Kitamoto Children’s Library
The Kitamoto city office is a modern building that houses lots of practical services in the one facility. It makes so much sense, but it is actually quite rare for… Read more »
Category: EDUCATIONAL
Konosu Central Library and Nescafe Cafe
Konosu Central Library (a bright, colourful, comfortable and modern library), is the only library I know of that has a coffee shop in it. Okay so it is not quite… Read more »
Asaka City Library
Asaka City Library has a really good selection of English books and magazines, better than most of the libraries I am member of. As it is not a public library… Read more »
ALIT Museum | IRUMA
ALIT stands for Art / Archives, Library, Information and Tea. It is essentially a tea museum. And one of only a handful of tea museums in Japan, or even the… Read more »
Saitama Prefectural Museum of History and Folklore | OMIYA
Located in Omiya Park, the Saitama Prefectural Museum of History and Folklore is made up of three main parts: the exhibits, crafting and a free outdoor play area. This article… Read more »
Kawagoe Styrofoam Art 2019
Kawagoe Styrofoam Art – In 2015 I wrote a popular post about the styrofoam art displays by Yajima Kimio in Kawagoe. Mr Yajima has continued to make incredible art from… Read more »
Only in Saitama: Chukaman Museum | IRUMA
New Open: Chukaman Museum ~ free nikuman factory tour information share The “Only in Saitama” series continues with Saitama’s latest free factory tour. The Chukaman Museum is a Nikuman (pork… Read more »
Toyama Memorial Museum | KAWAJIMA
Congratulations to Kawajima Town and the Toyama Memorial Museum for the designation of the old Toyama residence as an important cultural property of the country. This is one that is… Read more »
Saitama Norin Park | FUKAYA
Saitama Norin Park is a prefectural agriculture and forestry park in Fukaya City. There is quite a lot to do at Saitama Norin, if you’ve planned in advance and booked… Read more »
Pottery Workshop at Touho Yamawa | KAWAGOE
Pottery Workshop Kawagoe – As the year comes to a close, I want to share one of our favourite experiences of 2018. At the start of the year, while my… Read more »