Introducing Comoriver Tokitama Himitsu Kichi campsite and restaurant by Onsen Dojo in Tokigawa Town in the Hiki District of Saitama Prefecture. In 2021, information was added for the special Christmas event to celebrate 100 years of Japan – Estonia relations. This year you can enjoy an Estonian Christmas in Saitama!Read More →
Review of Fukurou No Mori, glamping style barbecue and outdoor cafe with dog run in scenic Ranzan Valley Fukurou no Mori, an outdoor cafe and barbecue site with dog run in Ranzan, celebrated its one year anniversary this month. Last year I shared the official website information about the openingRead More →
Review of and information for the Ranzan Valley BBQ Area on the Tsuki River. This post has been updated several times to reflect the significant changes at Ranzan Valley Barbecue, effective since 2021. Ranzan Valley barbecue area is a popular riverside day camp destination in the scenic area of theRead More →
Yoshida Genki Mura – Spacious Cabin Accommodation in the former Yoshida Town, now part of Chichibu City and right on the border of Ogano town. The area is nicknamed Yoshida Rocket Town after the annual rocket festival. Yoshida Genki Mura is located next to Kakkaku Dam. There is a BiomassRead More →
Camping Gunma – Our 2019 Golden Week Camping trip and first tent pitch of the year brought us completely off the beaten path to a rural campsite. We “camp” monthly, but during the early spring, late Autumn and throughout winter we stay in log cabins or trailers rather than theRead More →
Kurakake Clear Stream Village: River BBQ and water play at Kurakake barbecue site in Higashimatsuyama, commutable from Tokyo on a day trip. Booking for the 2022 barbecue season at Kurakake will start on Tuesday March 1st. The season itself starts 11 days later on Saturday March 12th and will remainRead More →
Our first camp of the year, back in January, was in Water Park (Waterpark) Nagatoro. Water park Nagatoro is a delightful trailer and camping grounds with water activities in scenic Minano, on the border of Nagatoro, in Chichibu. It is an ideal spot for a winter camp. But we didn’tRead More →
On December 12th 2021, the Saitama Prefectural Pool, or Saitama Prefecture Aquatic Park, was open to the public for a special commemorative event. The pools, which were built more than fifty years ago, will be knocked down in March 2022, due to their old age. As a way of givingRead More →
Fujimi Garden Beach pools have been around longer than most of the prefectural summer pools (such as Kawagoe summer pools). They were refurbished and celebrated a “renewal open” 8 years ago. Unfortunately in both 2020 and 2021 they decided not to open the pools on account of the Coronavirus. 2019Read More →
Chichibu is one of my favorite areas in Saitama due to the abundance of nature. It is a very beautiful part of Saitama, and indeed the Kanto area. And due to its accessibility from and proximity to Tokyo, it offers a weekend retreat from the hustle and bustle of cityRead More →