Garden Cafe Greenrose ~ View the stunning roses and seasonal blooms (over a cup of tea and cake during the open garden period normally, but not during the pandemic)… Garden Cafe Greenrose is a private garden that opens to the public for the rose season twice a year. Roses bloomRead More →
October cherry blossoms at Hatoyama Agriculture Park Hatoyama is a town in the Hiki district of Western Saitama. It is a town that has always baffled me. Wealthy to a T, or maybe that should be a tee for all the luxurious golf courses it boasts, but yet the townRead More →
New at / news for the Saitama Children’s Animal Nature Park, Autumn 2019. Saitama Children’s Animal Nature Park is the official name for Saitama Children’s Zoo, a 46 hectare zoo in the hills of Iwadono in Higashimatsuyama. Saitama Children’s zoo is one of the top attractions of the prefecture andRead More →
Bokuranote “our hands”: Dog cafe, Dog run, Dog Shelter, Kawajima Town Unfortunately, Bokuranote closed permanently on May 31st 2023. I think it is fair to say that, by and large, Japan is an animal and pet loving country. Despite that though, there is a surprisingly high number of pets abandonedRead More →