June Saitama 2022~ the annual list of 15 things to do in June in Saitama! This post was adapted in 2021 for the “new normal”. As that is still the situation in 2022, the post reflects that. But the 2022 list has several new ideas, to keep the post freshRead More →
Did you know that Ogose has both an Hydrangea Road and hydrangea mountain!? Before you get too excited, unfortunately there is a bit of a tale of woe to divulge first…. Ogose Hydrangea The Ajisai-kaido (hydrangea road or hydrangea way) and Ajisaiyama (Mt Ajisai, ajisai is the Japanese for hydrangea)Read More →
Annual information for the Metsa Village Umbrella Sky “Forest and Lake and Umbrella“ aka Umbrella Sky Project / Umbrella Street, Saitama Prefecture, Japan. The umbrella sky in Metsa* is one of the most famous and most popular summer events in Saitama Prefecture annually. To date, the event has gone aheadRead More →
O park Ogose, formerly Opark / You Park and – like so many places in Japan – many other names. Until 2019 it was best known as You Park. It was also called “Little Indian Village”, “Ogose Fureai Center” and “Yu Park” (or Yuu Park) . However, with the renewalRead More →
Did you know that you can see fireflies in Saitama all year round? The Tobu Zoo is home to the first and only firefly house in the world. And while it is fascinating to see fireflies anywhere or anytime, there is nothing quite like seeing them in the wild inRead More →
Saitama in June – June is the rainy season in the Kanto area of Japan. It doesn’t rain all day every day, but it rains enough to put a damper on outdoor plans. Despite that, June is still a popular month for Saitama-jin to go camping and enjoy barbecues betweenRead More →
Kawaguchi, Saitama. A national holiday that falls on a Saturday usually equates full car parking lots, queues for entry, crowds and general pandemonium. So when we arrived at Skip City without encountering a traffic jam, secured a parking spot in a half empty parking lot, with no entry queues norRead 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 →