“Hisashiburi” as we say in Japan for long time no see! I will cut to the chase – Insaitama will be around for another year after all. And here’s why! A lot has happened in the last month since breaking the news that I was closing down the blog. FirstRead More →
The Marvel Studios A Universe of Heroes exhibition is coming to Saitama. This special exhibtion is being hosted at the EJ Anime Museum on the 3rd floor of the Kadokawa Culture Museum* in Tokorozawa Sakura Town. (Kadokawa Culture Museum is also called Kadcul for short or Kadokawa Musashino Museum.) MarvelRead More →
The best time to view Autumn leaves in Nagatoro is generally November. Stretching six kilometers along the Ara river from Iwadatami, resplendent fall colors decorate the Nagatoro Valley. Trees include Momiji, Kunugi and Oak. Taking the famous Kudari line down the river is a great way to take in theRead More →
Tobu Zoo Illumination – Every year Tobu Zoo puts on a fantastic night illumination show for the winter months. It is one of the better known night illumination displays. Moreover, in 2021, it is one of only a handful of places that are going ahead with their winter illumination. Unfortunately, evenRead More →
Yuruchara (Yurukyara) Mascot Summit – Kanto’s largest character and mascot summit with a Guinness World Record certificate to prove it! Information for the 2021 yuru-chara summit. This year, like 2020, the event will be held online. The last time it was held in real life, in 2019, 311 mascots participatedRead More →
The Otaki Ice festival, illuminated Misotsuchi Icicles in 2022 – One of the most famous, and beautiful, winter scenes of Saitama is at the Otaki Ice Festival. Located in the former Otaki village (now part of Chichibu city) in the Chichibu-Tama-Kai National Park. The Misotsuchi Icicles are the only naturallyRead More →
Kawagoe with Kids Kawagoe is a timeslip tourist town best known for its Edo period buildings, but there are also buildings from the Meiji through Showa periods. The tourist area of Kawagoe attracts thousands of visitors annually thanks to the preserved chronicles of time and its convenient location just 30Read More →
The Ashigakubo Icicles in 2022. The icicles are generally open to the public from the first week in January to the last week in February. Yokoze town generally release the expected dates around mid December. All things equal, they will probably be open to the public from around January 8thRead More →
Marigolds, night illumination, Moss phlox, sunflowers and other seasonal blooms at the scenic Marigold Hill in Honjo City, Northern Saitama. And new information in October 2021: GO GO HALLOWEEN event! Marigold Hill (no Oka) Marigold no Oka, aka Marigold Hill, is a small park in Honjo City. Like really small.Read More →
I’ve been posting quite a bit about Gyoda city lately, but the city has quite a lot to share! Moreover, I have photos now, whereas for many years I didn’t. The last couple of times I visited Sakitama Shrine I had my four children with me. As I wrote inRead More →
Information for the night illumination at Tokorozawa Sakura Town. Initially posted in 2020 for the “fuyu hanami” illumination last winter, going forward I will use this space to up-date about the various illumination and light up events in Saitama’s hippest entertainment town. Tokorozawa Sakura Town Tokorozawa Sakura Town has shops,Read More →