Furutone Gawa (Furotone River) Floating Lantern Festival – was scheduled to take place in 2020 at the earlier dates of July 4th and 5th due to the Olympics. (Its normally held in early August). However, due to the Coronavirus outbreak, the festival was ultimately cancelled, just days before it wasRead More →
Third times a charm! Finally, the Hasuda Sunflowers are coming back in 2022. In both 2021 and 2020 they planted the sunflowers in the hope of opening to the public, but both times they had to cancel the festival due to the pandemic. However, the fields did actually open, lastRead More →
Laketown Boat park, formerly known as Dinghy Park Koshigaya, is open on Sundays only from April to November in 2023. Until last year it was available on Saturdays and public holidays too, but for some reason in 2023 it is only opening on Sundays. The 2023 season starts on SundayRead More →
The Kazo Citizen’s Peace (Heiwa) Festival is held on May 3rd annually. May 3rd is a national public holiday that falls during Golden Week. The festival is a type of spring festival, but the highlight is the jumbo carp streamer. It is the world’s longest carp shaped windsock. The carpRead More →
Hanyu, Mascot Setsubun – a setsubun celebration where mascots throw the beans instead of demons or honored guests. Unfortunately, this event has been cancelled. Mascot Setsubun I love finding events like this setsubun with a twist in Hanyu. In most setsubun bean throwing ceremonies around Japan, either honored guests andRead More →
Kodai Hasu no Sato Illumination – Gyoda City, Kodai Hasu no Sato “ancient lotus pond”, is best known for its paddy art which you can view from an observational tower. It really is a sight to behold. The rice paddy art attracts visitors in the Autumn, but in the winter itRead More →
The Minami Koshigaya Awa Odori Festival maybe entertaining the masses again, for the first time in 3 years, in 2022. However, it is completely different to “normal”. Also, please note that in 2021 it was also scheduled to go ahead and all looked very promising right up until July 9th.Read More →
Ukiya no Sato is a nature reserve in Kazo City, Saitama Prefecture, Japan. It is part of what is known as the Saitama Green (greenery) Trust – conservation area number ten of fourteen areas in total in Saitama Prefecture. Ukiya no Sato The name of this nature reserve comes fromRead More →
If you are looking for somewhere to view hydrangea in Kazo City Saitama, the Kisai area has a really beautiful selection. Furthermore, you can see Annabelle hydrangea backdropped by Kisai Castle. At the base of the castle you will find more hydrangea in bloom. There is also a lotus pondRead More →
‘Tanbo’ Art – art made from rice in a ‘tanbo’, the Japanese for rice paddy. A must see in summer / early Autumn in Saitama. There was no rice paddy art in 2020, but it has been back since 2021. This year, 2022, the rice was planted on June 11th.Read More →