The Toda City Illumination event “Toda Illumi” is relatively new, it only started in 2019. (There are also other illumination events in Toda City which have been around for longer). The city aim to make illumination synonymous with winter in Toda, that become a winter tradition. According to Toda City,Read More →
Autumn leaves 紅葉 (koyo/ kōyō) Festival at the Ranzan valley / Gorge in 2023. Ranzan Valley¹ is a beautiful nature spot with several hiking routes in the Hiki area of Saitama Prefecture. It is particularly popular in Autumn when the leaves are in various shades of red, yellow and green.Read More →
The O park Bio Resort and Hotel will have their annual sky lantern event again in 2023. However, this year they have changed the name from “Satoyama Sky Lantern Night” to “Satoyama Winter Night”. It will only be on Saturdays and Sunday nights this year, between 7 and 8 pm.Read More →
Autumn Leaves Night, The Story of the Forest and Lights Chapter 2 is the official name of the middle of three light up events at Shinrin park every year. It follows the Halloween Night in the Forest illumination, which finished up tonight, October 29th 2023. Shinrin Park, also called MusashiRead More →
Jomine Park in the unassuming Kamikawa Town in the North of Saitama is one of Japan’s most famous winter cherry blossoms spots. Moreover, it is one of only a handful of places in Japan where you can see red maple leaves and cherry blossoms at the same time. Normally, theRead More →
This silver week¹ Yashio City will have a magical evening of sky lanterns with fireworks. During the day they are planning a live stage, events and food trucks. It sounds very like the sky lantern event in Kawajima, but without Halloween and with fireworks! Please note though, that the lanternsRead More →
Due to the success of the sky lantern night for Kawajima Town’s 50th anniversary in 2022, the town will once again host a sky lantern night x Halloween event in 2023. Last year the lanterns sold out in hours, as it was a first come first served system. But thisRead More →
Tochimoto water (shinsui) park is a park around the Tochimoto Weir on the Tsuki River. Ogawa town developed the park as a relaxation space for locals. It is used for walking, fishing and river play. In addition, the park is used for various events during the year. Such as, theRead More →
Information for the seasonal flowers at the Nagatoro Flower Village “Nagatoro Hana no Sato”, which is best known for its Golden Poppies, but currently there are beautiful hydrangea in bloom and the cosmos have started to bloom also. I debated whether to wait until next year to share this one,Read More →
For the first time in four years Chichibu Muse Park plan to open their outdoor summer pool in 2023. 4年間ぶり。 Chichibu outdoor pool Chichibu is a great destination during the summer months, as it is that bit cooler than flatland Saitama. Moreover, there are dozens of summer activities in theRead More →