FREE SIM card for foreign tourists

"The SIM card giveaway service is
for foreign tourists visiting Saitama City
in tour groups or those who are staying in the selected hotels
listed in the pamphlet (offer valid while stock last).

You will also receive Saitama City’s original postcard
for free which is loaded with information on sightseeing spots,
gourmet food and more. "

cited from:
http://www.city.saitama.jp/004/001/001/p042082.html

Closed days of the Omiya Bonsai Art Museum in July 2015

July 2015, the Omiya Bonsai Art Museum is closed on:

2(Thu),
9(Thu),
16(Thu),
23(Thu),
30(Thu).

From March - October,
the museum is open until 16:30 (entrance before 16:00).

On Thursdays, nurseries in the Omiya Bonsai Village are closed, too.

Green Days

Green Days is a Japanese comic featuring
high-school students, bonsai, and a spirit of bonsai.

少年画報社→グリーンデイズ1巻(ムサシマル)本日入荷しました！ pic.twitter.com/R10QwgLQ3L

— SASAKI (@ms_book) 2015, 6月 17

 And its 1st volume is now on sale.

Sales area closed

The bonsai shop in the parking lot of
the Omiya Bonsai Art Museum will be closed
from June 22 to 25, 2015.

During this period, the museum is closed, too.

300,000th visitor

The Omiya Bonsai Art Museum welcomed the 300,000th visitor last Tuesday.

The institution should announce it more,
but it is too humble like I.

Uzushio-chan

うず潮ちゃん。さいたま十区応援娘の北区イメージキャラクターとして描かせて頂いた子です＞＜ pic.twitter.com/CuQhPjdIIt

— 能義たか好 (@nogi_takayoshi) 2015, 5月 24

This is "Uzushio-chan", a mascot of Kita-ku of Saitama-city where the Omiya Bonsai Village lies.

I don't know if this is for the official publicity of the city or a commercial use or a work for competition.

Anyway, the bonsai should be bigger and the skirt should be shorter.

cf. Five needle pine "Uzushio" from the collection of the Omiya Bonsai Art Museum.

(C)2015- The Omiya Bonsai Art Museum.

Closed days of the Omiya Bonsai Art Museum in June 2015

June 2015, the Omiya Bonsai Art Museum is closed on:

4(Thu),
11(Thu),
18(Thu),
22(Mon),
23(Tue),
24(Wed),
25(Thu).

From March - October,
the museum is open until 16:30 (entrance before 16:00).

On Thursdays, nurseries in the Omiya Bonsai Village are closed, too.