The Tanabata Festival (Star Festival) is normally held from August 4th to August 7th annually in Kawagoe Hikawa Shrine. The main date of the festival is August 7th and they have additional events that day. Sometimes they put up the tanabata decorations earlier, like in 2015 when this post wasRead More →
Free resources for Setsubun – setsubun is on February 3rd annually, except for rare exceptions. For example, in 2021 for the first time in 124 years, it fell on February 2nd. Setsubun marks the end of winter. Most families celebrate at home, but there are also dozens of events carriedRead More →
Origami Hearts, Valentine’s Craft. An easy origami paper craft for children of all ages. In addition, some basic ideas for using the completed hearts as teaching tools with some fun activities. From a Mom of four in Japan. I am a native English speaker from Ireland, but my children whoRead More →
Nanbata¹ Castle Park in Fujimi City. In Saitama‘s oldest post (that is still published in 2022)! First published in 2008 and still going strong in 2022, thank you very much for your readership and support. Over the years I have added new photos and information, and since Autumn 2021 eventsRead More →