Off the beaten path cherry blossoms and sakura boat ride, on the Ando River, in Kawajima Town, Saitama Prefecture. Updated March 12th with the boat ride information for 2023. For the first time in four years, Kawajima Town will have their sakura boat ride in 2023. The boat ride informationRead More →
The Sweet Potato Expo is annual food event in February at Saitama Shintoshin in Saitama City. It is the largest sweet potato fair in all of Japan. Furthermore, it is one of few food events that was not cancelled during the pandemic. Moreover, in 2022, they had a summer versionRead More →
A selection of 10 Strawberry Picking farms in the Northern area of Saitama, including Chichibu, for the 2023 strawberry picking season. Strawberry Picking Chichibu and Northern Saitama Last year (2022), several farms opted to open late due to the pandemic. Many farms that normally open in winter opted to waitRead More →
Happy Spring Park – Shinrin Park is Saitama’s largest, and in my humble opinion, best park. It was Japan’s first national park, constructed as part of a Meiji centennial project. It’s official name is Musashi Kyuryo National Government Park. However, it is most commonly called Shinrin Park. Shinrin Park holdRead More →
A village of hidden gems, including the only Nihon (Japan) Shrine in all of Japan, near the Honjo Agriculture Tourism Center in Northern Saitama. The Honjo Agriculture Tourism Center is quite different to any other location I have visited in the last few years. It reminds me greatly of theRead More →
If you’ve been to the natural outdoor ice rink in Tokigawa, you have no doubt seen the stable you have to pass to access the skate rink. If you haven’t yet been to the natural ice rink – here’s another reason to get there this season! Because the “Tokigawa HorseRead More →
An off the beaten path spot for Canola flowers in Saitama Prefecture. They actually stretch for miles; from Kawajima Town, through Yoshimi all the way up to Konosu. This post focuses on the area in Kawajima. Every single day of the year has at least one flower of the day.Read More →