Zaza Pasta Mangiare Sherilyn Siy Zaza Pasta Mangiare looks like the building and its colorful gardens were plucked out of the idyllic Italian countryside. The...
Shopping Kashiya Yokochō Sherilyn Siy Kashiya Yokochō is an alley in Kawagoe known for sweets. Shops selling traditional and commercial candy and other treats can ...
Satte Higanbana Festival 2026 Lynda Hogan The Satte Higanbana Festival is a red spider lily festival held in Gongendo Park annually. It is the second largest red spide...
Accommodation Hiking along the Koburi Pass Sebastian Schuster The Koburi Pass in Saitama is often still considered a little insider tip for hikers.
Food Nico Nico Terrace Starbucks Lynda Hogan A Starbucks of note opened in Sayama City earlier in the year (2021). What makes this Starbucks special is that it is the onl...
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...
Food Starbucks Kanetsuki Street Kawagoe Lynda Hogan One of Japan's most beautiful Starbucks is in Kawagoe, right by Kawagoe's famous bell tower landmark. Moreover, the branch wa...
Culture Wind Chimes at Hisaizu Shrine 2026 Lynda Hogan Information for the 2021 wind chimes and "goshuincho" at Hisaizu Shrine in the Iwatsuki district of Saitama City.
Culture Washinomiya Shrine Lynda Hogan Well-regarded in Japan as one of the oldest shrines in all of Kanto, Washinomiya Shrine is also known internationally, thanks...
Culture Johnson Town Sherilyn Siy JohnsonTown is one of the few remaining areas densely populated with distinctly American Army Houses originally built in 1954...
