Two little sweet children came to wish luck to a beautiful would-be mommy at Kita asaba sakura zutsumi park, Saitama. My friend went there for her photoshoot and these two very cute girl happily pose with her and that made the frame so beautiful. This park is covered with beautiful pink cherry blossoms.

Hikawa Shrine is a Musashi Ichinomiya shrine in Saitama Prefecture. The red building of Hikawa Shrine stands out beautifully at dusk. It is said to have a history of more than 2,400 years, and it is one of the oldest shrines in the Japan that was the origin of the place name of Omiya as a great palace residence. As Musashi Ichinomiya, it gathers faith in the entire Kanto region, and the first visit is crowded with many worshippers. Hikawa Shrine names are located mainly in Omiya, Saitama Prefecture, Tokyo, and Kanagawa Prefecture, and there are more than 280 companies.

Saitama Shintoshin Station. JR Station, a futuristic building in Saitama Prefecture. An east-west free passage of a station in Saitama Shintoshin, Saitama City, Saitama Prefecture. Saitama Saitama City Saitama Shintoshin Saitama Shintoshin Station station JR Futuristic city

My today’s recommended place is Kawagoe’s Shingashi river side cherry blossom viewing spot. Though this place is really very close to #tokyo yet very few travellers actually know about this place. I’m not telling that it is a offbeat destination but not as much popular as it should be. Beautiful cherry blossom tree both side of the river and the falling petals all over the water made it so beautiful. Just imagine a boatride on a river of petals. surely it would be a unforgettable experience.

The moment when the blue sky is reflected in the lake of Moominvalley Park and the world expands.

It is the cherry blossom of Kodama District, Saitama Prefecture, "Kodama Senbon Sakura". It is famous in the northern part of Saitama Prefecture. Beautiful cherry blossoms bloom every year. I'm looking forward to it again this year.

This time I want to recommend Kawagoe. This small town of kawagoe is known as condo (little edo) because till now this place offers the old days feeling. Its kind of time traveling. A great experience indeed. Yesterday I went once again because I was hoping to see another interesting part of this place and I was right. It looks like a place coming out of fairytale.

When I went to Tokorozawa Station for the first time in a long time on New Year's Day, I found an observation deck where I could see the railroad tracks. I wonder if it will not accumulate for railway lovers? I've been looking at it because it's a meeherヽ ( ́e ')

It is ? a spillway outside the Tokyo metropolitan area in Saitama Prefecture.

Light-×up reflection ? of Tove Jansson Akebono Children's Forest Park in Saitama Prefecture (separate ver.)

Light-up × reflection ? of Tove Jansson Akebono Children's Forest Park in Saitama

Chichibu Shrine Approach

Kumagaya Night View

Chichibu Railway Mimineguchi The mountains in the back create the atmosphere of the terminal station.

The icicles of chichibu is a great place to enjoy the winter. Last winter I went to ashigakubo to see the this winter wonderland. During the winter there is also illumination arrangement. Overall the view is great and enjoyable.

View of Saitama Shintoshin Station from the bridge The futuristic station building shines at night

Kawagoe Festival for the first time in three years There were more people than usual, and there were places where I couldn't move at all. It was the first time in a long time that such a big festival was held, and it was a festival that made me feel that my daily life had finally returned to normal.

The Green Kingdom of Fukaya City is lit up Held once a year, only in winter, you can see a fantastic sight

It is the "Hojo Festival" in Yorii Town held on October 9 of this month. Divided into the Hojo clan and their enemy camps, they fought a battle at Tamayodo River. Cannons and fireworks were also launched, and we were able to see a powerful demonstration.

Enjoying the beautiful pre-autumn morning in a traditional way. Over 5 million red spider lily were full bloomed at kinchakuda park in Saitama Prefecture. The place was very crowdy and it was difficult to take a satisfactory shot. As a novice photographer it was very challenging to me. Anyway after attempting several times finally I was satisfied. I think the beautiful red carpet with the spider lily and the traditional umbrella creates a good combination.

I went to see Manju Shahua! It was very beautiful with red all over the place!

Over 5 million red spider lily is bloomed here in Kinchakuda park in Hidaka city of Saitama prefecture. The bright colors of this flower attracts the tourist from a long distance apart. Here the one flower bloomed over the top of the red carpet like colors. This flower is very eager to show its beauty to the flower lovers.

A scarlet autumn morning in a traditional way at Kinchakuda park in Saitama prefecture. This is most probably the biggest place to see the red spider lilies in Japan. A very vast area turns like a red carpet. This unique flowers and a traditional touch makes the day perfect.

A scarlet autumn morning in a traditional way at Kinchakuda park in Saitama prefecture. This is most probably the biggest place to see the red spider lilies in Japan. A very vast area turns like a red carpet. This unique flowers and a traditional touch makes the day perfect.

Kawagoe Hachimangu I often go to Kawagoe, and I always visit here. There are many people on holidays and it is crowded.

Tonight, I will compare the white label and blue label of Chichibu's Ichiro's malt whisky at TAJIMA GLASS in Edo Glass, which is famous for its Mt. Fuji glass with Mt. Fuji at the bottom of the rock glass. White is easier to drink, but I prefer blue.

Decided to go back to Gyoda again this weekend. We had such a good time last time we went we decided we wanted to check out the cherry blossoms this spring. Managed to visit some really nice places. We originally wanted to use the rental bicycles that they have in front of the station but we got there past noon and all of them were taken unfortunately. Fortunately for us, it ended up getting a bit colder later on so it actually worked out. We got lucky as there was a really convenient sightseeing bus that rolled through the station to all of the major places in the city every 45 minutes or so. We checked out the cherry blossoms at Gyoda Castle and they had the Hanachozu (花手水, pots of flowers floating in water). We were able to see a few of these throughout the city which was nice. They also had traditional umbrellas on display in a few areas around the castle which was really pretty. After Gyoda Castle we visited the Sakitama Burial Mounds which had some really beautiful views of the cherry blossoms. There was also a flock of herons flying around the area but I wasn't able to get a very good photo of any of them. Luckily we got some great photos of the cherry blossoms and the main mound and had a really enjoyable time. We also stopped by Suijo Park and there were some food stalls in the area, but we got there when everything was just about closed so we only got to see a few of the vendors. We managed to get a really tasty lemonade and a latte though. Both tasted really good. Surprisingly there were a lot of cosplayers at the park. We probably saw like 20-30 people cosplaying using the bridges and cherry blossoms in the area. On the way back to the station we managed saw this river during the bus ride and so we backtracked a little bit after getting to the station (about 5 minutes walking) and got to enjoy some really phenomenal views of the cherry blossoms along the river. There were hardly any people there as well, surprisingly. Overall it was a really awesome time!

It's finally starting to feel like spring. Loving the cherry blossoms around Tokyo already, it just needs to get a bit warmer. Temperature feels a lot more up and down this year, but maybe it's just my imagination. Hoping I can get out this weekend and enjoy some more views outside of Tokyo. I'm not sure how much the cherry blossoms have bloomed in Saitama, but I enjoyed seeing all the photos and videos of the Kawazu Cherry Blossom Festival. It's a bit too far/expensive for a day trip (6 hours on a train doesn't sound fun), but it'd be nice to see them one day. From my knowledge, the cherry blossoms tend to stay in bloom longer there so it'd be nice to see them eventually. Either way, I'm just happy spring is finally here!

From my home in Saitama City, I encountered a bright red "angel ladder".

In the Chichibu Basin, fog often occurs at night when the air near the surface cools, and a sea of clouds is formed to cover the urban area. It is attracting attention as "the closest sea of clouds from the city center".