Pinwheels Kawagoe – 風車・川越氷川神社。In 1922 Kawagoe City was inaugurated as the first ever city in Saitama Prefecture. Kawagoe Hikawa Shrine itself has been the heart and soul of Kawagoe for more than 1500 years. In celebration of the 100 anniversary the pinwheels are already up, much earlier than normal. Normally,Read More →
The Koedo Kawagoe Spring Festival is on each year from the end of March until the end of Golden Week (May 5th). The opening of the event is usually on the last Saturday of March. It is currently tentatively set to take place on March 26th. However, the event wasRead More →
Ten cherry blossom spots in Kawagoe, 2022 list. The 2022 list includes “famous” locations as well as off the beaten path cherry blossom spots in Kawagoe. Some of 2022’s locations are brand new to the “insaitama” Kawagoe sakura round up post! All are mapped in a Google My Map atRead More →
Every year on January 3rd, Kitain temple in Kawagoe have a Daruma market as part of their New Year celebrations. January 3rd marks the final day (of three) of the official New Year period at Kitain. Thousands of people visit over those three days for the first prayers of theRead More →
The Fukuda area of Kawagoe is the main home of the Kawagoe Satoyama Initiative. As part of the initiative they have several seasonal events in the area. Most of which are free. I wrote about the Strawberry Candle and Lotus grass before, but I didn’t get around to writing (inRead More →
Kawagoe with Kids Kawagoe is a timeslip tourist town best known for its Edo period buildings, but there are also buildings from the Meiji through Showa periods. The tourist area of Kawagoe attracts thousands of visitors annually thanks to the preserved chronicles of time and its convenient location just 30Read More →
A couple of years ago on my way from Aina Water park to Kawagoe Water park, I thought I’d attempt to beat the traffic and take a back road. On the way I passed this beautiful temple with a wooden gate. I was so intrigued I actually turned the carRead More →
Strawberry Candle flowers and Lotus Grass in Kawagoe and general information for May flowers in Japan. As of Children’s Day May 5th 2022, the Lotus Grass is in full bloom in many areas of Saitama and the Kanto area beyond. And the Strawberry candle flowers aka Crimson Clover are startingRead More →
Hasunoka Cafe is right across the road from the main entrance to Kitain Temple. As such, it is also close to Naritasan Temple. If you are looking for somewhere “safe”(from Covid) for a sit down coffee and / or a light meal near either of these temples, this is oneRead More →
Daily life brought me to Kawagoe today, right by the Shingashi River. As I turned the corner to the street that runs along the river by Hikawa Shrine, I could see straight away that the cherry blossoms have opened. There are a few trees that are quite far along, butRead More →