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; Please note I can only check for updates every once in a while, so pleaseRead More →
Yorii Hojo Festival The 61st annual Yorii Hojo festival took place on October 9th 2022 for the first time in three years. The event wasn’t publicized online and the festival was on a much more reduced scale to normal. The food festival was smaller than normal, but they did haveRead More →
Saitama Museum of Rivers, as the name implies – a river museum, 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 inRead 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 →