Water hyacinth, Doyono Furusato Otone Roadside Station, Kazo City, Saitama, Japan. There are several different type of flowers that bloom annually in summer. One of the rarer ones, in Japan, is water hyacinth which is an aquatic plant native to South America. Supposedly they came to Japan in the MeijiRead More →
Herbal House, Shabby Chic Open House and Garden, Yoshimi, Saitama★500 yen entry fee which includes a herbal tea and small slice of cake Herbal House in Yoshimi has been described on Instagram as “relaxing”, “other worldly” and “like something from a Ghibli movie”. Google Maps reviews consolidates the high praiseRead More →
Gallery Cafe Stork / Stork Cafe ~ a gallery cafe, artisan cafe, garden cafe, jazz cafe and cafe extraordinaire all rolled in to one in Konosu City, Saitama! Art, Artisans, Banter, Cafe, Flowers, Fresh food, Gallery, Garden, Home and handmade, Jazz, Live Mic, Live Music, Pop up shop / space,Read More →
Hanazono Forest: Cakes, pastry and sweets specialist, dairy free tofu sweets, sweets outlet, bakery, ice-cream, restaurant, rose garden, playground and free factory view Hanazono Forest, Fukaya, Saitama Hanazono Forest in Fukaya City is a type of wholesalers or outlet for confectionery and pastry. It is a very popular spot withRead More →
For the second year in a row, the Spark Carnival has been cancelled on account of the Coronavirus. Initially, it looked like it would go ahead, but Saitama City announced on June 22nd 2021 that they were cancelling most of the Omiya Summer Festival. Including this, one of the mostRead More →
For the second year in a row the Hanyu Tennosama festival has been cancelled on account of the Coronavirus. The Hanyu Tennosama summer festival has a history of almost 400 years. It is normally celebrated annually in July, usually in the middle of the month. It is a portable shrineRead More →
For the third year in a row, the Yono summer festival and fireworks will not go ahead due to the pandemic. However, this year they will be displaying the mikoshi on July 16th only. All information hereafter for previous years. Yono Summer Festival Yono is an area within Saitama City,Read More →
The Water Play areas in Shinrin Park (Musashi Kyuryo National Government Park) are finally reopening. I actually thought they wouldn’t open this year, because they didn’t open them in Golden Week, like they did before the pandemic. Plus, for the longest time their website had just said they were closedRead More →