The Kawajima Spring Festival is set to go ahead for the first time in three years, on this the 50th anniversary of Kawajima Town. However, in 2022 it will be a low key event, or at least not the full complement of previous years. Actually, the “Kawajima Spring Festival” isRead 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 →
A new gelateria “Japan Gelateria Asanoha”opened in Kawajima town on Friday July 30th. The gelateria is just one of four businesses in what they have called “Ebisu 1st Place”, an initiative by the Soh Corporation. The other three are a barbecue service, a fish restaurant “Jiro Charcoal Grill” and aRead More →
Seasonal flowers at the Shimoyatsubayashi flower field where flower picking is allowed and free Flower picking Unlike in my home country, you can’t pick flowers in Japan unless you have permission to do so. Not even flowers growing on the side of the road. Like Singapore, Japan also frowns onRead More →
Quick update March 2022: unfortunately they are doing some work on the embankment this year, so we won’t be able to enjoy this off the beaten path rapeseed (canola flower) scenery in spring 2022. In this time with Covid, off the beaten path scenery is increasingly in demand. To thatRead More →
Eat, learn, experience, play and shop at the innovative (Fueki Shoyu) Kinbue Soy Sauce Park, Kawajima Town, Saitama The outstanding Kinbue Soy Sauce Park will open on Saturday, November 16th 2019. The park from the legendary Fueki Shoyu creates an interactive recreational space for visitors where you can eat, learn,Read More →
Bokuranote “our hands”: Dog cafe, Dog run, Dog Shelter, Kawajima Town 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 abandoned in Japan each year. Of which a highRead More →
Kawajima Swans – October 12th 2021 update. Swan watch is on! The long term weather reports and indeed the colder than normal Autumn to date are forewarning a colder than average winter in the Northern hemisphere. If true, the tundra swans will migrate from Siberia sooner rather than later. ThereRead More →
Tranquil night illumination in remote location, Kawajima Town – With such a variety of night illumination in Saitama, most people have access to a display within commutable distance. If you are feeling adventurous and / or want to travel a little further, or maybe choose a display on its merits,Read More →
Congratulations to Kawajima Town and the Toyama Memorial Museum for the designation of the old Toyama residence as an important cultural property of the country. This is one that is close to my heart. As it was the very first place I visited after moving in to my new homeRead More →