only an “Only in Japan” festival, it is an “Only one of its kind” festival.Read More →
You know your city gets the tourism seal of approval when they open a Trick Art Museum! All the great tourist cities have one; Odaiba, Takao, Atami, Karuizawa to name but a few. The most recent addition to the honor roll: Kawagoe. The Kawagoe Trick Art Museum, at the crossroadsRead More →
Information for the Akamagawa Floating lantern night at Ishihara Mokkokan Cafe and Retro showroom in Kawagoe City. But first information about Mokkokan; Mokkokan Mokkokan is a small mall of eateries, a gallery “Ishihara Mokkokan”, workshops (/classes), a housing company and a small showroom of retro goods! It is near theRead More →
As of May 27th 2022, the Ageo Summer Festival is actually scheduled to go ahead in 2022. Ageo City cancelled it in 2021 due to the pandemic. Ageo Summer Festival They carry Mikoshi, portable shrines, around the streets of Ageo for the Ageo Summer Festival held annually in the middleRead More →
Musashi No Mura Family Land in the Green is an ideal amusement park for small children. They have a really good selection of amusements that are child friendly. There is also an area with farm animals and and an option to horse ride. You can pick fruits at certain timesRead More →
Summer Festival Shiki – Shiki City cancelled the event in both 2021 and 2022. This information is from a previous year. This post has not been updated in a few years. I hope to update it in time for the 2023 event which will hopefully go ahead as normal. ShikiRead More →