Review of Fukurou No Mori, glamping style barbecue and outdoor cafe with dog run in scenic Ranzan Valley Fukurou no Mori, an outdoor cafe and barbecue site with dog run in Ranzan, celebrated its one year anniversary this month. Last year I shared the official website information about the openingRead More →
Review of and information for the Ranzan Valley BBQ Area on the Tsuki River. This post has been updated several times to reflect the significant changes at Ranzan Valley Barbecue, effective since 2021. Ranzan Valley barbecue area is a popular riverside day camp destination in the scenic area of theRead More →
The 8th annual Sai No Kuni Cake show in Sonic City in Omiya, Saitama. From 10 am to 5 pm on Saturday the 1st of June and from 10 am to 4 pm on Sunday the 2nd of June. Several bakers and patisseries participate in this annual cake show. YouRead More →
Yoshida Genki Mura – Spacious Cabin Accommodation in the former Yoshida Town, now part of Chichibu City and right on the border of Ogano town. The area is nicknamed Yoshida Rocket Town after the annual rocket festival. Yoshida Genki Mura is located next to Kakkaku Dam. There is a BiomassRead More →
On Sunday June 2nd the annual rugby festival is on in the Kumagaya Sports and Culture Park. It will take place from 10 am to 4 pm. It is presented by the Saitama Institute Rugby Football Union and the 2020 Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games/Rugby World Cup 2019 Saitama Prefecture Promotion Committee. WithRead More →
Poppy picking event in Musashi Kyuryo National Government park. Or Shinrin Park as it is most commonly called. They specify that they are charley poppies. If you’ve been in Japan any length of time, you probably already know that picking flowers in Japan is a big no no. And toRead More →
There is a rugby world cup pop up museum travelling around Saitama during the month of May. The museum will visit several different locations in Saitama prefecture during the period. It is just a small pop up displaying the world cup uniforms, some photo props and informational exhibits, including aRead More →
Railway Town Omiya – Railway Town Omiya hosts 2019 Railway Fair. The festival is held in the JR East Omiya Yard. Omiya is considered a railway town. Not only because of the number of train lines and marshaling and railway yards in the city, but also because of the incredibleRead More →
Stunning rose garden with cafe: Greenfinger Cafe, Tsurugashima 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 createdRead More →
Gu Choki Pan ~ a small but quaint bakery, and picturesque natural garden in golf country Hatoyama. Meaning of Gu Choki Pan Gu Choki Pa is the Japanese for Rock, Paper, Scissors. Gu is for rock, choki for scissors and pa for paper. Instead of Pa, the bakery replaced paRead More →