The event is officially called “How to enjoy a Scandinavian Christmas”, but essentially this event is a Christmas market in the beautiful Honjo Brick Warehouse. Scandinavian Christmas Honjo Brick Warehouse is an event space in an old, renovated warehouse, much like a mini version of the famous redbrick warehouse inRead More →
Cocoon City Illumination 2023 ~ 2024 – This year the theme of the annual night illumination at Cocoon City is “Brilliant Promise”. Once again, they are increasing the number of lights used to make it the biggest illumination to date at the excellent mall in the heart of Saitama City.Read More →
Last year the Tamaari Town Christmas market was on for the first time in three years. It had a complete makeover and even a new name: “A very berry Christmas Market!” In 2023, it will be more like pre pandemic, but it is on for a shorter period than before.Read More →
The O park Bio Resort and Hotel will have their annual sky lantern event again in 2023. However, this year they have changed the name from “Satoyama Sky Lantern Night” to “Satoyama Winter Night”. It will only be on Saturdays and Sunday nights this year, between 7 and 8 pm.Read More →
The very first night illumination I went to in Saitama, many years ago, was at the Keyaki Hiroba in Saitama Shintoshin. At the time it was one of only a handful of places that had a large scale night illumination display in Saitama. I had moved from Mito City inRead More →
A selection of twelve Christmas Markets in Saitama Prefecture in 2022. I would love to be able to say “twelve Christmas Markets for the 12 days of Christmas”, but unfortunately Christmas in Japan stops at 11.59 pm Christmas night! About half of the Christmas markets on this list are onlyRead More →
Information for the Christmas events at Tokorozawa Sakura Town in 2022. Last year, 2021, they had a “Christmas hikari no market” on Christmas weekend. It was called “market”, but it was not a typical Christmas market. More a series of events, with some food. And it will be the sameRead More →
More than 22 places you can meet Santa Claus in Tokyo and surrounding areas in 2022. There are 22 on the 2022 list and then further suggestions within the post. In order to get the post out in a timely fashion, several of the locations just have the pertinent detailsRead More →
Santa Saitama City – Last year, 2021, it was hard to find 10 Santa Claus meet and greet locations for the whole of the Kanto Plain (Greater Tokyo area). This year, there are more than 10 in Saitama Prefecture alone. Moreover, Santa Claus will visit at least two locations inRead More →
For the first time in three years, Santa Claus will be visiting the Aeon Mall in Hanyu City, Saitama Prefecture. Santa Visit in Hanyu Before the pandemic, the Aeon Mall in Hanyu was one of Santa Claus’ regular stops on his annual trip to Japan. He hasn’t been able toRead More →