‘ASAKUSA SENSOJI temple, 2 more things to see’ If you visit SENSOJI temple in ASAKUSA, you will enjoy1: Thunder gate( 雷門)2: NAKAMISE shopping street3: Smoke purification4: Cleans hands5: Prayer in main hall6: Ceiling pictures I recommend 2 more things to see.7: Small stream and KOI fish8: ASAKUSA shrine If you […]
‘FIRST VISIT TO OFFER NEW YEAR’S PRAYER-2’The beginning of new year SHOGATSU ( 正月)starts from the first visit to the shrines and the temples to pray new year resolution.I’m at MEIJI shrine in HARAJUKU, the biggest Shinto shrine in Tokyo. It’s the number one popular first visit place to offer […]
‘FIRST VISIT TO OFFER NEW YEAR PRAYER’The beginning of new year SHOGATSU ( 正月)starts from the first visit to the shrines and the temples to pray new year resolution. I’m in SENSOJI temple in ASAKUSA, one of the most popular first visit places in Tokyo moreover Japan. There are less […]
‘SOBA NOODLE in New Year’s Eve’We eat SOBA noodle in New Year’s Eve. It’s a common event for us from feudal age. It’s said that SOBA noodle is easy to cut off than other noodles like ramen and udon , we hope cut off this year and start new year […]
Free Japanese garden ’FREE JAPANESE GARDEN of hotel you shouldn’t miss’ There are hotels and wedding facilities which have beautiful Japanese gardens. This is CHINZANSO hotel Japanese garden which is north east part of Tokyo . It was a SAMURAI residence during feudal age, the politician owned it 1878 named […]
‘SHIBUYA CROSSING’I went to SHIBUYA crossing to check what it’s like now . The atmosphere is same as usual, many people gather here . The only difference is all people wear mask now . Me too , I wear mask always.I saw colorful leaves both sides of HACHIKO faithful dog […]
‘LOCAL TOURIST SPOT, JOGASAKI seashore ’This place is JOGASAKI SHORE of east IZU prefecture. There are many steep cliffs and inlets around here along 2 km , a part of the national park. It’s formed by lava of near by Mt.OMURO volcano eruption 4000 years ago. The view is dynamic […]
‘SHINJUKU GYOEN PARK’Shinjuku gyoen park is located 10 minutes walk from Shinjuku station . How to speak easy Japanese It was a SAMURAI residence in feudal age, converted as imperial botanical garden 1879. Now it’s open for public. There are 1300 cherry trees, very famous for HANAMI( cherry blossom viewing) […]
‘South IZU in IZU peninsula ‘IZU peninsula is one of my favorite relax area on weekends. It located 1.5 -3 hours from Tokyo by car and by train. It’s said IZU peninsula was the island of Pacific Ocean 200 million years ago, moved north by the force of the pacific […]
‘KYU-FURUKAWA garden’There are several popular Japanese gardens which preserved by Tokyo metropolitan government.This is KYU-FURUKAWA garden one of them , which is famous for its beautiful rose follows blooming in spring. The main building is western style and the rose garden is western style too. But also there is a […]
‘OSAKA night footage, OSAKA station’I went to OSAKA station on business. OSAKA is the main city of west part of Japan with 2.7 million residents. The grater OSAKA has 12 million residents. The eternal rival of Tokyo. OSAKA is one of the oldest cities in Japan than Kyoto , full […]
‘XMAS in Japan’We celebrate Xmas too , not for religious reason but it’s a present season for children by Santa Claus! Of course it’s a big merchandising chance for department stores , shopping center and every stores.We don’t have Turkey in Japan, only in COSTCO if you need it. So […]
‘Tokyo night footage, Tokyo station’ If you like illustration, Tokyo is the place you shouldn’t miss. Many popular illustration events are canceled due to corona this year.Still there are many places you enjoy them. There is also beautifully illuminated NAKADORI road which is crossing MIYUKI road . You can see […]
‘Tokyo autumn footage-4. RIKUGIEN garden’The colorful leaves are still many in Tokyo area . How to speak easy Japanese This is RIKUGIEN garden in canter of Tokyo. You go to Komagome station 18 minutes from Tokyo station, then walk 5 minutes to this garden. It’s founded 1695 as a garden […]
‘OCEAN VIEW MUSEUM’I visited MOA( Mokichi Okada association) museum in ATAMI 40 minutes bullet train from Tokyo. It’s a private museum of huge scale located on the hill top of ATAMI ,Shizuoka prefecture.You go up 60m on the hill by long 7 tunnel escalators to the museum hall . You […]
‘DAISO( 1 dollar shop) luxury goods ‘DAISO is the biggest 100yen ( 1 dollar) shop chain which has over 3000 shops in Japan, over 2000 shops overseas in 26 countries. You can buy everything by 100 yen ( 1 dollar) and Japanese souvenirs too! I highly recommend you buy Japanese […]
‘SANKEI-EN Japanese garden in Yokohama’ SANKEI-EN is the big Japanese garden which has 17 traditional buildings including 3 storied pagoda, museum, cafes , big pond , hill, and valley inside . It’s founded 1906 by Mr.SANKEI HARA, the rich silk business man.The atmosphere is very open, calm and quiet even […]
‘SUNSET’Japan is surrounded by Pacific Ocean and Sea of Japan. So there are many nice view points to see the beautiful sunset . Many of these famous sunset tourist spots have hotels and Ryokans ( traditional Japanese hotel). But even the unknown places we can see beautiful sunset all over […]
‘How to enjoy HAKONE’If you go to HAKONE which is one of the nearest resorts of Tokyo, you can get on the several different transportations . The first is train to HAKONE from Tokyo , then cable car , rope way , boat and bus . But if you but […]
‘Hidden colorful leaves spot in Kyoto, RYOANJI temple’RYOANJI temple is the world famous ZEN temple with mysterious 15th rock garden. There are 15th rocks in the garden, but you can see only 14th from any direction.It’s a famous ZEN question, you should think about the answer.I like the outside Japanese […]
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