Activities Kinchakuda Spring Festival Sherilyn Siy This festival was formerly known as the Nanohana Festival (菜の花まつり) as it is timed when the nanohana (rapeseed flowers) a..
Food Michi Kusa Bakery Sleiman Azizi Michi Kusa is a local bakery in suburban Yashio in Japan's Saitama prefecture, a short train ride from Tokyo. It features pleasantly..
Area Kawagoe Step into old Japan in Kawagoe. This city, also known as “Little Edo” or “ko-edo” in Japanese, is a short 30-minute train ride from central Tokyo and famous for its Edo-period charm. Rent a ..
Activities Discover Nature in Chichibu Tristan Scholze Two hours from the largest metropolis in the world, and all hints of the city are gone. You’re in Chichibu, a little town in t..
Activities Jazz Performance 2025 Mid - Late Nov Togo Park (東郷公園) in Agano is renowned as one of the most best places to see the momiji (fall colors). On the third weekend..
Shopping Kasukabe Hagoita Market 2025 Late Dec Kasukabe holds its annual Hagoita Market from December 21st to 23rd at the east exit of Kasukabe Station in Saitama Prefecture...
6 Food Coffee Addict and Rubino Sherilyn Siy At this groovy cafe, you can have your coffee and cake and also buy the gorgeous handcrafted cups, saucers and plates they're..
8 Food Kato Dairy Farm Sherilyn Siy Whenever we miss the American Midwest, we take a trip to Kato Dairy Farm. We buy a waffle cone or a bottle of non homogenized milk..
