Activities Things to Do at Kawagoe Park Lynda Hogan In this episode of the "Another Kawagoe" series I introduce a few of the charms of Kawagoe Park on the outskirts of the touri...
Activities The Satte Sakura Festival 2025 Leslie Taylor The Satte Sakura Festival is one of Japan's best places to enjoy the cherry blossoms this spring!
Activities Chikozan Park Children's Zoo Akemi Kumakawa Visit the children's zoo within Chikozan Park in Sayama City of Saitama Prefecture. You can touch animals such as guinea pigs...
Activities Basho's Journey North from Saitama Yoshiko Fukuda The Narrow Road to the Deep North by Matsuo Basho features a trip to see the sights of Matsubara in Soka City, Saitama Prefec...
Activities Autumn Maple Festival at Togo Park 2024 Todd Wojnowski Togo Park in Hanno, Saitama holds an annual Maple Festival in late November to showcase its impressive display of over 1,000 ...
Activities Mt. Tenran - Hanno, Saitama Todd Wojnowski Mt. Tenran is a very easy dayhike in Hanno, Saitama. The climb is appropriate for children of any age, and is especially beau...
Activities Moominvalley and Umbrella 2021 Lynda Hogan This year, Metsa have two umbrella skies. The summer event is a free event. However, this year, there is a spring version too...
Activities Ashigakubo Icicles 2025 Peter Bungate A quiet valley of Chichibu's natural scenery transformed into part of the Man of Steel's Fortress of Solitude by ice crystals...
Activities Saitama’s Rural Heart in Ogose City Steve Morton With three waterfalls, beautiful little villages, hilly forests, long winding rivers and picturesque temples, rural Ogose Cit...
