Information for the newest large scale Bandai Official Gashapon opening in Japan in summer 2023. Gashapon Bandai Offical Kawajima Branch A Gashapon, also known as Gachapon, is a vending machine dispensed capsule toy. The term refers to both the machine and the capsule it dispenses with a miniature toy orRead More →
For the last couple of years Ageo City have been replacing the playground at Ageo Sports Park. The old equipment is now almost all gone, but there is still two pieces that may or may not remain. Several pieces have been completely demolished including a cement monstrosity which was visuallyRead More →
Since the start of 2023, this page showcases events by month. Below you will find a round up of the events on this May in Saitama Prefecture. Moreover, I add new events all the time, so please do pop back every now and then. Each event is linked to a pageRead More →
Water sliders / Water Fes at Sayama Skiing Grounds in 2023. Since the Sayama Indoor Skiing Ground reopened in Autumn 2020 there have been quite a few changes. The best, in my humble opinion, is that they have found a fun way to make use of the indoor ski slopesRead More →
The Children’s Spring Festival in Soka is very popular with locals. Even during the pandemic many families participated. There are a multitude of individual events on for children at the festival. Unfortunately, the city have opted to put nothing but the date on the official city website. Quite different toRead More →
The Trick Art exhibition at Sayama City Museum is back and looks even better than the last one in 2018! The Sayama Municipal Museum is known for its kid friendly exhibitions. Particularly in the spring they tend to have exhibitions that kids not only enjoy, but really want to goRead More →
Yamada Spring Festival is held annually in March in the Chichibu area of Saitama Prefecture. It is on in early March, usually on the second Sunday of the month. In 2023, that will be Sunday March 12th. They say the festival marks the coming of Spring. This will be theRead More →
Information for a Lego Festival in select Lego stores in Saitama Prefecture in 2023. From public holiday Thursday February 23rd to Sunday February 26th four branches of the Lego Store in Saitama Prefecture are having a “Lego Festival” for children. In addition, a branch in Tsuchiura in Ibaraki and anotherRead More →
Koshigaya planned to have their plum blossom festival in 2023, for the first time in four years. But they have since decided to cancel it (mid February 2023), for the fourth year in a row! It is expected that it will be held the first weekend of March, but theyRead More →
February in Saitama, 2023. There are some exclusive events and seasonal traditions that you can enjoy in Japan in the month of February. Between 2020 and 2022 there was slightly less to do, as many of the special / seasonal events didn’t go ahead. But the situation is much betterRead More →