The fifth ever Chichibu Colorful Night Walk is confirmed However, this time it is on in Autumn rather than winter – on Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays from Friday September 18th to Sunday November 15th. Moreover, it’s the second one this year (2026). They also had a winter eventRead More →
Sakura Mirai park is one of the three principal places to see higanbana, aka red spider lilies, in Saitama Prefecture and home to one of the bigger spider lily festivals; Satte Higanbana Festival. It is one of my personal favorite spots for higanbana in the Prefecture. In 2026, as partRead More →
The Saitama Children’s Zoo (Saitama Children’s Animal Nature Park) in Takasaka (Higashimatsuyama) took a break from their popular night zoo event for four years in a row due to the pandemic. It came back in 2024 but in September rather than summer like before. It has been on in SeptemberRead More →
Each year in summer Tobu Hybrid / Amusement Park, aka Tobu Zoo, have special events on. The most popular is the ‘super pool‘. But the night zoo is also very popular. We’ve been to the night zoo a few times in recent years and really enjoy it. It’s not aboutRead More →
Every year in summer there is a beautiful wagasa, Japanese parasol, and illumination event at Musashi Ichinomiya Hikawa Shrine for Tanabata. It is part of the larger one week Omiya Tanabata, but is only on for four days / nights. Perhaps Kawagoe Hikawa Shrine is most known with overseas tourists.Read More →
The Terasaka Rice Terraces “Firefly bonfire festival” has become quite famous, within Saitama anyway, in the last few years. Despite the remote location, hundreds make the journey to see the rare and stunning view of fireflies and candle light, or as they call them, bonfires. Information for this special eventRead More →
The Soka Matsubara Promenade Dream Festa is a relatively new summer festival. This year it celebrates eleven years. Soka City started it in 2015 to commemorate the designation of the Soka Matsubara promenade as a national scenic spot. The festival has been back on annually since 2022, but it wasRead More →
The Nagatoro green leaves light up is scheduled to start on May 1st this year. Last year it was also scheduled to start on May 1st, but they brought the date forward to April 26th. This year it looks like they will stick with a May 1st start. In Nagatoro,Read More →
Each year during Golden Week you can see about 100 carp streamers flying over Shibayama Marsh in Shiraoka City. They are hung annually in honor of Children’s Day, which falls on May 5th annually. It is a project carried out every year by the city’s Chamber of Commerce and Industry.Read More →
Ogano Kabuki is a highlight of this beautiful, lively spring festival is in the scenic town of Ogano in the Chichibu area of Saitama. Unlike many other city and towns that have their main festival in the summer, Ogano’s principal festival is this spring one. It is one of aboutRead More →