Just a very quick post to let you know of one location that is expecting their red spider lilies to be in full bloom this weekend. As I have had a LOT of direct messages on social media asking where will be in full bloom this weekend! Higashichichibu Village haveRead More →
The Terasaka Terrace Rice Fields is a beautiful area in Yokoze in the Chichibu District. They are known for both their fireflies in summer and the cluster amaryllis in September. Each year, for one day only, during the bloom period of the flowers, they have a cluster amaryllis festival. However,Read More →
Chichibu Ondo Festival in 2023. I feel like I’ve probably written this about 364 other times on this website, but the Chichibu district¹ is famous for having a festival (almost) ‘every day of the year’! Within the hundreds of festivals on annually some are bigger and better known than others.Read More →
Information for the seasonal flowers at the Nagatoro Flower Village “Nagatoro Hana no Sato”, which is best known for its Golden Poppies, but currently there are beautiful hydrangea in bloom and the cosmos have started to bloom also. I debated whether to wait until next year to share this one,Read More →
The Candy Doctor Festival is a fun translation of Chichibu’s “Ameyakushi” festival. Ameyakushi can mean candy doctor. But its actually not that far fetched a translation, because the festival does have its roots both in candy and a doctor, kind of!… Ameyakushi “Candy Doctor” Festival The Ame is actually forRead More →
Information for an Hydrangea Festival like no other, with “Hydrangea Kabuki” and free zarigani fishing, in beautiful Ogano town. Earlier in the year we stumbled upon a quaint little flower area in Ogano Town, Chichibu. I noticed at the time that there was a sign post for an “hydrangea forest”Read More →
The Nagatoro Funadama festival will be on this August (2023), all things equal, for the first time in four years. It is one of the most breathtaking summer scenes in Saitama. If you missed the spectacular Yorii Tamayodo Suitengu festival, this is another chance to see stunning festival boats withRead More →
I am delighted to announce that, for the first time in four years, the Terasaka Rice Terraces will have a firefly and candle night… Terasaka Rice Terraces, Chichibu District, Saitama The Terasaka rice terraces are one of the largest rice terrace in Saitama Prefecture, boasting an area of approximately 52,000Read More →
For the first time in four years the Chichibu Poppy Festival is set to go ahead. It was set to go ahead in 2021 too and then the day before the festival was due to start they had to cancel it! It is highly unlikely that will happen in 2023.Read More →
Information for the 2023 Shibazakura Matsuri, aka Moss Phlox Festival, on the Shibazakura Hill at Hitsujiyama Park in Chichibu. Shibazakura Hill Shibazakura are a dainty bright flower that create a striking colored carpet. In English, the most common name is moss phlox (phlox subulata). Shibazakura no Oka (Moss Phlox Hill)Read More →