Shinrin Park (aka Musashi Kyuryo National Government Park) confirmed on September 6th, that they are planning to host their annual Halloween night in the Forest, despite the coronavirus. Whoop, I am so happy! They did last year too, for the record, and we were able to keep up our oneRead More →
The annual Halloween afternoon tea at Shikitei in Omiya is going ahead this year despite the Coronavirus. They are keeping the Alice in Wonderland theme from the last two years, but the food – as always – will be different. Moreover, within the theme within the theme is also different!Read More →
Halloween Kitamoto – Tentative information for Halloween in Kitamoto in 2021. Trick-or-Treat, Halloween Photo Spots, Costume Competition and booths with food and hands on experiences in the Kitamoto Higashichuo Shopping district. The costume contest is usually in the afternoon from 1 pm. You can apply in advance to participate onRead More →
What started out as a 100 participant parade in 2014 has grown exponentially with an estimated 1000 parade participants in 2016, and around 5000 spectators in 2017. By 2018 the event was the largest Halloween event in Saitama. In 2019 – the largest in Kita-Kanto! 2020 – cancelled. 🙁 TheRead More →
Halloween Events in the Greater Tokyo area – Initially written on August 5th, updated on September 30th. Looking for Halloween books to read to / with the kids? Check out this selection of Halloween books available in Japan here (click). Halloween Events Kanto This is a round up of theRead More →
There are a huge amount of Halloween books out there. And a huge amount of “The best of Halloween books” too. I daren’t think I can compete. But what this is, is a list of Halloween books I was able to secure in Japan, that I can read to all four ofRead More →
Shinrin Park Night Illumination – Every year, Shinrin park in Namegawa Town, Saitama, offer night illumination in the central gate area of the park. They are one of the first to start their night illumination. They have three different displays: Halloween illumination – Halloween Night in the Forest, Autumn LeafRead More →
Maternity stay diary Japan – “Day 4” was the fifth and final day of my postpartum hospital stay for a vaginal birth on baby #4 (as the day you give birth is day zero). On the day you get released the hospital treats you to a hairdo in the hair salon onRead More →
Scarecrows in Japan ♫Do you wanna build a … scarecrow!? “They” say that you should delete or unpublish blog posts that aren’t performing because they drag your website ranking down. But this is one post I can’t bring myself to remove from my blog even though it gets very littleRead More →
Kawasaki Halloween Parade Online Project 2020, from Kanagawa to the world! The 24th Kawasaki Halloween Parade costume contest will be held online on account of the Coronavirus outbreak. The hashtag and theme for the 2020 Kawasaki Halloween Parade is #OneworldHalloween . Kawasaki Halloween Parade As Halloween has its origin inRead More →