Small local park, with beautiful cherry blossoms, suited to hanami with kids on the Tobu Tojo Line Katsusehara Memorial Park Katsusehara Memorial park in Fujimi is a great park for hanami (cherry blossom picnic) and play dates with toddlers. It was one of my favourite parks for meeting my ownRead More →
Libro Books a great bookstore in Lalaport, Fujimi Libro Bookstore Lalaport Fujimi I love the kids space in the Libro Books in Lalaport, Fujimi. It is bright and colourful, with a high ceiling made from mirrors. There is a little archway entrance on one side, only big enough for smallRead More →
Shoe Fitting Saitama – I remember the joy of finding a Clarks shoe shop in Tokyo, Omotesando, only to find out that they don’t do the children’s range in Japan. Like so many Irish (and British?) I grew up, figuratively and literally, in Clarks shoes! I wanted to be ableRead More →
Studio Cafe Zoo Adventure, Lalaport Fujimi, Saitama Prefecture. Studio Cafe Zoo Adventure This is my go-to cafe for a bit of break from the kids, while with the kids. It is one of the few places I know that allow children play unsupervised, unless they are 3 years old orRead More →
Popondetta was a Steam Locomotive Cafe in Lalaport Fujimi. However, in 2020 they replaced the cafe with a train operating activity. I don’t know if this is a temporary move during the pandemic, either way, the café is not available in 2020 or early 2021. In the hope that theRead More →
The very first TeamLab Islands opened in Lalaport Fujimi, Saitama in 2015. And unfortunately it closed permanently on January 17th 2021. TeamLab Islands Team Lab has made quite a name for itself in the last couple of years (2019). However, when they opened their first permanent shop in Lalaport FujimiRead More →
Lego School Lalaport Fujimi Japan’s 1st lego school, an after school education programme, opened in Lalaport, Fujimi, last month (April 2015). The “school” runs a number of different programmes, by age group. A lesson costs 3,000 yen. Next door is the lego store. The lego store sells lego sets as wellRead 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 →