For the third year in a row, Yorii city have cancelled the Yorii Tamayodo Tengu Fireworks and Festival due to the pandemic. Normally, this magnificent event takes place the first Saturday of August. However, this year (2022) they will broadcast a 15 minute live firework display on August 6th fromRead More →
Menuma Festival Kumagaya City Saitama Japan cancelled in 2021 and 2022. In a ‘normal’ year this child friendly festival is held at the Menuma Sports Park on the first Saturday of August annually. It attracts about 10,000 spectators. Menuma Festival On April 8th 2020 it was announced that the festivalRead More →
Indoor Play / Fun Centers Saitama – A list of 65 privately run Indoor Play / Fun Centers (excluding Jidokan community play centers) in the prefecture of Saitama. Find a play center in your area; Saitama City Seibu (Western) Saitama Tobu Tojo Line Ageo City Kawaguchi City Koshigaya City MisatoRead More →
Yorii Hojo Festival The 59th annual Hojo Festival in Yorii was scheduled to take place on May 10th 2020 between 9 am and 3 pm. However, in 2021, they didn’t even schedule the festival. It was just announced as cancelled. Due to the novel Coronavirus Covid-19 the Yorii Hojo FestivalRead More →
Saitama Museum of Rivers is located in Yorii town. It is home to the largest water mill in Japan. It has a number of facilities available under the general admission price including their main educational hall where children can learn about rivers in general as well as river dams, transport, trivia,Read More →
Kumagaya Sports & Culture Park is a vast park in Kumagaya City, Saitama Prefecture. Since the Rugby World Cup in 2019 it needs little introduction, but when I first wrote this post in 2015 it wasn’t that well known outside the prefecture. Moreover, the park has developed a lot inRead More →