Celebrating 50 years of diplomatic ties between Japan and Vietnam, Saitama Super Arena will host a Vietnam festival “Hello Saitama” in early September 2023. This type of a festival is a first for Saitama Prefecture. It is sponsored by the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Given that Saitama has oneRead More →
Last year this festival was on in Autumn rather than summer. It is back on in summer in 2023, which makes me concerned for human dolls in this festival! Because real living people dress up in traditional Hina doll robes and stand still as if on a hina dolls display.Read More →
Sashiogi festival and the Sashiogi Art Festa are part of the “Omiya Summer Festivals”. They are two festivals that run back to back on the same day. Sashiogi is a rural area of Saitama City’s Nishi Ward. It is a really beautiful area with some hidden gems, including two hydrangeaRead More →
As part of a collective of summer festivals called “Omiya Summer Festivals”, the east gate of Higashi Omiya Station throw a party each August! The East gate’s festival is a two day celebration, always on the first Friday and Saturday of August. Moreover, on the Saturday night they have aRead More →
The Nakasendo matsuri is just one of many festivals that is normally held in Omiya at the end of July and start of August each summer. They are collectively called “Omiya Summer Festival”. A couple of them went ahead in 2022, but not this one. This is the first timeRead More →
A pop up bonsai cafe in Omiya, Saitama City, near Tokyo. Omiya Kadomachi celebrated their one year anniversary last week. In the past year, they have held some memorable events, not least of all their “Tonttu Christmas“. Now they are taking it up a notch, with a bonsai x foodRead More →
For the first time in four years, the vibrant Spark Carnival is scheduled for August 2023. Spark Carnival The Spark Carnival combines pulsating samba with a traditional type of Japanese summer festival, where portable shrines are carried through the town. It is on August 1st annually, regardless of what dayRead More →
Information for the 2023 Nakasendo Miyahara Summer Festival in Kita Ward, Saitama City. Nakasendo Miyahara Summer Festival The Nakasendo Miyahara Summer Festival is a local one day festival on in mid July annually. It is one of dozens of summer festivals in Saitama City annually. One of which has aRead More →
Information for Saitama Tougetsuen Campsite, a campsite in Saitama City on the grounds of the former ‘Forest of Horses and Art’ ! The Forest of Horses and Art was destroyed by typhoon number 19, aka Hagibis, in the Autumn of 2019. Therefore, much of the area was off limits forRead More →
Urawa Festival – the 28th Music Parade X the 47th Urawa Odori. Each year in mid July you can enjoy live dance and music on the streets of Urawa. The festival, which combines two separate festivals, is scheduled for 2023 for the first time in four years. The 28th MusicRead More →