Information for the Fukaya Sakura Matsuri and Karasawa River Cherry Blossoms light up in 2023. Karasawa River Cherry Blossoms The Fukaya Sakura Matsuri, Cherry Blossom Festival, celebrates a tunnel of cherry blossoms along the Karasawa River. It is held at and around Takinomiya Shrine, near Fukaya Station. However, there areRead 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 →
Since the start of 2023, this page showcases events by month. Below you will find a round up of the events on this April in Saitama Prefecture. Moreover, I add new events all the time, so please do pop back every now and then. Each event is linked to a pageRead More →
Information for the Soka Cherry Blossoms / The 35th annual Soka Cherry Blossom Festival. In both 2020 and 2021 the Soka Cherry Blossom Festival was cancelled on account of the pandemic. In 2022, it was on for the first time in three years, but without festival stalls. This year, 2023,Read More →
The Trick Art exhibition at Sayama City Museum is back and looks even better than the last one in 2018! As we have not yet been to the 2023 version, the photos in this post – apart from the official flyer – are from the 2018 exhibition. The Sayama MunicipalRead More →
An Air Base Cherry Blossom Festival in Saitama Prefecture, Japan. Between 2020 and 2022 the cherry blossom festival at Kumagaya Air base was cancelled on account of the pandemic. However, they actually set a date for the 2022 cherry blossom festival. They announced it really early on too, in theRead More →
For the first time in four years, Hanno will host their popular spring, aka cherry blossom, festival in 2023. Within Hanno, Hanno Central park and the area around Mt Tenran are particularly well known for their beautiful sakura trees. The festival is on in the former: Hanno Central Park. InRead More →
Konosu Park is located beside Shouganji¹ temple, which is a famous doll temple. The temple is renowned for its unique “Doll Memorial Service”. Konosu Park is relatively small, but during the cherry blossom season it attracts hundreds of visitors for its mature cherry blossoms. The scene of the temple gatesRead More →
The Kasukabe Wisteria Festival was cancelled between 2020 and 2022. However, the Wisteria of Ushijima – Tokaen, which is just one location of the Kasukabe Wisteria Festival, was open to the public. And it is opening in 2023 too: from Saturday April 15th to Friday May 5th. Please note, itRead More →
This is cherry blossom festival in Shiki, or as they call it a Sakura Festa, is relatively new. They say it it is the 6th annual Shiki Cherry Blossom Festival, but considering the 3rd, 4th and 5th were cancelled, it really is only the third! Moreover, since the festival wasRead More →