Keiai Hospital, or as I like to call it Keiai Ladies Hotel, is a maternity and ladies clinic in Fujimi City in Saitama. They also have a pharmacy and a pediatric clinic on the main premises and nearby they have a dental clinic too. It is a family run hospital, yet it is exceptionally modernRead More →
Yanasegawa Cherry Blossoms – There are three main cherry blossom spots in Shiki: Shingashi River, Yanasegawa River, and Shikishima Shrine. The city hosts cherry blossom festivals too, including the Sakura Festa at Iroha park on Shingashi river near city hall. The sakura typically bloom the end of March to earlyRead More →
Saitama Cherry Blossom Map A map of the key Saitama Cherry Blossom spots A map of most of the key locations for hanami and / or sakura cherry blossom viewing in the Saitama area. Please click on the location for further information. Map Key Not all of the places haveRead More →
Giving birth in Japan – Day 0 of a postpartum hospital stay with presents galore. Giving birth in Japan Day 0 is the day you give birth. Regardless of what time of the day you give birth, day 0 ends at midnight on that day. On day 0 the presentsRead More →
Maternity stay diary Japan – “Day 4” was the fifth and final day of my postpartum hospital stay for a vaginal birth on baby #4 (as the day you give birth is day zero). On the day you get released the hospital treats you to a hairdo in the hair salon onRead More →
Day three of a five day hospital stay for a normal natural birth in Japan, the last full day (as the very first day i.e. the “birth”day is counted as day 0). The day of the facial and foot massage. This is not fiction! Also, day three of the stay isRead More →
Maternity hospital stay Japan – Day two brought more delicious food and even more amazing presents. It was also the day I got a professional massage in my room. Maternity hospital stay Japan Breakfast everyday is buffet style. They have a great selection of Western and Japanese breakfast foods. TheRead More →
Some photos of the food and the goodies on day one of a standard five-day stay (birth day is counted as day zero) in a Japanese maternity hotel… I mean hospital! Maternity Hotel! Below a photo of the breakfast, which was brought to my room the morning after I gaveRead More →