‘AFURI shrine one of the hidden colorful leaves spots near Tokyo’I visited AFURI shrine one of the hidden colorful leaves spots near Tokyo. This shrine is located on the entrance of Mt.OOYAMA trekking route in Kanagawa prefecture next to Tokyo , the last station of the cable car from the […]
‘OOYAMA temple’I visited OOYAMA temple in Kanagawa prefecture next to Tokyo.It’s one of the hidden colorful leaves spots near Tokyo. This temple is located in the half way of the OOYAMA cable car to Mt.OOYAMA trekking entrance.It’s founded AD755 as the Buddha temple but there are many ruins of prehistoric […]
‘How to enjoy SHOWA KINEN PARK-1’ SHOWA KINEN PARK is built 1983 as a 50years anniversary of emperor SHOWA’s rein in TACHIKAWA city west part of Tokyo. The area is huge because it was a airport before, 5 train stations can access this park .This park is also planned as […]
‘Park in ROPPONGI, the entertainment area’ROPPONGI is the famous entertainment area similar to SHINJUKU, SHIBUYA and IKEBUKURO in canter of Tokyo. There are many cozy restaurants , clubs , karaokes and bars running 24 hours . There are also 3 big newly built towns ROPPONGI HILLS, ARK HILLS, TOKYO MIDTOWN. […]
‘KOBUDO( ancient martial arts)’BUDO is a name of martial arts of today like JUDO, KENDO, KARATEDO, AIKIDO, KYUDO,SUMOUDO, SHORINJI, NAGINATADO,JUKENDO. These are called modern BUDO after 19th century.These BUDO’s main purpose is to improve and develop our personality , enhance the sportsperson ship .But KOBUDO literally means’ ancient martial arts’ […]
‘DORAEMON station’ I changed the train at NOBORITO station of ODAKYU line .I found that this station is themed by DORAEMON, Japanese famous Manga and animation. There is a FUJIKO- F•FUJIO museum near this station who is the creator of DORAEMON. That is why every station name sign board , […]
‘DAIBOSATSU( Great Bodhisattva )pass’I hiked up DAIBOSATSU ( Great Bodhisattva) pass in YAMANASHI prefecture next to Tokyo. The highest point is 2057m , and you can see the beautiful whole Mt.Fuji view from the ridge . The name DAIBOSATSU ( Great Bodhisattva )is a Buddhism name .Most of the Japanese […]
‘IKEBANA ( flower arrangement)’ I came across the IKEBANA exhibition at MEIJI shrine. IKEBANA is a Japanese traditional art form of flower arrangement.It’s said it started as the decorations for Buddhism alter when Buddhism imported to Japan, or from the ancient time we Japanese think that God decent to the […]
‘OLD AND NEW’ I pass through ZOJOJI temple to Tokyo Tower .ZOJOJI temple area has a very traditional atmosphere and greenery area . Also there is a JIZO Buddha statues along the side wall. JIZO Buddha statue offers the prayer for miscarriages , abortions and passed away babies, that is […]
‘AUTUMN FESTIVAL’ The most of autumn festivals were canceled this year due to corona.It’s a really pity because there are tons of autumn festivals all over Japan this harvest period . I put the video of last year.This is my home town harvest festival at USUKI shrine of HIMEJI city […]
‘KATORI shrine’ I visited KATORI shrine in Chiba prefecture next to Tokyo. It is the main shrine of 400 KATORI shrines all over Japan. It’s said that founded 2600 years ago when the first emperor JINMU was enthroned and still one of the most important shrines which the imperial court […]
‘SMALL TRADITIONAL AREA’I came across the SAWARA traditional area in Chiba prefecture next to Tokyo. There are traditional over 100 years old houses along the small river and registered as one of ‘Japan heritage’ which is approved by Agency of cultural affairs of Japan. The atmosphere is very calm and […]
‘PUBLIC TOILET ’When you go in the public toilets in Japan, you often notice that there are the toilet posters. They ask you to use the toilet clean and make toilet comfortable for next person. There are several different versions. One thing I like is that there are posters which […]
‘CAFE NEXT TO TOKYO TOWER’I love cafe Le Pain Quotidien next to Tokyo tower. They offer organic bread and low calorie foods and drinks. The inside is made by wood , atmosphere is cozy and relaxing. We can see Tokyo tower from the window of the back seats . You […]
‘PHOENIX’I came across the gold and silver phoenixes in MEIJI shrine gate. These are designed by contemporary artist KOHEI NAWA who is famous for 3D art and curved by traditional techniques scalper in Kyoto. It’s because these designs are very complicated by 3D machine to form the shapes. I think […]
‘LOCAL TOURIST SPOT’ ‘OOARAI-ISOSAKI shrine.’I visited OOARAI-ISOSAKI shrine in Ibaraki prefecture. It’s founded AD 856 , God appeared this seashore which is written in the imperial book of that century . The main shrine is huge and located on the top of the hill near the seashore. But the TORII […]
‘NATIONAL FLOWER’There are 2 national flowers in Japan. One is SAKURA( cherry blossom) the other is KIKU( chrysanthemum). Cherry blossom is very popular not only for Japanese but also foreign people as a symbol of spring in Japan. KIKU( chrysanthemum) is a family crest of the imperial family and symbol […]
‘HIDDEN ZEN GARDEN’ I came across the hidden ZEN garden KOMYO-IN in Kyoto. It’s founded 1391 walking distance from TOFUKUJI temple , famous for its colorful leaves in autumn. Many famous ZEN gardens of Kyoto like RYOANJI , TOFUKUJI, NANZENJI are very crowded by tourists, often lack of ZEN feeling.But […]
‘ONIGIRI ( rice ball) ‘ONIGIRI is the handy portable food very popular for Japanese people.ONIGIRI literally means’ grabbed rice’ by hands . We can find the vestiges of ONIGIRI 2000 years ago in old remains. On AD 721 there is a word ‘ ONIGIRI’ in old book.Now we can find […]
‘YABUSAME ( horse back archery)’YABUSAME ( horse back archery) is a popular exhibition of Japanese festivals. There are 116 YABUSAME festivals in Japan all year around. Some of them perform in autumn festival . This is the one of MEIJI shrine in center of Tokyo last year 3rd November. Unfortunately […]
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