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komonoyasan

Tokigawa Komonoyasan, a one of a kind special cafe

2022-04-15
By: Lynda (Elle)
On: 2022-04-15
In: Eat in Saitama, Outdoors in Saitama
With: 2 Comments

Komonoyasan means accessory shop. But this little gem along the Toki River is actually an outdoor cafe, rich in character and charm. Furthermore, it is a particularly photogenic cafe; in a scenic natural setting with dozens of photo props. Currently, you can get a front row seat to the yaezakuraRead More →

Terrace cafe Hasunoka Cafe Kawagoe

Terrace cafe Hasunoka beside Kitain | KAWAGOE

2021-04-24
By: Lynda (Elle)
On: 2021-04-24
In: Eat in Saitama
With: 1 Comment

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 →

shingashi river today

Photo Friday: Shingashi River area TODAY and LEC Coffee | KAWAGOE

2021-03-19
By: Lynda (Elle)
On: 2021-03-19
In: Eat in Saitama, Local Kawagoe
With: 0 Comments

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 →

adomani cafe konosu

Al fresco dining at Adomani cafe in Konosu

2021-03-04
By: Lynda (Elle)
On: 2021-03-04
In: Eat in Saitama
With: 2 Comments

Al fresco dining, outdoor seating, in Saitama Prefecture, at Adomani Cafe in Konosu With the Coronavirus still in our midst, I’ve never been so interested in “al fresco dining”. Amazingly, it is not as popular in Japan as you would expect. Therefore, it is quite hard to find a goodRead More →

Café N36° Okegawa

Café N36° カフェN36° – A dog run with a café!

2021-02-20
By: Lynda (Elle)
On: 2021-02-20
In: Eat in Saitama, Things to do in Saitama
With: 1 Comment

English information for カフェN36° Café N36° Café N36° (カフェN36°) is a cafe with a dog run in Okegawa City, Saitama Prefecture. But rather than being ‘a cafe with a dog run’, it feels more like a dog run with a cafe! The cafe was doing a roaring trade today, despiteRead More →

Starbucks Sayama with playground and cherry blossoms

“Hanami” Starbucks with a playground now open

2020-12-29
By: Lynda (Elle)
On: 2020-12-29
In: Eat in Saitama, Life in Saitama, Play in Saitama, Spring in Saitama
With: 3 Comments

In Spring 2021, the newest Starbucks in Saitama will open in Sayama City. It will be the first branch of the coffee chain to open in Sayama city. Moreover, it will be the very first Starbucks to open in a public park in Saitama Prefecture. In addition, it has terraceRead More →

strawberry garden

Strawberry Garden Moroyama

2020-10-09
By: Lynda (Elle)
On: 2020-10-09
In: Eat in Saitama, Things to do in Saitama
With: 2 Comments

Strawberry Garden is the all-year-round strawberry and baum kuchen cafe of Moroyama’s famous strawberry farms Ichigo no Sato. It is in the Nishiokubo area of Moroyama where they also have a strawberry picking greenhouses. It is right on the border of Sakado. They also have a greenhouse for picking inRead More →

Starbucks Kanetsuki Street Kawagoe Japan

Starbucks Kanetsuki Street Kawagoe

2020-08-20
By: Lynda (Elle)
On: 2020-08-20
In: Eat in Saitama, Local Kawagoe, Things to see in Saitama
With: 3 Comments

This is a long overdue post about the famous Starbucks on Kanetsuki Street in the old warehouse district of Kawagoe. The branch opened in March 2018 and most of the photos in this post are actually from back then! But it hasn’t changed much in the two years since itRead More →

Vegetable Plate at Yururi Cafe kawagoe

Today’s Lunch, Yururi Cafe Kawagoe

2020-04-21
By: Lynda (Elle)
On: 2020-04-21
In: Eat in Saitama, Things to do in Saitama
With: 1 Comment

Today’s Lunch (Kyou no gohan in Japanese) Yururi Cafe is a trendy cafe beside Renkeiji in the tourist district of Kawagoe. Hereafter “Yururi Cafe” for short. During the Coronavirus outbreak they have take out and delivery options available until May 6th. From May 6th there is no delivery, but thereRead More →

Railway Carriage Restaurant Mustard Seed Gyoda

Mustard Seed: an old train carriage converted into a Railway Restaurant

2020-01-23
By: Lynda (Elle)
On: 2020-01-23
In: Eat in Saitama, Things to do in Saitama, Things to see in Saitama
With: 2 Comments

Mustard Seed is an old train carriage converted into a railway restaurant in Gyoda City, Saitama Prefecture. I didn’t have an opinion on trains one way or another until I came to Japan. But, as happens to so many after spending sometime in Japan, I jumped on the train-loving-train andRead More →

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