Photo Friday January 2020 Week 3
Life in Saitama: A week in photos. January 2020 week three – January 11th to 17th. 1000 hours outside update We are into the third week of January 2020. And… Read more »
Category: Life in Saitama
Geocaching Saitama: at Sakitama Tomb Park
Geocaching Saitama. Sakitama Kofun Park has several caches to discover. The majority of them are relatively easy to find and within 200 meters of the main entrance. A great beginners site in Saitama for geocaching.
Photo Friday and 1000 Hours Outside
Fridays are my days of blogging. As opposed to information sharing and place reviews. Earlier this week I was clued into the “1000 hours outside” challenge by Pandora Island a… Read more »
What to expect at a Dezome Shiki
What to expect at a “dezome shiki” – an unique to Japan New Year Firefighters celebration with several elements including parades, demonstrations and traditional performances.
Saiboku No Mori – New in Hidaka
Saiboku No Mori, Saiboku Headquarters, Hidaka, Saitama, Japan! In September 2019 Saiboku Ham opened a new play area for kids where the putter golf used to be. It is a… Read more »
Photo Friday January 2020 Week 1
A week in photos. January 2020 week one. I say it often, because it is true, but my favorite month in Japan is January. There is so much to do… Read more »
Visiting the Kitamoto Neputa Festival
Kitamoto Neputa Festival Report, November 2019 Kitamoto Neputa Festival History In 1991 a team of Kitamoto city officials visited Hirosaki in Aomori, the home of Neputa, to learn how to… Read more »
Favourite Photo Friday
Once upon a time “Favourite Photo Friday” was a regular weekly post on Saitama with kids. I’ve since deleted many of those posts, because they weren’t informative enough. The blog… Read more »
Koala class, breastfeeding and Christmas decorations at my maternity hospital
LO#4 had “koala class” this past Thursday. Koala class is conducted for the newborn at my maternity hospital 2 weeks postpartum. Basically, the midwives check Mammy and babies progress. They… Read more »
Day 0 of postpartum hospital stay; presents galore
Day 0 is the day you give birth. Regardless of what time of the day you give birth, day 0 ends at midnight on that day. On day 0 the… Read more »