Komugisou is just one cafe at Togetsuen – Peach Moon Garden – a cafe theme park in “a forest of horses and art” in Saitama City Komugisou is just one of four cafes at Togetsuen. Togetsuen is so completely different to anything I’ve written about to date. It both excitesRead More →
For the second year in a row the Kita Urawa Awa Odori event has been cancelled due to the ongoing pandemic. Summer maybe officially over, but there are still a couple of lingering summer festivals on in Saitama this weekend. For one, the Kita Urawa Awa Odori competition as partRead More →
The Iwatsuki Ningyo Museum is opening on February 22nd 2020. Some really exciting news for Saitama city. A new dolls museum the “Iwatsuki Ningyo Museum” is opening next year, 2020. It makes perfect sense to have a ningyo museum in a town filled with doll manufacturing history and culture. AndRead More →
It is unlikely that the Saitama Beer Festa will be on in 2021. The event was cancelled in 2020. Moreover, during the period of coronavirus events with alcohol have been strongly discouraged by the Prefectural Government. In a “normal” year, this event is generally held from the end of SeptemberRead More →
For the second year in a row, the Yono summer festival and fireworks will not go ahead due to the pandemic. Yono Summer Festival Yono is an area within Saitama City, Saitama Prefecture. Each area within Saitama City has their own summer festival. In addition, they often have their ownRead More →
The 8th annual Sai No Kuni Cake show in Sonic City in Omiya, Saitama. From 10 am to 5 pm on Saturday the 1st of June and from 10 am to 4 pm on Sunday the 2nd of June. Several bakers and patisseries participate in this annual cake show. YouRead More →
Railway Town Omiya – Railway Town Omiya hosts 2019 Railway Fair. The festival is held in the JR East Omiya Yard. Omiya is considered a railway town. Not only because of the number of train lines and marshaling and railway yards in the city, but also because of the incredibleRead More →
During Golden Week the Sakura Environmental center is having a family friendly eco fortnight! The event will be on from Saturday April 27th until Bank Holiday Monday May 6th, except for Tuesday April 30th when the center is closed. The event is on when the center is open, which isRead More →
Wired Cafe is one of the better known brands of coffee shop giant Cafe Company. There are branches of Wired Cafe all over Japan with a large concentration in Tokyo and the greater Tokyo region, including in our lovely Saitama. We actually only have a couple of Wired Cafe inRead More →
Located in Omiya Park, the Saitama Prefectural Museum of History and Folklore is made up of three main parts: the exhibits, crafting and a free outdoor play area. This article concentrates on the latter two which do not have a cover charge to enter, and the free exhibits. The exhibitRead More →