Ten places for night illumination in Saitama Prefecture in the winter of 2021 / 2022. Despite the fact the vast majority of night illumination events went ahead during the pandemic in 2020 – 2021, this winter (2021 / 22) several places have opted out of winter illumination. Thankfully, although someRead More →
Information for the latest exhibition, Ukiyo-e Theater from Paris, at the grand gallery of the Kadokawa Musashino Museum also called Kadokawa Culture Museum. The grand gallery is located on the 1st floor (ground floor) of the Kadokawa Culture Museum (or Kadcul for short). To celebrate the one year anniversary ofRead More →
Kawaguchi Illumination かわぐち光のファンタジー 2021 / 2022. Kawaguchi city confirmed that the 2021 / 22 Kawaguchi Illumination will go ahead. Last year, they didn’t have the usual switch on event on account of the coronavirus. However, they are currently planning to have a switch on event on the first night ofRead More →
Kodai Hasu no Sato Illumination – Gyoda City, Kodai Hasu no Sato “ancient lotus pond”, is best known for its paddy art which you can view from an observational tower. It really is a sight to behold. The rice paddy art attracts visitors in the Autumn, but in the winter itRead More →
The O park Bio Resort and Hotel will have their annual sky lantern event again this December, 2021. The full name of the event is “Satoyama Sky Lantern Night”. However, it is only on Friday, Saturday and Sunday nights. Also, please note that there is a charge of 2000 yenRead More →
Cocoon City Christmas in 2021 – Cocoon City is just one part of Saitama Shintoshin. The whole area of Shintoshin is the most Christmassy location I have found in Saitama prefecture . Between the illumination, the markets, the concerts, candle night, crafts and Santa visits, it really is one ofRead More →
Seien Park illumination in Fukaya is a relatively new addition to “In Saitama”. I’m not sure when the very first display was, but the event has been around for at least three years. But it has only been on the radar since 2019. It starts on public holiday November 3rdRead More →
Cocoon City Illumination 2021 ~ 2022 – The annual illumination at Cocoon City will be switched on at 5 pm on Saturday the 13th of November 2021. After two years of “Wish upon Cocoon Star”, they’re moving to a new theme “Star Light, Star Bright, Cocoon star I see tonight”.Read More →
Information for the annual Capybara Onsen at the Saitama Children’s Zoo. The official start date for the 2021 – 22 capybara onsen is Tuesday November 16th. Where can I see capybara in a hot spring in Saitama? There are actually quite a few places around the Kanto plain that haveRead More →
In this article you will find ten places for gingko trees in Saitama Prefecture, close to Tokyo. They are divided into two sections: 1) gingko tree avenues and 2) sacred or ancient gingko trees at a shrine or temple. The best time for viewing varies greatly between location. For example:Read More →