Cherry Blossom themed afternoon tea at Shikitei Cafe in Omiya Rikyu Saitama City

Information for the seasonal afternoon tea at Shikitei Cafe in Saitama City. In Spring 2023, the theme is cherry blossoms and strawberries, with a Japanese twist. Seasonal Afternoon Tea Shikitei Cafe is a cafe restaurant located in a wedding venue called Omiya Rikyu. Shikitei cafe is open to the public,Read More →

A toddler picks strawberries at a strawberry picking farm near Tokyo, Japan

A selection of 10 Strawberry Picking farms in Saitama, near and commutable from Tokyo, for the 2023 Ichigo-gari season. Strawberry Picking near Tokyo Strawberry picking is called “ichigo-gari” イチゴ狩り in Japanese. Ichigo イチゴ means strawberry and gari means picking or, literally, hunting. In Japan, strawberry picking is predominantly indoors, inRead More →

A secret sunflower spot in Kawagoe, near to a famous one.

Information for the New branch of Glin Coffee near Kawagoe’s famous sunflowers and with secret sunflowers of their own! At the newly reopened Kawagoe Agriculture Interaction Center promoting “Green Tourism”. In November 2022 the Kawagoe City Agriculture Interaction Center was reopened after more than a year of renovations. The AgricultureRead More →

strawberry picking at Barrier Free Ichigo no Sato Farm Moroyama

Information for the all year round strawberry cafe, Strawberry Garden, and the seasonal – famous barrier free sightseeing – strawberry picking farm, Ichigo no Sato, in Moroyama town, Saitama (near Tokyo) Japan. Ichigo no Sato is one of the most famous strawberry picking farms in the Kanto plain. Moreover, itRead More →