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Outdoors in Saitama (Page 2)

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Flower Parks

Equinox flowers Kawagoe

Hidden equinox flowers in an enchanted wood in Kawagoe

2022-08-16
By: Lynda (Elle)
On: 2022-08-16
In: Autumn in Saitama, Koedo Kawagoe, Outdoors in Saitama
With: 0 Comments

Kawagoe has dozens of equinox flower, aka red spider lily, spots. Several of them quite hidden from the mass public. Equinox flowers is the literal translation of “higanbana”, a flower most commonly called red spider lily in English. I generally use “Red Spider lily” myself, but for this post IRead More →

Numakage Park

For the first time in 3 years: Numakage Park Summer Pools

2022-07-03
By: L M N
On: 2022-07-03
In: Outdoors in Saitama, Summer in Saitama

Normally, one of the earliest parks to open their outdoor pools for the summer season is Numakage Park in Urawa, Saitama. However, in both 2020 and 2021 they announced early on that they would not open the pools due to the pandemic. Also, in 2021 they did some work onRead More →

Tobu Super Pool

Tobu Super Pool in the Summer 2022

2022-06-30
By: L M N
On: 2022-06-30
In: Outdoors in Saitama
With: 0 Comments

Tobu Super Pool is one of the many offerings of what is officially called the Tobu Hybrid Park, but most commonly referred to as Tobu Zoo park. The pools are officially located in Shiraoka City, but as the vast majority of the Tobu Zoo park is in Miyashiro City theyRead More →

John Deere tractor at park in Hatoyama Town, HIki District, Saitama prefecture

John Deere Park, Aigo No Sato, a beautiful flower park in progress

2022-06-29
By: Lynda (Elle)
On: 2022-06-29
In: In Season Now, Life in Saitama, Outdoors in Saitama
With: 0 Comments

The John Deere Park is a work in progress, but it has huge potential. It is a “Satoyama” flower park in rural Hatoyama. A place unscathed by telephone or electrical wires, which is rare even in the Hiki District which is largely countryside. Initially, the ‘real’ name of the parkRead More →

site of the former Shobu Castle with Iris

Shobu Castle Iris Garden and a Blue Festival!

2022-06-02
By: L M N
On: 2022-06-02
In: Outdoors in Saitama, Summer in Saitama
With: 0 Comments

Information for both the Iris Garden at the site of the former Shobu Castle and the annual Kuki City Blue Festival. Iris Garden at the Former Shobu Castle This is one of Google Map’s funniest auto translate locations; on Google Maps the site is called “Iris Castle Toe Iris Gardens”!Read More →

New Sunpia Hotel outdoor pools in 2022

2022-05-29
By: Lynda (Elle)
On: 2022-05-29
In: Outdoors in Saitama, Summer in Saitama
With: 1 Comment

The summer pools / aqua park at New Sunpia Hotel and Resort in Ogose is one of the most popular in all of the prefecture. In fact, Walkerplus, has given them a coveted “Walker Award” in 2022, naming them as thee most popular summer pools in all of Japan. DespiteRead More →

Wading river maruyama park

10 kid approved Water Play Areas open this summer

2022-05-20
By: Lynda (Elle)
On: 2022-05-20
In: Outdoors in Saitama, Summer in Saitama
With: 2 Comments

Ten FREE (artificial) water play areas that are open this summer AND currently operating in Saitama in May 2022. You will will also find even more water play areas in the free map in this post. The weather has really started to warm up this week. And its only goingRead More →

Kawagoe Aqua Park Kawagoe Aquatic Park Saitama Pools summer pools

Information for the popular Kawagoe Aqua Park / Summer Pools

2022-05-16
By: L M N
On: 2022-05-16
In: Koedo Kawagoe, Outdoors in Saitama, Summer in Saitama
With: 1 Comment

Kawagoe Aquatic / Aqua Park aka Kawagoe Suijo Kouen, or Kawagoe Water Park, is one of the bigger and most popular summer pools in Saitama. In 2022, Walker have listed it as the 5th most popular aqua park in all of Japan. In addition, now that several pools have closedRead More →

komonoyasan

Tokigawa Komonoyasan, a one of a kind special cafe

2022-04-15
By: Lynda (Elle)
On: 2022-04-15
In: Eat in Saitama, Outdoors in Saitama
With: 2 Comments

Komonoyasan means accessory shop. But this little gem along the Toki River is actually an outdoor cafe, rich in character and charm. Furthermore, it is a particularly photogenic cafe; in a scenic natural setting with dozens of photo props. Currently, you can get a front row seat to the yaezakuraRead More →

The only Japan Nihon Shrine in all of Japan with a blue daruma for good luck in the world cup

A village of hidden gems including the only Nihon Shrine

2022-02-07
By: Lynda (Elle)
On: 2022-02-07
In: Outdoors in Saitama, Shrines & Temples
With: 0 Comments

A village of hidden gems, including the only Nihon (Japan) Shrine in all of Japan, near the Honjo Agriculture Tourism Center in Northern Saitama. The Honjo Agriculture Tourism Center is quite different to any other location I have visited in the last few years. It reminds me greatly of theRead More →

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