The Tatara festival is the largest annual festival in Kawaguchi with over 160 stalls and approximately 150,000 people attending. In 2019 three major changes were made to the festival. They are outlined below. At the time of announcing the 2019 changes, the organizers stated there will be no Tatara FestivalRead More →
Kinchakuda is synonymous with “manjushage” red spider lilies in Saitama. Furthermore, it is the most famous of the three red spider lily festivals of Saitama. Moreover, the carpet of spiny red flowers is one of the most famous autumn scenes in all of Japan. There are also several other notableRead More →
Grape picking at Tokorozawa Vineyard annually from early August to mid September. The start date of the 2022 season is Saturday August 6th. They hope to remain open until mid September. They ask customers to maintain social distancing and wear a mask. Please do check with the official site forRead More →
Approximately 24,000 sunflowers grow at Ushijima Furukawa Park, specifically the area of the park called “phase II” close to the children’s center “Angel Dome”. Ushijima Sunflowers The sunflowers typically bloom the first two weeks in August. In 2021, the sunflowers were declared open on July 28th. Update August 3rd –Read More →
On the last weekend of July there are normally dozens of festivals all over Saitama Prefecture. However, in 2022 there are only a few. Including the Fukaya Festival. This is the second large scale festival Fukaya has hosted in July of 2022. The other, their Tanabata (Star) Festival, was heldRead More →
The Seibuen Yuenchi (Seibuen Amusement park) fireworks are back in 2022! Until 2018, before the pandemic and the amusement park’s renovations, they were one of the most popular summer fireworks in Saitama annually. They also used to have fireworks during their ‘Lantasia’ winter night illumination, which were equally popular. Here’sRead More →
A truly energizing festival, the Chichibu Kawase Festival and Fireworks is one of the highlights of summer in Chichibu. They cancelled the festival in both 2020 and 2021, but in 2021 they had a mini surprise fireworks on the 19th. I am absolutely delighted to announce that this magnificent festivalRead More →
Normally, pre-pandemic, Satte Summer Festival is a four day annual affair every July. However, it has been cancelled for the last two years due to you know what! But it is scheduled for 2022. However, it will be very different than an “usual” year. For one, this year it isRead More →
The Kuki Lantern Festival, also known as Kuki Tenno Festival, is one of the most famous festivals in Saitama Prefecture. In 2020 the event was completely cancelled due to the Coronavirus outbreak. In 2021, a small part of it was on, without any type of food or festival stalls. Moreover,Read More →
Kumagaya Uchiwa Festival is one of the Kanto area’s largest summer festivals. It is open to the public from July 20th – 22nd annually, but it is actually celebrated from the 19th to the 23rd by patrons of Yasaka Shrine of Kamakura-cho. However, it was not open to the general publicRead More →