There used to be two separate flower festivals in Nagatoro in winter. However, since 2021 they have been merged into one event they call the Nagatoro Winter Flower Story. But the period for both is different. The flowers in question, or more accurately tree blossoms, are wintersweet (robai) and plumRead More →
The Taisho (Taishou) period was between 1912 and 1926. Yono in Urawa Ward have been hosting an event in commemoration of the period for thirty years. If it had not been for the you-know-what it actually would be more than 30 years! But they did have the festival in 2022,Read More →
Kawaguchi, Saitama. A national holiday that falls on a Saturday usually equates full car parking lots, queues for entry, crowds and general pandemonium. So when we arrived at Skip City without encountering a traffic jam, secured a parking spot in a half empty parking lot, with no entry queues norRead More →
The Misato “Big Bon” dance festival was held annually on August 11th, a public holiday for mountain day, before the pandemic. However, in 2023, it is on August 5th instead. It takes place in Niodori Park in Misato City, near Misato Chuo Station on the Tsukuba Express line. The danceRead More →
Last year was the 50th anniversary of the Omiya Nisshin Tanabata Festival, so it went ahead while most of the other annual Saitama City summer festivals were cancelled. However, it was on for a shorter period of time than usual and during the day time. This year it will beRead More →
Todabashi fireworks are one of the biggest in Saitama. What makes them particularly special is that they are run in conjunction with Tokyo’s Itabashi fireworks. The Itabashi fireworks launch the same night, on the far side of the Arakawa River, in Tokyo. Todabashi fireworks Both the Todabashi fireworks and ItabashiRead More →
Menuma Festival is an annual summer festival in Kumagaya City, Saitama, Japan. However, it they cancelled it between 2020 and 2022, due to the pandemic. It is on in 2023 for the first time in four years. Menuma Festival This child friendly festival is held in the Menuma area ofRead More →
The Kamifukuoka Tanabata Festival was cancelled three years in a row due to the pandemic. This year, 2023, it will be on for the first time in four years (all things equal). Generally, this festival attracts over 150,000 participants annually. It is always held on the first weekend of August.Read More →
Ageo City announced on June 7th 2021 that not only will they not be hosting the Ageo Fireworks display this year, they are indefinitely suspending the annual fireworks display. It comes as a huge surprise as they were one of the 10 largest firework displays in Saitama. Moreover, they hadRead More →
Museum festival – Every year on May 5th the Saitama Prefectural Museum of History and Folklore in Omiya (Saitama City) have a small Children’s day Museum Festival. Children can play with old and traditional toys anyday, but for the festival they have an old fashioned showa period shooting gallery. YouRead More →