Hanazono Roadside Station is close to the Hanazono Interchange of the Kanetsu expressway. It is not on the highway, but a short distance on route 140 from the Hanazono exit / entrance of the highway, in the direction of the Saitama Museum of Rivers. It would seem from google resultsRead More →
Kakigori is shaved ice. It is typically associated with festivals stalls or food vans at events. However, in recent years there has been an increase in cafes or restaurants that specialise in kakigori. Kore ga kakigori, or Korekaki for short, is one such place, a kakigori cafe just outside theRead More →
Chukaman Museum ~ free nikuman / chukaman factory tour in Iruma. The “Only in Saitama” series continues with Saitama’s latest free factory tour. The Chukaman Museum is a Chinese Steamed buns factory tour in Iruma. It is the first, and currently only, museum of its type in the whole ofRead More →
The Onihei Edo-dokoro Parking Area is a rest stop in Hanyu, Saitama Prefecture, on the Tohoku Expressway on the way into Tokyo. It is most commonly called the Hanyu Parking Area despite their best efforts to market it by the name of the character it was called after. Onihei Edo-dokoroRead More →
Enjoy half a day in Fujimino in Nishinohara Park. Old, but great playground with lots of unique play equipment. Restaurants nearby for oyako lunch…Read More →
A new branch of Kona’s Coffee Hawaiian Pancake House opened this month (August 2018) in Kazo City. There is a whole new development in the area where it opened: around Viva Home in the Shimotakayanagi area of Kazo. Kona’s Coffee is a Hawaiian style pancake and coffee house restaurant withRead More →
Information for the Akamagawa Floating lantern night at Ishihara Mokkokan Cafe and Retro showroom in Kawagoe City. But first information about Mokkokan; Mokkokan Mokkokan is a small mall of eateries, a gallery “Ishihara Mokkokan”, workshops (/classes), a housing company and a small showroom of retro goods! It is near theRead More →
Cafe Puisto in Tove Jansson’s Akebono Children’s Forest Park, aka the original Moomin Valley. However, since Metsa Village and Moominvalley park opened it is no longer referred to as Moomin Valley. But there are some of us to whom this will always be Moomin Valley! The Original Moomin Valley OnceRead More →
Currently under construction This guide is currently undergoing a remake, please bear with me until it is finished. I have some of the information live so that people can get some ideas of what to do when visiting Kawagoe. And the full list of all the Kawagoe posts on thisRead More →
Su Lab is a world renowned kendama maker. The Su Lab Kendama cafe is near all three of Kawagoe train stations. Play, learn, buy kendama at this unique and lively specialty cafe. Enjoy a coffee, juice or light snack over your kendama experience. Read More →