A selection of 10 flowers that bloom in Japan in January. I say it often, because it is true, but my favorite month in Japan is January. There is so much to do in Japan in January. And as it is one of the driest months of the year, itRead More →
Starlight Illumination Shinrin park aka Musashi Kyuryo National Government Park. The Starlight illumination is the last of the three annual night illumination displays held in the central gate area of the vast park. This year, 2022, it will run from Friday December 9th on Fridays, Saturdays and Sunday nights only.Read More →
Autumn Leaves Night, The Story of the Forest and Lights Chapter 2 is the official name of the middle of three light up events at Shinrin park every year. It follows the Halloween Night in the Forest illumination, which finished up on Sunday, October 30th 2022. Shinrin Park, also calledRead More →
Thousands of Icelandic Poppies in Saitama Prefecture. Information for the annual Icelandic Poppy Fields of Shinrin Park (Musashi Kyuryo National Government Park), Namegawa Town, Saitama. This post was originally about the horse riding event, that took place annually in the poppy fields, but has been adjusted and republished for theseRead More →
Happy Spring Park – Shinrin Park is Saitama’s largest, and in my humble opinion, best park. It was Japan’s first national park, constructed as part of a Meiji centennial project. It’s official name is Musashi Kyuryo National Government Park. However, it is most commonly called Shinrin Park. Shinrin Park holdRead More →
Seasonal information for the Plum Blossoms at Shinrin Park. Also, information for February flowers in the park was added to this post on January 31st 2022. Shinrin Park Plum Blossoms Shinrin Park have a type of early blooming plum blossom that flowers around mid January. They have other varieties thatRead More →
The Lupine flowers have started to bloom around Saitama Prefecture. You can see small displays of them in private gardens and occasionally public places such as parks or shrines. However, there is one location in Saitama where you can see a large display of Lupine (Lupines / Lupinus); Musashi KyuryoRead More →
Summer flowers around the central gate of Shinrin Park, aka Musashi Kyuryo National Government Park, Namegawa in the Hiki District of Saitama Prefecture. Written in 2020, but the flowers are often the same year on year. I update this post if there is a change in what they are growingRead More →
Cock’s comb and Kochia in Shinrin Park (Musashi Kyuryo Park) in the Hiki District of Saitama Prefecture, Japan, October 10th 2019. I’m very sorry for the confusion: 2021 information (different location) here. Typhoon number 19, or Typhoon Hagibis as the foreign press is calling it, is on its way. AndRead More →
The Water Play areas in Shinrin Park (Musashi Kyuryo National Government Park) are finally reopening. I actually thought they wouldn’t open this year, because they didn’t open them in Golden Week, like they did before the pandemic. Plus, for the longest time their website had just said they were closedRead More →