Le Jardin Secret is a stunning rose garden at a private residence in Kumagaya City. According to the owner there are approximately 1200 roses and many other flowers in the garden. Each year at the end of spring and start of summer, they have a “rose festival”. Moreover, they haveRead More →
While updating the May Events Round Up, I came across information for the Kazo Flower Festival, which looks like a nice event for flower lovers. The event is on this Saturday and Sunday, so sorry its short notice. I would like to go see it for myself, but “FYI” IRead More →
One of Saitama’s most famous scenes, nationally, is the “Poppies in the Sky” 「天空のポピー」. The poppies at the Chichibu Poppy Festival at the prefectural farm known as both Chichibu Highland Ranch and Sai no Kuni Fureai Center. The farm / ranch is also known for its views and occasionally youRead More →
Information for the 2026 Fukiage Poppy Festival at Cosmos Arena Fukiage. Which, as the name suggests, is best known for its cosmos. They bloom in Autumn, but in May annually the fields by the arena are a sea of red and purple with millions of poppy and corn-cockle (mugi nadeshiko)Read More →
Information for Japan’s Largest Poppy Field– Poppy Happy Square – in Konosu City, Saitama Prefecture. As of April 28th 2026, thousands upon thousands of hazerisou are already blooming, but the main display of poppies are not yet blooming. Normally each year in May you can see 30 million poppies, giveRead More →
On a hunch yesterday, I decided to visit my five favorite places for “Nanja Monja” trees in Konosu. It would normally be a bit too early to see them in full bloom, but my instincts paid off, because the Nanja Monja are already in prime condition at four of theRead More →
I was determined to visit a new-to-me “Nanjamonja” aka Fringe Tree, officially called a ‘Hitotsubatago’ in Japanese, this year. And I did today and, from what I can tell, it is completely off the beaten path. Post visiting, I did a search online and can only found a handful ofRead More →
Sakitama Fire Festival – The Sakitama Ancient Burial Mounds are in Gyoda city. The Burial Mounds are part of what is called the Sakitama Kofun Cluster, a nationally designated historical site. Saitama prefecture “Saitama” actually gets its name from these regions: Sakitama being the old version of Saitama! There isRead More →
The May monthly round up of events on in Saitama. I add new events all the time, as I confirm them, so please do pop back every now and then. Each event is linked to a page with further information. If there is a ⇗ in front of the eventRead More →
Information for the biannual rose festivals at Saitama’s largest rose garden at Ina Memorial Park. In this post: Information for the 2026 spring rose festival. It also includes information for the smaller, Autumn two day only rose festival. As well as general information about the rose garden and Ina MemorialRead More →