‘CAFE with cherry blossom’ KNOX cafe in TOKYO MIDTOWN offers a beautiful cherry blossom view from the terrace! TOKYO MIDTOWN area was the SAMURAI residence in middle age, changed as an army ground 1873, renovated as a big complex building TOKYO MIDTOWN 2007.There are restaurants, hotels, museum, residence area, medical […]
Bonsai art Tokyo I came across the beautiful weeping cherry blossom Bonsai at TOKYO MIDTOWN in Roppongi Tokyo. TOKYO MIDTOWN area was the SAMURAI residence in middle age, changed as a army ground 1873, renovated as big complex building as TOKYO MIDTOWN 2007. There are restaurants, hotels, museum, residence area, […]
‘SAKURA EXPLOSION at YOYOGI park’ SAKURA EXPLOSION has started in Tokyo!I was at YOYOGI park. YOYOGI park is the big city park in HARAJUKU Tokyo.This area was a SAMURAI residence in middle age , changed as a army ground 1909, owed US after WW2 until 1964, used Olympic village 1964 […]
‘SAKURA EXPLOSION has started!’SAKURA ( cherry blossom) explosion has started in Tokyo! The cherry blossom begun flowering 14th March this year, 12 days earlier than normal year .I visited SHINJUKU-GYOEN park, one of the popular HANAMI ( cherry blossom viewing) spots in Tokyo. SHINJUKU-GYOEN area was the SAMURAI residence in […]
SAKURADA TATSUMI WATCHTOWER is the remains of 400 years old EDO castle. It takes 10 minutes walk from Tokyo station.It’s one of the best photo shoot place around the imperial palace.You can enjoy the contrast of modern Tokyo and traditional EDO( old name of Tokyo) here . I’m Nobu, one […]
‘KATSU CURRY lunch at snow resort’I ate KATSU CURRY ( curry with pork cutlet) at the rest area OLE of GALA YUZAWA SNOW RESORT. KATSU CURRY is the popular dish for lunch in Japan.They are served very quickly because the roux of curry is reserved already.Also the pork cutlet is […]
‘GALA YUZAWA SNOW RESORT-2’ I visited GALA YUZAWA snow resort by SHINKANSEN. GALA YUZAWA station is the SHINKANSEN ( bullet train) station during winter season from 12th December to 5th May.There are direct trains from Tokyo , the fastest one is only 74 minutes.If you get off the gate , […]
‘GALA YUZAWA SNOW RESORT-1’ I visited GALA YUZAWA snow resort by SHINKANSEN. GALA YUZAWA station is the SHINKANSEN ( bullet train) station during winter season from 12th December to 5th May.There are direct trains from Tokyo , the fastest one is only 74 minutes.If you get off the gate , […]
‘DAY TRIP TO SNOW RESORT FROM TOKYO’YUZAWA area in NIGATA prefecture is a popular snow resort area which has 12 snow resorts with ONSEN, some of them operate ski World Cup . Most of them are accessible within 2 hours from Tokyo.I visited GALA YUZAWA snow resort by SHINKANSEN.GALA YUZAWA […]
‘WADAKURA FOUNTAIN PARK’ WADAKURA FOUNTAIN PARK is in between Tokyo station and the imperial palace. It’s built in 1961 as a commemoration of the Emperor Emeritus couple wedding and renovated in 1995 as a commemoration of today’s Emperor couple wedding.It takes 5 minutes walk from Tokyo station through MIYUKI DORI( […]
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