Due to a typhoon the Chichibu Meat Festival was not able to go ahead as scheduled in the summer of 2023. The festival, which culminates with a fireworks display, was initially scheduled for August 13th. The new date and information for the festival in 2023 below… Chichibu Meat Festival TheyRead More →
I share the round up of events each month on a fixed post, but some months have an event round up post of their own. This is because some months of the year have way more events than the rest of the year, like October. July and August are anotherRead More →
The Urawa Misono Festival¹ and fireworks were on in 2022 for the first time in three years. They are scheduled for 2023 also. The day time event is a railway festival, held in and around Urawa Misono Station. Who doesn’t love a railway festival!? Moreover, at night fireworks are launchedRead More →
In celebration of twenty years since the inauguration of Saitama City, the city will host a fireworks display this Autumn. さいたま市政令指定都市20周年記念花火大会。 Saitama City Anniversary Fireworks In celebration of 20 years of Saitama City, you can view a beautiful fireworks display, by the Arakawa this October. Due to location of theRead More →
This silver week¹ Yashio City will have a magical evening of sky lanterns with fireworks. During the day they are planning a live stage, events and food trucks. It sounds very like the sky lantern event in Kawajima, but without Halloween and with fireworks! Please note though, that the lanternsRead More →
Usually there is a Misato Summer Festival with fireworks annually in the second half of August, generally on a Friday. However, due to the pandemic, there has been no summer festival and no fireworks since 2019. But in 2023, they will have a fireworks for the first time in fourRead More →
Cosmos and fireworks, say no more! 2023 information. Cosmos Fireworks The former Okabe town, which is now part of Fukaya City, is renowned for its cosmos fireworks. Thankfully both the fireworks and the festival came back in 2022, for the first time in three years, and are already scheduled forRead More →
Miyoshi Festival and fireworks – I haven’t been in many years, but for a number of years in a row we attended this local festival in Miyoshi town beside Tokorozawa. One of the reasons I liked this particular festival is because it is at the start of September when theRead More →
The Shiraoka Festival is on each year in summer. This year will be the 31st occurrence of the festival. It is a local festival supported by local industry and the community. Shiraoka Festival It is a festival for citizens, by citizens. It combines both traditional elements such as “Shiraoka Odori”Read More →
Chichibu Ondo Festival in 2023. I feel like I’ve probably written this about 364 other times on this website, but the Chichibu district¹ is famous for having a festival (almost) ‘every day of the year’! Within the hundreds of festivals on annually some are bigger and better known than others.Read More →