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July 2020

Toryu Bridge

Toryu Bridge

2020-07-26
By: Lynda (Elle)
On: 2020-07-26
In: Shrines & Temples, Things to see in Saitama
With: 2 Comments

Toryu bridge (also called Toryumon) is over the Ara River (Arakawa) in the Mitsumine area of the former Otaki Village in Chichibu, Saitama. Toryu Bridge Toryu Bridge is a footbridge at the start of the “omotesando”, the sacred trail, to the famous Mitsumine Shrine. The hike from the bridge toRead More →

coleus flowers at shinrin park summer 2020 saitama

Great collection of Summer flowers at Shinrin Park

2020-07-22
By: Lynda (Elle)
On: 2020-07-22
In: Current OR Upcoming Events, In Season Now, Outdoors in Saitama, Summer in Saitama
With: 1 Comment

Summer flowers around the central gate of Shinrin Park, aka Musashi Kyuryo National Government Park, Namegawa in the Hiki District of Saitama Prefecture. Written in 2020, but the flowers are often the same year on year. I update this post if there is a change in what they are growingRead More →

Nolla naguri Saitama

Nolla Naguri new leisure spot in the idyllic Naguri Valley

2020-07-21
By: Lynda (Elle)
On: 2020-07-21
In: Life in Saitama, Outdoors in Saitama, Things to do in Saitama
With: 0 Comments

Nolla Naguri is the latest Scandinavian themed leisure area to open in Hanno City in Saitama Prefecture. Hot on the heels of Metsa and Moominvalley park, Nolla Naguri is making full use of the Nordic vibes of the Naguri area of Hanno to promote yet another “Scandinavian living” type resortRead More →

Oh Hanno

Oh! Hanno “Fermentation, Health, Food Magic!!”

2020-07-18
By: Lynda (Elle)
On: 2020-07-18
In: Eat in Saitama, Things to do in Saitama
With: 0 Comments

Oh! (Fermentation, Health, Food Magic!!) is the name of the latest 10,000 m² food theme park coming to Hanno City in Saitama Prefecture. Originally supposed to open this spring, the date was pushed back to summer initially. It was further pushed back on account of the Coronavirus. In addition, onRead More →

Inohana amazake festival chichibu

Inohana Amazake (sweet sake) Festival cancelled in 2021

2020-07-18
By: Lynda (Elle)
On: 2020-07-18
In: Life in Saitama
With: 0 Comments

The 2021 Inohana Amazake Festival is cancelled. Inohana Amazake Festival or Inohana Sweet Sake Festival is one of those “only in Japan” type of festivals. And even within that category it is one of the more unusual ones. Near naked men, donning only a lion cloth, throw sake at eachRead More →

sunflowers Kawagoe 2021

Beautiful Lotus, Sunflowers and Cosmos in Kawagoe

2020-07-16
By: Lynda (Elle)
On: 2020-07-16
In: Local Kawagoe, Summer in Saitama, Things to see in Saitama
With: 6 Comments

Summer sunflowers AND Autumn sunflowers, Ancient Lotus, Cosmos and Hydrangea in the Isanuma area of Kawagoe. At Isa Marsh and the Isa marsh East Bank Flower Garden or Isanuma Tōgan Hanabatake in Japanese. Jump to Autumn Sunflowers. New cafe with a great outdoor seating area added in spring 2021. IsaRead More →

CHerry blossoms at temple gate Kotokuji Kawajima

Thatch roof Kotokuji Temple and beautiful sakura

2020-07-14
By: Lynda (Elle)
On: 2020-07-14
In: Cherry blossoms, Shrines & Temples, Spring in Saitama, Things to do in Saitama
With: 2 Comments

Kotoku Temple (Kotoku-ji Temple) is a temple belonging to the Shingon sect Toyozan school. According to official records the temple den, the main hall and the monastery were destroyed by fire in both Shoho (1644 – 48) and Kyoho (1716 – 1736) eras. However, incredibly and luckily for us exceptRead More →

Kinomura Camp Tokigawa

Kinomura Camp 2022 | TOKIGAWA

2020-07-08
By: Lynda (Elle)
On: 2020-07-08
In: Best of Saitama, In Season Now, Outdoors in Saitama, Stay in Japan
With: 2 Comments

This is one post I am particularly happy to be bringing you! We have been trying to stay at Kinomura Camp in Tokigawa for the last five years. However, as it is extremely popular we have never been able to secure a booking for a date we wanted. In 2020,Read More →

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Kinomura Camp 2022 | TOKIGAWA
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Mikajima Himawari Batake aka Tokorozawa Sunflowers
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