‘PONDS in OZE wetland ‘There are many ponds from big one to small ones in OZE wetland . Small ones called ‘CHITOU’ which only formed in the wetland sometimes have the floating plants island. There are 1800 CHITOU in OZE wetland.They often have seasonal flowers on them , also have […]
‘WILD ANIMALS’If you travel Japan you have many chances to see the cute animals in cat cafe , dog cafe , owl cafe , rabbit cafe etc… But if you travel nature area you may see Japanese wild animals too.Most likely‘Japanese monkey’ ‘ wild boar ‘ ‘ wild deer ‘ […]
‘MOUNTAIN HUT in OZE’I stayed the mountain hut SHIBUTSU-SANSOU while trekking in OZE wetland. There are 20 mountain huts in OZE trekking area. It costs 9000yen ( 90 dollars) 1 night with dinner and breakfast. There are TATAMI rooms as traditional Japanese style and bunk beds .There is a bath […]
‘OMAMORI( amulet, lucky charm)’Have you bought OMAMORI( amulet, lucky charm) in shrine or Buddha temple in Japan? It’s a common culture we buy OMAMORI at shrines and Buddha temples when we visit there .OMAMORI literally means ’ protect ‘. It’s date back to 10th century HEIAN era and had been […]
‘The first colorful leaves in OZE national park ‘I trekked OZE national park to see the early colorful leaves. This is one of the 34 national parks in Japan, well preserved the original conditions carefully. OZE is the biggest wetland in Japan formed by volcano dammed river 10000 years ago. […]
‘BENTO in Kyoto’ In Japan we often eat BENTO , a portable lunch ( also lunch box itself)which can carry outside , at schools, offices , train journey, picnic in the parks. It’s a common tradition when we eat outside and while traveling. It’s often made in house for school […]
‘Water mill ‘ Do you like a water mill ? I like it very much. There were 1190 water mills in Tokyo area 100 years ago to use them as a power to thresh and grind the crops by farmers. But it’s reduced rapidly by replacing other powers .Today still […]
‘Night train to OZE ‘OZE is the biggest wetland of Japan which formed 10000 years ago by volcano dammed river . The size is 6km ,3km the elevation is 1400m high ,surrounded by 4 over 2000m tall mountains. It’s one of the 34 national parks of Japan.This area and surrounding […]
‘HIGANBANA in FUCHU local forest museum’I went to the FUCHU local forest museum in west part of Tokyo. It is a huge natural park and museum especially focus on the local culture.It’s not a tourist spot for foreign tourists but many Japanese people enjoy here . It’s the blooming season […]
‘AUTUMN LEAVES FORECAST’The temperature is slightly going down day by day, the humidity of summer has gone .There will be hot days and typhoons still but autumn is getting closer. Autumn is a colorful leaves season and popular travel season for Japanese people just see the beautiful scenery! Autumn leaves […]
‘CHUSHUNO MAIGETSU ( moon viewing night )’1st October is CHUSHUNO MEIGETSU the most beautiful full moon night in the year. We offer rice dumplings and Japanese pampas on the wagon and enjoy moon viewing. The round rice dumplings represent the moon and also celebrates the rice harvest which is the […]
‘HIGANBANA( heavenly flower)RED SPIDER LILY’ Is this Heaven? No it’s in Japan. Autumn flowers have started blooming recently. The first one is HIGANBANA( heavenly flower), red spider Lily. It is a welcome flower from summer to early autumn in Japan.There are many famous red spider lily blooming fields around Tokyo […]
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