Before the pandemic, the Saitama Bon Odori had been held in Yono for more than 45 years. It has been greatly missed the last few years, but thankfully it is coming back in 2022. In 2022, Ryohei Kondo, artistic director of the Sai no Kuni Saitama Arts Theater, will joinRead More →
Once an off the beaten path spot for Spider lilies (aka Lycoris, Cluster Amaryllis, Equinox flower etc) in Yoshimi Town in the Hiki District of Saitama Prefecture. Where they have not just one, but two separate spider lily flower displays. One of which blooms earlier than everywhere else. In 2021Read More →
Kawagoe has dozens of equinox flower, aka red spider lily, spots. Several of them quite hidden from the mass public. Equinox flowers is the literal translation of “higanbana”, a flower most commonly called red spider lily in English. I generally use “Red Spider lily” myself, but for this post IRead More →
There are a few different firework displays annually in Saitama City. For example, in July there is normally a fireworks display in Owada Park and in August at least two displays, one in Higashi Urawa and another in Iwatsuki. However, in 2022 those events, along with several other Saitama CityRead More →
News just in – Ogano Town in Chichicu District will have a fireworks festival on Tuesday August 16th! It will be the first ever fireworks festival in the town, not the first time to have fireworks! Indeed, Ogano town has long had a fireworks display on August 16th annually. However,Read More →
Both the spring and autumn versions of the bi-annual Keyaki Hiroba Beer Festival were cancelled in 2020 and 2021 due to the pandemic. However, in spring 2022 the event came back with a vengeance, much to the delight of all and sundry. Because this is one of the most popularRead More →
For the first time in three years, Gongendo Park in Satte City will have a red spider lily “higanbana” festival. In both 2020 and 2021, the Higanbana festival in Satte’s Gongendo Park was cancelled on account of the pandemic. The other large spider lily festivals in Saitama, such as atRead More →
The Miyashiro Town Festival is scheduled for 2022 for the first time in three years. Miyashiro Town is best known for being the home to Tobu Zoo and amusement park, which incidentally has a night zoo and small fireworks display on the same night as the Miyashiro Town Festival. MiyashiroRead More →
Information for the 10th annual Kasukabe Yusuzumi Festa at Koenbashi in Kasukabe City, the home of Crayon Shinchan! Yusuzumi is generally translated as “cool evening”. But for the record, it probably won’t be very cool at this summer festival at all! However, as the venue is by the river itRead More →
The Chichibu area is known for its Dahlia. The Dahlia Garden at Mt Ryokami Fumoto Hana no Sato is one of the largest and most popular places to see Dahlia in Saitama. The garden has opened yearly, during the dahlia season, despite the pandemic. Mt Ryokami Dahlia Garden The DahliaRead More →