The Soka Fusasara Festival is quite a large festival. It is on around the Soka Matsubara Promenade annually. There are many different elements to the festival including, for example, a parade, stage events, market, bouncing castles, world bazaar and even a boat ride. Designed as a festival for the people,Read More →
One of Saitama’s most famous places for Autumn / Fall colors. The best time to view Autumn leaves in Nagatoro is generally November. Stretching six kilometers along the Ara river from Iwadatami, resplendent fall colors decorate the Nagatoro Valley. Trees include Momiji, Kunugi and Oak. Taking the famous ‘Line Kudari’Read More →
I am no expert on yabusame by any means. As far as I am aware, the yabusame in Moroyama is the most famous in Saitama Prefecture, while this one in Kawagoe is smaller and lesser known. That said, this year marks only the 13th occurrence of Kawagoe Yabusame, so itRead More →
Experience a traditional autumn shrine festival in Fukaya this October. The Uwanodai Hachiman Shrine Annual Festival takes place over three days, featuring mikoshi processions, sacred dance performances, lion dances, and festival music performed by six local floats. Visitors can also enjoy special gathering performances that bring together the festival’s floatsRead More →
There are at least two Yosakoi festivals in Soka City each year. This one in November and one in September with Samba as well. The upcoming, November, Soka Yosakoi is on Culture Day each year, which is November 3rd. The Soka Chamber of Commerce and Industry Festival is on theRead More →
The Iruma Air Show is typically held each year on November 3rd, but the 2023 event took an unusual turn. Originally postponed to January 2024 so that the Blue Impulse aerobatic team could participate, the event was ultimately cancelled as the Japan Self-Defense Forces were called upon to assist withRead More →
Saitama Oktoberfest is a large annual beer festival held at Kanezuka Park in Omiya, next to Sonic City. It was started more than ten years ago, but it wasn’t on for three years in a row due to the pandemic (2020-2022). It came back in 2023. This is the firstRead More →
My post about Kawagoe Festival is one of the most read annually. I have a lot of information in it, but it is impossible to put everything into it as it would get too long. One thing I would like to add, but haven’t been able to squeeze in, isRead More →
The latest information for the millions of Cosmos at Konosu’s Cosmos Arena Fuikage and the two day cosmos festival. Information for the poppies and Nadeshiko flowers (in May) has been moved to its own post here. The cosmos are already blooming now as I update this post for 2026. CosmosRead More →
Every year Tobu Zoo and amusement park puts on a fantastic night illumination show for the winter months. It is one of the better known, and larger, night illumination displays. In both 2020 and 2021, it was actually one of only a handful of places that had their winter illumination. ThisRead More →