Activities Sweet Potato Digging in Kawagoe Lynda Hogan Many people indulge in a sweet potato treat while visiting Kawagoe. But how about digging your own sweet potatoes to take hom...
Activities Hydrangea Season at Nogoji Temple Kim Each year during the month of June, Saitama's Nogoji Temple is home to an impressive rainy season sight - around 8000 hydrang...
Activities Light of Hope 2024 Lynda Hogan Each month for two weeks Gyoda City has a floral water font (hanachozu) event. For one night during those two weeks they also...
Activities Visiting the Glico Pia East Factory Lynda Hogan The Glico Pia East FREE factory tour, also known as the Pocky tour, gives you a glimpse into the production of some Japan's m...
Activities Autumn Sunflowers in Kawagoe Lynda Hogan There is more to Kawagoe than just the Edo period time slip thoroughfare. For example, on the outskirts of the tourist town y...
Activities Sky of Poppies 2024 Kim Running from late May through until early June, Saitama's Sky of Poppies event at the Sainokuni Fureai Ranch showcases an ast...
6 Activities Metsa Village, Hanno, Saitama Lynda Hogan Metsa Village is the free part of the Moomin Valley Park in Hanno City, Saitama Prefecture. The location on Miyazawa lake was...
6 Activities Moominvalley Park Lynda Hogan Moominvalley park is a theme park from Tove Jansson's Moomin stories. Hanno was chosen as the first location outside of Finla...
Activities Wintersweet Festival 2025 Lynda Hogan Wintersweet is the first tree bloom of the year. They are the most beautiful trees of bright yellow buds with a distinctive s...
Activities Shinrinkoen for Kids Sherilyn Siy Shinrinkoen boasts of an area of 304 hectares and of being the first government park in all Japan. Kids of all ages will be h...
