Garden Cafe Gu Choki PAN | HATOYAMA
Gu Choki Pan ~ a small but quaint bakery, and picturesque garden in golf country Hatoyama. Gu Choki Pa is the Japanese for Rock, Paper, Scissors. Instead of Pa, the… Read more »
Category: Seasonal
Kounosu Poppy Festival – largest in Japan
Kounosu Poppy Festival is an annual event held in May in the city of Kōnosu in Saitama. It is part of a larger Kounosu Flower festival. The poppy festival usually… Read more »
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Chichibu Muse Park | OGANO
Chichibu Muse Park is a sprawling recreational space in the hills of Ogano. It offers stunning views of the surrounding valleys and mountains, including Mt Buko. There are many sections… Read more »
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Azalea at Godaison Tsutsuji Park | OGOSE
Azalea Ogose – beautiful azalea sightseeing spot in Ogose town, Saitama. It is a little sad when the prunus (plum, cherry, peach blossoms) finish in Japan. But only a wee… Read more »
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Riverside Kurakake Barbecue Site | HIGASHIMATSUYAMA
Kurakake barbecue site, also known as Kurakake Clear Stream Village or Kurakake Seiryu no Sato in Japanese, is a riverside barbecue spot in Higashimatsuyama. The area has been used for… Read more »
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Unusual bikes and sakura SL | FUKAYA
Kawamoto Sun Green Park in Fukaya is a quirky little park with some fun attractions. It is beside the Saitama Prefecture Agricultural “Norin” park. They are separated by a road,… Read more »
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Easter in Saitama 2019
This year Easter falls on April 21st. Below is a collection of seasonal events and campaigns available in Saitama in 2019. They are separated into genre: Kids Events Egg Hunt… Read more »
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Anime and sakura famed Shimozato ES | OGAWA
Shimozato Elementary School is a historic building and tourist attraction in Ogawa town, Saitama. The school is somewhat off the main tourist trail, but it is well known by two… Read more »
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Peach Blossoms Yoshida | CHICHIBU
This time of year the hype is all about the cherry blossoms. However, there are some other blooming trees that are equally stunning and colourful. I personally love peach blossoms… Read more »
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Favourite Photo Friday
Once upon a time “Favourite Photo Friday” was a regular weekly post on Saitama with kids. I’ve since deleted many of those posts, because they weren’t informative enough. The blog… Read more »
