The summer Afternoon Tea at Shikitei Cafe looks good enough to dive into! The cafe and restaurant in Omiya Rikyu Saitama City, is offering a lagoon themed princess afternoon tea for their summer season in 2022. Omiya Rikyu is a wedding venue, so the building and gardens are beautifully kept.Read More →
Marigolds, night illumination, Moss phlox, sunflowers and other seasonal blooms at the scenic Marigold Hill in Honjo City, Northern Saitama. And updated in November 2021 with the 2021/2022 night illumination information! Marigold Hill (no Oka) Marigold no Oka, aka Marigold Hill, is a small park in Honjo City. Like reallyRead More →
Tobu Zoo will revive both the Night Zoo and Halloween parade for the first time in two years. From October 2nd to October 31st, on Saturday and Sunday nights only, the Tobu Zoo will be open an extra two hours, until 7 pm, for the night time events. You canRead More →
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 →
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 event does not appear to be going ahead in 2021. The costume contest is usually in the afternoonRead 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 in 2021. Featuring Halloween events for Tokyo and the prefectures of Chiba, Kanagawa and Saitama. Check out this selection of Halloween books available in Japan here. Halloween Events Kanto This is a round up of the Halloween events that are *usually* available yearRead 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 →