Isanuma park in Kawagoe is a frequented wooded area in a rural suburb of Kawagoe. It’s official name is Isanuma park, but recently people refer to it as Isanuma Bouken No Mori. 「冒険の森」Bouken no Mori means “adventure forest” and it refers to the wooded area in the park with anRead More →
Information for the various things to do and see at Omiya Park, Saitama City. Omiya park has a lot to offer for a full family day of fun. There is a small free zoo where you can see the animals up close. Unfortunately, the playground in the park is aRead More →
Rice Field Art, Ancient Lotus, Water lilies, Wintersweet, Plum Blossoms, Cherry Blossoms, Observation Tower, Nature Hall, Winter Illumination and Park (with small playground) at Kodai Hasu no Sato in Gyoda City. Also a popular spot to witness the first sunrise of the year. Kodai Hasu no Sato Kodai Hasu noRead More →
Musashi No Mura Family Land in the Green is an ideal amusement park for small children. They have a really good selection of amusements that are child friendly. There is also an area with farm animals and and an option to horse ride. You can pick fruits at certain timesRead More →
Tokorozawa Aviation Memorial Park is one of Saitama’s better known attractions. Located on the site of Japan’s first airfield (1911), it has been around for a long time and given its proximity to Tokyo and other popular tourist areas, it has always enjoyed a steady flow of customers and greatRead More →
Bio Resort O Park Ogose opened at the former You park in 2019. It is a resort by Onsen Dojo, an award winning hot spring management company, with several facilities in Saitama Prefecture. O Park is one of their largest, with several different facilities and services. O park Ogose TheRead More →
Santome Konjaku Mura / Village (Santome Konjyamura Kouryu Plaza) for something completely different in Saitama. Part I of a 4 part series about this unique outdoor theme / eco park. We had so many adventures in 2017 and enjoyed each in different ways. However, in terms of new locations forRead More →
The Taisho (Taishou) period was between 1912 and 1926. Yono in Urawa Ward have been hosting an event in commemoration of the period for thirty years. If it had not been for the you-know-what it actually would be more than 30 years! But they did have the festival in 2022,Read More →
Kawaguchi, Saitama. A national holiday that falls on a Saturday usually equates full car parking lots, queues for entry, crowds and general pandemonium. So when we arrived at Skip City without encountering a traffic jam, secured a parking spot in a half empty parking lot, with no entry queues norRead More →
Kazo Hanasaki Water Park made quite an impression on me. It isn’t a huge park, but there is a lot to do in the relatively small area. So much so, I recommend it as one of those parks that it is worth a journey to with kids, even just once. ThatRead More →