The Onihei Edo-dokoro Parking Area is a rest stop in Hanyu, Saitama, on the Tohoku Expressway on the way into Tokyo. It is most commonly called the Hanyu Parking Area despite their best efforts to market it by the name of the character it was called after. Onihei Edo-dokoro OniheiRead More →
Pottery Workshop Kawagoe – As the year comes to a close, I want to share one of our favourite experiences of 2018. At the start of the year, while my family were showing my cousin around Kawagoe, we passed a kura (storehouse) down an alleyway with crockery drying in theRead More →
Foot Spa Cafe in souvenir shop in the tourist area of Kawagoe City – April 2020 – please note that during the Saitama State of Emergency due to the Coronavirus outbreak, Tsubaki No Kura souvenir shop and foot spa cafe are currently temporarily closed. They have not yet stated onRead More →
In this article: the low down on Maruhiro – free play, roof top Ferris wheel (until 31.8.2019) and rides, video arcade, family facilities, kid friendly restaurant, cute animal shaped desserts, tax free shopping, special information for attending the Kawagoe Festivals with kids, and Lapland Santa! The post contains external (affiliate)Read More →
Lucky bags Saitama – Yesterday, I wrote about lucky bags and shared the places you could buy them today, January 1st. This article shares places that offer them from tomorrow the 2nd of January. Snippets from yesterday’s article explaining fukubukuro. Lucky bags are a very popular New Year’s tradition. …福Read More →
Lucky bags Japan – Lucky bags are a very popular New Year’s tradition. I first happened upon lucky bags quite by accident when I was a student here. It was early in the New Year and myself and my friends were shopping in Takasaki station. They had a sealed HelloRead More →
Libro Books a great bookstore in Lalaport, Fujimi Libro Bookstore Lalaport Fujimi I love the kids space in the Libro Books in Lalaport, Fujimi. It is bright and colourful, with a high ceiling made from mirrors. There is a little archway entrance on one side, only big enough for smallRead More →
Steam Locomotive Cafe, Lalaport Fujimi One of the many fun and unique attractions of Lalaport Fujimi is the Steam Locomotive Cafe on the 3rd floor. The cafe, which is also a train shop, features a number of different model railway towns and a plarail display. You can enjoy the displays asRead More →
Aeon Omiya. In this article: A full day of fun in one shopping center Games and free play in Aeon Omiya Hours of fun at Kidzoona: one of Saitama’s best indoor play centers Dog Therapy at P’s First! UFO catchers and slot machines at Molly Fantasy Video Arcade Cheap and cheerfulRead More →
Named after the flower of Okegawa, Benibana Walk is a mall by the supermarket Apita. They have a better known sister mall in Higashimatsuyama called Peony Walk. Benibana is lesser in every way: smaller, less shops, fewer play areas and services. It opened in November 2014 and we went toRead More →