It’s a caldera lake formed 7000 years ago by the volcano eruption.The depth is 211.5m , the transparency is 19m , very clear. The surface color is deep blue because the water becomes very deep from the edge. It’s always covered by the’fog’ , people call it as ‘ foggy […]
‘NOSAPPU cape the east end of Japan ’NOSAPPU cape is the east end of Japan, where we can see the first sunrise of Japan. The average temperature of August is 16.5℃ , one of the coolest summer places in Japan. We can see the HABOMAI islands which is occupying by […]
It’s an active volcano which formed 30000 years ago, the latest eruption was 300-400 years ago. There are over 1500 fumaroles here , they are still gushing water vapor and volcanic gas.We can go very close to the fumaroles, hear the dynamic moaning sound. If you want to see, hear […]
‘SHUNKUNITAI sand bank in east Hokkaido’I visited SHUNKUNITAI sand bank in east Hokkaido. It’s formed 3000-1500 years ago, between FURENKO lake and the sea of Okhotsk , registered as the Ramsar Convention of wetlands. There is no man-made products here , the scenery is same as the primitive time when […]
‘KIRITAPPU cape south east of Hokkaido’I visited KIRITAPPU cape south east of Hokkaido. The name means’ Foggy cape’ because it’s often covered by the fog . Luckily it’s sunny this day! There is a cute light house of red and white on the cliff. If you’re lucky you might see […]
‘AKKESHI, the oyster city in Hokkaido’I visited AKKESHI city south east coast of HOKKAIDO. It’s famous for its oyster products and cuisines.AKKESHI lake is the mix of the river water and the sea water, yes the brackish water, the nice circumstance for oysters. There are many restaurants which serve oyster […]
‘KUSHIRO in Hokkaido’KUSHIRO city is the city east part of Hokkaido.The temperature is always the coolest in Japan, about 10 degrees lower than Tokyo. It’s the city of KUSHIRO river mouth, has the typical part town feeling. I found the local ferry boat, kids are enjoy boarding . This is […]
in hot humid summer Tokyo ‘Sustainable lifestyle in Tokyo, cool down 11℃ in hot humid summer Tokyo-2’ I visited NIPPARA limestone cave in OKUTAMA, west part of Tokyo. This limestone cave is one of the 9 popular limestone caves in Japan.It was a training place of practitioners of SHUGENDO religion, […]
https://youtu.be/MFXqUf4cD1k‘Sustainable lifestyle in Tokyo, cool down 11℃ in hot humid summer Tokyo-1’I visited NIPPARA limestone cave in OKUTAMA, west part of Tokyo. This limestone cave is one of the 9 popular limestone caves in Japan. It was a training place of practitioners of SHUGENDO religion, which is the fusion of […]
‘UNDERGROUND TEMPLE to prevent the floods ’I visited the UNDERGROUND temple( drainage channel)in KASUKABE city 1 hour train from Tokyo. It’s the underground facility to prevent the overflow of the several rivers and protect Tokyo area from the flood. The operation started 2002.If it rains a lot , this facility […]
Tokyo Olympic 2020 will kick off in two weeks.But sadly Olympic organizers said yesterday that there will be no audiences in Tokyo-area venues. The audiences can enter the local areas competitions following the safety regulations for COVID-19 . It’s because Japanese government announced the state of emergency in Tokyo yesterday […]
This temple is NINNAJI temple the west part of Kyoto one of the 17 UNESCO world heritage sites in Kyoto. It’s founded AD 888 as the SHINGON school temple which is the traditional Buddha school.The Japanese garden is very beautiful and tranquil, it’s one of my favorite Japanese gardens in […]
‘Hiking in OZE wetland-4’OZE is the biggest wetland of Japan which formed 10000 years ago by volcano dammed river . The size is 6km×3km the elevation is 1400-1600m,surrounded by four 2000m over tall mountains.It’s one of the 34 national parks of Japan.This wetland and the surrounding mountains are a popular […]
‘Hiking in OZE wetland-3’OZE is the biggest wetland of Japan which formed 10000 years ago by volcano dammed river .The size is 6km×3km the elevation is 1400-1600m,surrounded by four 2000m over tall mountains. It’s one of the 34 national parks of Japan.This wetland and the surrounding mountains are a popular […]
‘TEMPLE FOR WOMEN’This is TOKEIJI temple in KAMAKURA, 45 minutes train from Tokyo. It’s founded 1285 by the woman monk, the RINZAI school, which is one of the ZEN sects.It’s known as the women’s temple from middle age, where women come here and can ask divorce from her husband.Yes this […]
‘Hiking in OZE wetland-2. SHIBUTSUSAN mountain’OZE is the biggest wetland of Japan which formed 10000 years ago by volcano dammed river . The size is 6km×3km the elevation is 1400-1600m,surrounded by four 2000m over tall mountains. It’s one of the 34 national parks of Japan.This area and surrounding mountains are […]
‘ENODEN( ENOSHIMA electric train)’ If you visit KAMAKURA to see shrines and temples , you will have a chance to get on the ENODEN( ENOSHIMA electric train). It’s started operation 1900, goes from KAMAKURA to ENOSHIMA 2 popular tourist destinations of Japanese. The train is very small carriage and goes […]
‘Hiking in OZE wetland-1‘OZE is the biggest wetland of Japan which formed 10000 years ago by volcano dammed river . The size is 6km×3km the elevation is 1400-1600m,surrounded by four 2000m over tall mountains. It’s one of the 34 national parks of Japan.This area and surrounding mountains are a popular […]
‘AZALEA FESTIVAL in SHIOFUNE-KANNON temple’I visited SHIOFUNE-KANNON temple in OME , 1 hour 30 minutes from the center of Tokyo . This temple founded AD 645, a nun from WAKASA region ( today’s FUKUI prefecture) offered the gold statue of KANNON Buddha .It’s a SHINGON school Buddhism today, one of […]
‘HANANO SATO in Chichibu’I visited HANA NO SATO in Nagatoro Chichibu.These are HANABISHISOU( California poppy)which blooms orange color. They are flowering in the early May to the middle of June. There is a Sake brewery and the shop next to this garden.We can buy original Sake and souvenirs here .The […]
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