Cherry Blossoms and boat ride, Shingashi River – Kawagoe is just 31 minutes from Ikebukuro, Tokyo, on the Tobu Tojo line. It is a popular tourist town. One of Kawagoe’s most spectacular spots to enjoy “sakura” is out the back of Hikawa shrine, where the cherry blossoms line the Shingashi River. UntilRead More →
Information for The Baseball Shrine, Yakyū Inari Shrine, in Higashimatsuyma, which has been designated as a National Important Cultural Property since November 2023. This post includes details for the popular peony festival and other seasonal events, such as setsubun 2026. Moreover, you will also find information for what’s new sinceRead More →
Kawagoe Kita-in Temple’s autumn leaves are the most famous in Kawagoe, but if you would like to see some golden leaves too there are a few places you can see them. Such as the three shrines in this post – Shusse Inari, Ukishima and Mutsuzuka (Mutsuduka) Inari. There are alsoRead More →
The Tanabata Festival (Star Festival) is normally held from August 4th to August 7th annually in Kawagoe Hikawa Shrine. The main date of the festival is August 7th and they have additional events that day. Sometimes they put up the tanabata decorations earlier, like in 2015 when this post wasRead More →
Information for Miyoshino Shrine and Hatsukari Park. 三芳野神社、川越 Shinto shrines are plentiful in Japan, almost every village, town or city has one. There are usually amenities available at popular and / or large shrines, including toilets, baby feeding rooms, vending machines and eateries. However, many of them, like Miyoshino Shrine,Read More →
Kawagoe Hikawa Jinja (shrine) needs little introduction to anyone living in Japan. At this stage, thanks to its hugely successful wind chime event in summer, it is even relatively famous abroad. It is definitely worth a visit in summer when the wind chimes or the, lesser known, pinwheels are onRead More →