Information for the 2023 Nanbata Castle Park festival, which was previously called the Musket Shooting AND park festival. If you missed a chance to meet some ‘Samurai’ at the Yorii Hojo Festival, never fear! There is another opportunity coming up in early June at the Nanbata Castle Park. Each yearRead More →
Information for the 2023 Higashi Okubo Nanohana Matsuri, aka Canola / Rapeseed Festival, in Fujimi City. A highlight of this festival is a hot air balloon ride that affords panoramic views of the canola fields from above. Higashi Okubo Canola Fields There are acres of “Nanohana” 菜の花 in the HigashiRead More →
Information for the 11th annual Fujimino Cherry Blossom Festival and the cherry blossoms in Fukuoka Central Park. Fujimino Cherry Blossom Festival Although, this is officially the 11th annual Fujimino cherry blossom festival, the area has had a cherry blossom festival for much longer. Once upon a time, when I firstRead More →
This spring the Taiwan Festa, a food and cultural festival, is in Lalaport Fujimi. Taiwan Festa If you recognize the name, it maybe because this is a travelling “festa” that has been held at several locations around the Kanto plain in the past. Including at Laketown Koshigaya, Japan’s largest shoppingRead More →
The Fujimi Cosmos walkway along the Shingashi River is blooming lovely today. It is close to the Mizumiya “frog” shrine which has recently undergone a stunning transformation. In addition, Mizuko Kaizuka park in the area is an archeological site that preserves the land of a former Jomon period village. TheyRead More →
New in Saitama in 2022: Crayon Shinchan play area in Lalaport, Fujimi. Unfortunately, the very first “permanent” (the irony) indoor TeamLab Islands in Lalaport Fujimi, closed permanently on January 17th 2021. The space were it once held a place in the heart of Lalaport, was empty for a year andRead More →
Information for the seasonal blooms in Fujimi City’s Yamazaki Park – Kawazuzakura and plum blossoms in early spring, the Seseragi Iris garden and crepe myrtle in summer. Yamazaki Park Yamazaki Park is a small park within a residential area of Fujimi City. It also goes by the name of SeseragiRead More →
J.S. Pancake is a trendy chain cafe. The J.S. stands for Journal Standard, the name of the clothes shop behind the cafe. Each year for Valentines and White Day they have a special seasonal pancake. In 2023, they are using Nagasaki’s famous Koi Minori strawberries for their premium menu. J.SRead More →
Enjoy half a day in Fujimino in Nishinohara Park. Old, but great playground with lots of unique play equipment. Restaurants nearby for oyako lunch…Read More →
Fujimi Garden Beach pools have been around longer than most of the prefectural summer pools (such as Kawagoe summer pools). They were refurbished and celebrated a “renewal open” 8 years ago. Unfortunately in both 2020 and 2021 they decided not to open the pools on account of the Coronavirus. 2019Read More →