Photo Friday January 2020 Week 1
A week in photos. January 2020 week one. I say it often, because it is true, but my favorite month in Japan is January. There is so much to do… Read more »
Tag: flowers
2019 in review: best Saitama flowers
Saitama flowers – I’m writing up my “want to go” list for 2020 and reflecting on the year gone by. In 2019 lots of places were crossed off my want-to-go… Read more »
Garden Cafe Greenrose | MOROYAMA
Garden Cafe Greenrose ~ View the stunning roses and seasonal blooms over a cup of tea and cake during the open garden period… Garden Cafe Greenrose is a private garden… Read more »
Red, Orange, Yellow and White Spider Lilies
Red, Orange, Yellow and White spider lilies in Yoshimi Town, Hiki District, Saitama. Kinchakuda, Gongendo and Terasaka Terraced Rice Fields may be known for their red spider lilies, but Sakura… Read more »
Cosmos fields near the Kumagaya RWC Stadium
Cosmos Saitama – Cosmos Fields near the Rugby World Cup Stadium in Saitama. They are also within an hours commute from parts of Tokyo and Gunma. Cosmos Saitama Great news… Read more »
Visiting the wintersweet in Nagatoro
Wintersweet Nagatoro, Chichibu at Hodosan Robaien. In the hottest month of the year, I am nostalgic for the coldest month of the year. And judging by my blogs currently trending… Read more »
Hydrangea Temple Kinsenji | RANZAN
Hydrangea Temple Kinsenji, Ranzan The hydrangea of Kinsenji Temple have created quite a name for themselves. Thanks to online videos, photos and posts, the otherwise unknown temple in bucolic Ranzan,… Read more »
Visiting Ranzan Lavender Festival
Visiting Ranzan Lavender festival at Sennen no Sono Lavender field. Visiting Ranzan Lavender Festival Third time’s a charm – or so I had hoped when I visited Sennen no Sono… Read more »
Instaflower Instacafe | TSURUGASHIMA
There has been a steady rise of Instacafe spots all over Japan, but this cafe in Tsurugashima might well win a prize for the most instagrammable cafe in all of… Read more »
Garden Cafe Gu Choki PAN | HATOYAMA
Gu Choki Pan ~ a small but quaint bakery, and picturesque garden in golf country Hatoyama. Gu Choki Pa is the Japanese for Rock, Paper, Scissors. Instead of Pa, the… Read more »