Culture Kitain Temple Daruma Market 2025 Early Jan Every year on January 3rd several temples around Japan have a Daruma Market. A Daruma Doll is a type of talisman. People come to..
6 Culture Tove Jansson Akebono Children's Park Lynda Hogan Tove Jansson Akebono Children's Forest Park is a free park in Hanno City, Saitama. You can explore several different quirky..
Culture New Year at Kanasana Shrine 2025 Early Jan Kanasana Shrine in Kamikawa Town, Saitama Prefecture, is one of the most locally famous places for 'hatsumode'. The otherwise..
Food Korekaki Shaved Ice Specialty Cafe Lynda Hogan Korekaki, a contraction of Kore Ga Kakigori, is a shaved ice and snow cone specialty cafe in the tourist city of Kawagoe. Located..
Culture Hyakudan Hinamatsuri 2025 Late Jan - Mid Mar The Hyakudan are worth a visit any time of the year, but the doll's festival exhibit is exceptional. Dozens of hina dolls from..
Food Saiboku Ham Headquarters Hidaka Lynda Hogan Saiboku Ham Headquarters in Hidaka City is more than just a processing plant and shop. It is a food theme park of sorts with several..
7 Activities Fuji Views From Tokinosumika Lynda Hogan Tokinosumika (Gotemba Kogen) offers plenty of things to see and do. Moreover, one of the selling points of the resort is that it..
8 Ome Showa Retro Town Lynda Hogan Take a step back in time to 20th century Japan. Ome City has a small "Showa Town" with retro billboards and two small museums from..