2017 Santa Guide | GREATER TOKYO AREA
Santa Japan – For the last few years insaitama.com has provided a comprehensive guide in English to where you can visit Santa in the Greater Tokyo area. This year the… Read more »
Category Archives: Seasonal
Saitama Halloween Events 2017 Round Up
Saitama Halloween Events 2017 Round Up A free guide in English for Saitama Halloween Events in 2017. A guide for Tokyo from BestlivingJapan.com is also linked below the Saitama events…. Read more »
Family Friendly Nagatoro Autocamp | CHICHIBU
We used to spend almost every weekend each August in the Chichibu area, mainly Yokoze and Nagatoro, before we had kids. It is one of my favourite areas in Saitama… Read more »
Stunning Shibazakura Moss Phlox at Hitsujiyama Park | CHICHIBU
The renowned Shibazakura or Moss Phlox of Chichibu’s Hitsujiyama Park are currently in full bloom. Since the 400,000 moss phlox of nine different varieties were planted in 2000 the shibazakura festival of… Read more »
Events and Freebies Golden Week 2017 | SAITAMA
Its that wonderful time of the year again when we can live without either heating or air conditioning. When spring is in the air, but summer is just around the… Read more »
Cherry blossoms and Swimming School | HIGASHIMATSUYAMA
Beautiful cherry trees + cleanest pool water in Saitama Price: Approximately 5150 yen per month When we were starting our oldest in swimming classes we looked at a number of… Read more »
Katsusehara Memorial Park: enclosed playground close to station | FUJIMI
Katsusehara Memorial park in Fujimi is a great park for hanami (cherry blossom picnic) and play dates with toddlers. It was one of my favourite parks for meeting my own… Read more »
A map of Sakura Cherry Blossom Locations | SAITAMA
A map of most of the key locations for hanami and / or sakura cherry blossom viewing in the Saitama area. Please click on the location for further information. If… Read more »
Fun shopping and Festival Hotspot: Maruhiro | KAWAGOE
In this article: the low down on Maruhiro – free play, roof top Ferris wheel and rides, video arcade, family facilities, kid friendly restaurant, cute animal shaped desserts, tax free shopping, special… Read more »
Setsubun: catching beans for good luck at Kitain Temple | KAWAGOE
February 3rd is Setsubun in Japan, which marks the end of winter. People celebrate annually with traditional ceremonies in both homes and temples. A common tradition associated with this ancient… Read more »