Information for Seseragi Park in Konosu. Before my trip to Europe this year, I had to renew my International Driver’s License. Because my previous one had lapsed, I had to go to the Saitama Prefecture Driver’s License Center to get it. For the record, if you don’t let it lapseRead More →
Summer Holidays / Summer in Saitama 2023 – In 2020 and 2021 summer was quite different to life before the pandemic. In 2022 things were a bit better with some fireworks and festivals on and even a few water play areas and pools open. But not all of them byRead More →
Ten FREE (artificial) water play areas that are open this Golden Week (2023) in Saitama Prefecture. You will will also find even more water play areas in the free map in this post. Thankfully, this year there is a better selection of water play areas than last year. And muchRead 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 Water Play areas in Shinrin Park (Musashi Kyuryo National Government Park) always opened on the first day of Golden Week, before the pandemic. However, this year, they will start the season later. But thankfully not as late as last year! The smaller of the two water play areas willRead More →
Honjo is quite far from us so its a city I didn’t visit much when the kids were very small. However, since all four of my kids started elementary school last year, I’ve been several times. And I will keep going back, as there is quite a lot to discoverRead More →
Information for the seasonal blooms in Fujimi City’s Yamazaki Park – Kawazuzakura and plum blossoms in early spring, the Seseragi Iris garden and crepe myrtle in summer. Yamazaki Park Yamazaki Park is a small park within a residential area of Fujimi City. It also goes by the name of SeseragiRead More →
Iroha water park (Iroha Shinsui Park) is located along the Shingashi River in Shiki City, Saitama Prefecture. There are sections of the park straddling either side of the river South of Iroha bridge. Apart from beautiful walkways and lanes, the Iroha Water Park area of Shiki has some significant pointsRead More →
Omiya Hana no Oka, or Omiya Hananooka Norin Garden as it is called on Google Maps, is a small but beautiful park in Saitama City with flowers every month of the year. Right now in January 2023 there are already plum blossoms in bloom. The pansies are in bloom too.Read More →
Tsuchiuchi Camping Grounds is deep in a valley in the former Otaki village in Chichibu. Pitched on the staggered sides of the ravine, the camp and cabin grounds are hugged by beautiful forest on all sides. Natural moss grows thick on craggy rock with fresh water rolling over forming beautifulRead More →