This too is Saitama – a valley of peach, plum and cherry blossoms of various shades of pink AND vibrant yellow cornelian cherry trees. Would you like to visit? Take a look at the photos and let me know in comments. I am out and about in Saitama Prefecture allRead More →
Information for early spring flowers at Cosmos Arena Fukiage. Which, as the name suggests, is best known for its cosmos. But they bloom in Autumn. This post focuses on a selection of the spring flowers you can see at the venue, including stunning kawazu (early blooming) cherry blossoms. Fukiage FlowersRead More →
Weeping plum blossoms, Kawazu cherry blossoms, weeping cherry blossoms with cherry blossom festival and light up in Saitama City. The scene of kawazu cherry beside weeping plum blossoms, the two shades of pink side by side, is absolutely breathtaking. It was an absolute delight to find this kawazu cherry blossomsRead More →
A scenic, off the beaten path spot for early blooming cherry blossoms in Tokigawa in the Hiki District of Saitama Prefecture. Information for the cherry blossoms, of the Kawazuzakura variety, that start to bloom in February and can usually be seen until around mid March. The area these cherry blossomsRead More →
Kawazuzakura are an early blooming, pink cherry blossom. They normally bloom from around the third week in February to early March, generally speaking. There are locations where they bloom earlier and places where they bloom later. However, in Saitama Prefecture the kawazuzakura are more fickle than the main variety ofRead More →
You can see Autumn colors in Wako Jurin Park from around mid October to early December annually. However, the highlight of the autumn scenery is the Kochia and they are usually at their best around mid to late October! Last year, I visited at the end of November, so IRead More →
Omiya Sumiyoshi Shrine is located in Sakado City. It is most famous for its kagura which is a designated intangible folk cultural property of both Saitama Prefecture and Japan. I personally have not seen the kagura there yet, but I visit the shrine at least once annually when I amRead More →
Honjo is quite far from us so its a city I didn’t visit much when the kids were very small. However, since all four of my kids started elementary school last year, I’ve been several times. And I will keep going back, as there is quite a lot to discoverRead More →
Ko (Kou / Kō) Shrine, 鴻神社, is the principal shrine of Konosu City. The Kanji is 鴻, “otori”, which is from konotori, which means oriental stork. The shrine is home to the konotori legend from which Konosu city gets its name. Konosu is also written with the same kanji 鴻Read More →
Although I’ve never seen them in their prime, Hannomori Park is my absolute favorite place for Kawazuzakura in Saitama Prefecture! But it also has Somei Yoshino cherry blossoms too. I have wanted to introduce them on the blog for a long time now. But I just didn’t have the rightRead More →