There is a huge choice of cafes in Kawagoe, but only a handful of traditional Kissaten. Kissaten are a traditional Japanese tea drinking shop. If you would like to experience and Kissaten and / or if you prefer tea over coffee Shimano Tea Room could be an option for youRead More →
Kawagoe’s magical dog Priya unfortunately passed away in 2019, but the shop says her healing powers live on! The shop was closed for much of the pandemic, but it is back open now. I was living in the Kawagoe area many years before I stumbled upon a curious little shopRead More →
Strawberry Picking with kids at a farm in Sakado City that has a Play Area and is located close to a highway interchange. Unfortunately, since at least 2024 there is no longer a play area. Update January 2024 – reportedly there is no longer a play area in the greenhouse.Read More →
Sayama City Museum, Saitama, is a municipal museum in Sayama Inariyama Park on the Seibu Ikebukuro Line. They tend to host a lot of travelling exhibits suitable or designed for children, especially during spring and summer break. We have been to many of their exhibits over the years and (with theRead More →
Ichigo no Sato is a “roadside station” in the prefecture of Saitama, North west of Tokyo. A roadside station, michi no eki in Japanese, is a type of rest and service area with a large parking area. Roadside stations are those that are on national routes. The equivalent on highwaysRead More →
Saiboku Ham and Hot spring, with play area, in Hidaka City on the border of Kawagoe in Saitama, near Tokyo. Saiboku hot spring near Tokyo is often described as a food theme park, but for me that conjures up images of an amusement park… with sausages! Which it is not. IRead More →