TENTATIVE: Waku Waku Railway Festa| KUMAGAYA
The 15th annual Kumagaya Waku Waku Railway Festa was held on Saturday May 18th 2019 from 10 am to 3 pm. If there is a Waku Waku festa this year,… Read more »
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Wakaizumi Parks Cherry blossom festival with mini SL (Tentative)
Honjo Cherry Blossoms – The Wakaizumi area of Honjo has three parks, Wakaizumi Dai Ichi, Dai Ni and sports park, which together run a cherry blossom festival one day of… Read more »
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CANCELLED Kumagaya Cherry Blossom Festival 2020
The Kumagaya Cherry Blossoms with rapeseed flowers along the riverbank is one of Saitama’s famous images. The cherry blossom there have been celebrated since the Edo period and the area… Read more »
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10 famous places for Setsubun in Saitama
Setsubun Saitama- Setsubun is a religious ceremony practiced every year on February 3rd. Historically setsubun, which literally means seasonal division, was a four day period marking the changing of the… Read more »
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New Year Firefighters Event Dezome Kumagaya in 2020
New Year Event Dezome Kumagaya – One of the many New Year traditions in Japan. This one involves a ceremony of firefighters with an entertaining show that they put on… Read more »
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Yorii Autumn Festival | YORII
Yorii Autumn Festival 2019 ~ Saturday November 2nd and Sunday November 3rd. The festival is a traditional type festival in a rural setting. The line up includes music, a variety… Read more »
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Halloween at the Museum of Rivers | YORII
The Saitama Museum of Rivers have been celebrating Halloween in recent years. This year they have a Halloween programme for the week leading up to Halloween, with the main events… Read more »
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Misato Summer Festival | MISATO
The Misato Summer Festival is the 7th most popular fireworks in Saitama. Approximately 14000 fireworks are launched. Before the fireworks there is usually a show with some performances. The 2019… Read more »
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“Big Bon” 2019 | MISATO
The “Big Bon” dance festival is held annually on August 11th. It is held in Niodori Park in Misato City, near Misato Chuo Station on the Tsukuba Express line. The… Read more »
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Kumagaya Fireworks Display & Contest | KUMAGAYA
The Kumagaya fireworks display started in 1948, making these the longest running annual fireworks in Saitama. In Japanese firework displays are called 花火大会 hanabi taikai or literally firework competition in… Read more »
