The 8th annual Azalea Festival in Monomiyama in Higashimatsuyama will not go ahead in 2020 due to the coronavirus. Official notification on the Higashimatsuyama city website. The festival usually includes… Read more »
The 20th annual Peach Blossom Festival Tokigawa has been cancelled for 2020 due to Covid-19. 2019 information: April 7th 2019 from 10 am to 2.30 pm at Hachimangu Shrine in… Read more »
Azalea Monomiyama Park – In the last week of March (2020) I brought the kids to Monomiyama Park in Higashimatsuyama for an off the beaten path hanami. The cherry blossoms… Read more »
The Ageo Cherry Blossom Festival is held in two different locations in Ageo. One is the grounds of the Ageo Bunka (Culture) center and the other is Maruyama park. When… Read more »
Kazo Hanasaki water Park Spring Festival is aimed at children and they have lots for them to enjoy. The park is popular all year round, but particularly in the summer… Read more »
Yabusame is the military art of discharging an arrow at a target while riding on a running horse. Each year in both Autumn and Spring Moroyama town celebrates this ancient military art form…. Read more »
Yamada Spring Festival is held annually in Chichibu. It is hosted in early March, usually on the second Sunday of the month. The festival is said to mark the coming… Read more »
Koshigaya Plum Blossom – The 26th Annual Koshigaya Plum Forest Park Plum Blossom Festival will take place on Saturday March 6th and Sunday the 7th from 10 am to 3… Read more »
Saitama Aquarium in Hanyu It was a pleasant surprise revisiting Saitama Aquarium this past week. We hadn’t been in around eight years. And the last time was a bit of… Read more »
Konosu Dolls’ Festival – One of the largest displays of the traditional dolls, featuring Emperor, Empress and all the figures of the Imperial Court, as well as the ancient paraphernalia, is… Read more »
