100 caves of Yoshimi, luminous moss and a world war II factory site: a country designated historical site home to a national natural treasure. And home to Koropokkuru. This post also contains information for the cherry blossoms in the area and the annual 100 Caves Sakura Matsuri (festival) and theRead More →
Information for Miyoshino Shrine and Hatsukari Park. 三芳野神社、川越 Shinto shrines are plentiful in Japan, almost every village, town or city has one. There are usually amenities available at popular and / or large shrines, including toilets, baby feeding rooms, vending machines and eateries. However, many of them, like Miyoshino Shrine,Read More →
Wakaba Walk, Fujimi Chuo Kinrin and Fujimi Ryokuchi Street are a local mall, small park and picturesque street close to Wakaba station in the city of Tsurugashima. Information for the Tsurugashima / Sakado Dezome Shiki, fire brigade festival, and events in 2026 are also included in this post. Wakaba WalkRead More →
Kawagoe Sports Park or Kawagoe Undo Koen in Japanese is a local type park on the outskirts of Kawagoe, near both Ageo City and Nishi Ward in Saitama City. It is most used for its sporting facilities, but in spring people come from further afield for the cherry blossoms. TheyRead More →
Kawagoe Hikawa Jinja (shrine) needs little introduction to anyone living in Japan. At this stage, thanks to its hugely successful wind chime event in summer, it is even relatively famous abroad. It is definitely worth a visit in summer when the wind chimes or the, lesser known, pinwheels are onRead More →
Kawagoe Kitain (Kita-in / Kita Temple) Kawagoe – One of my favorite local places to bring visitors in Autumn is Kita-in Temple in Kawagoe. On the grounds of Kitain there is a very special building, which is home to some important national treasures. The Kyaku-den (guest hall) is the only remains of the EdoRead More →
Scarecrows in Japan ♫Do you wanna build a … scarecrow!? “They” say that you should delete or unpublish blog posts that aren’t performing because they drag your website ranking down. But this is one post I can’t bring myself to remove from my blog even though it gets very littleRead More →