‘STATUE OF LIBERTY AND GUNDAM’ODAIBA is the manmade island at the coast of Tokyo bay constructed in 1990s.Normally you can go there by YURIKAMOME train , by car, by boat ( I use often) and on foot through the Rainbow Bridge ! This is a huge place several big shopping […]
This is the walking tour of JINDAIJI temple the west of Tokyo. JINDAIJI TEMPLE is the Buddha temple of TENDAI school, one of the traditional schools, the temple founded 733 .It’s located west part of Tokyo , the surrounding area is very calm and quiet.There are over 20 SOBA restaurants, […]
This is the walking tour of OSHINO-HAKKAI ( Oshino 8 ponds ). OSHINO-HAKKAI ( Oshino 8 ponds) village is the world heritage site near Mt.Fuji.It’s popular for these beautiful clear springs and ponds.If the weather is good you can see Mt.Fuji very close. There is a small OSHINO SENGEN shrine […]
‘Mt.FUJI , hidden view spot.’ I visited MIURA peninsula west coast 1 hour drive from Tokyo.There are many beautiful seashores along the west coast of MIURA peninsula . I came across the very nice view seashore to see Mt.FUJI! This seashore is just a rugged coast , not a sightseeing […]
‘MATSUO SHRINE, the hidden tourist spot in Kyoto-2’ I visited MATSUO shrine in west part of Kyoto. It’s located at the bottom of the west hill of Kyoto. The real object of worship is high up the mountain 223m. The object called ‘IWAKURA’ and people offered prayer from the ancient […]
‘MATSUO SHRINE, the hidden tourist spot in Kyoto-1’I visited MATSUO shrine in west part of Kyoto. It’s located at the bottom of the west hill of Kyoto. The real object of worship is high up the mountain 223m. The object called ‘IWAKURA’ and people offer prayer from the ancient time […]
‘TOKYO SKYTREE OBSERVATORIES 350m, 450m which do you chose?’There are 2 observatories in TOKYO SKYTREE. One is 350m and the other is 450m. 450m one is the world tallest observatory. 350m costs 2100yen( 21 dollars) 450m costs 3100yen ( 31 dollars) . Holidays are 2300, 3400 yen. I think many […]
‘TOKYO SKYTREE, the tallest independent broadcasting tower in the world 634m high. TOKYO SKYTREE was built 2012 as a substitute of TOKYO TOWER 333m. TOKYO TOWER was built 1958, 62 years ago, there was no tall building in Japan at that time. But time goes by TOKYO TOWER is surrounded […]
‘TOKYO GARDEN TERRACE KIOICHO ‘ This is a complex building of residence area, offices, restaurants, stores and hotel in KIOICHO next to Hotel New Otani in AKASAKA ( not ASAKUSA) . I came across here at night , the illuminations outside are very charming.Also these reflect over the water of […]
‘MONKEY PARK ,ARASHIYAMA in Kyoto ‘If you go to ARASHIYAMA one of the most popular tourist spots in Kyoto, don’t miss MONKEY PARK in west part of KATSURA river . The entrance is in the ICHITANI shrine, 550yen( 5.5 dollars) to enter. It’s located on the top of the hill, […]
‘New walk way from SENSOJI temple to Tokyo Skytree’SUMIDA River Walk is the walk way from SENSOJI temple to Tokyo Skytree by 18 minutes walk . This walk way is built along the TOBU train bridge 18th June 2020 .The view is very nice , you can see the north […]
‘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 […]
‘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 […]
‘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 […]
‘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 […]
‘HAKONE MUSEUM’HAKONE museum is the oldest Japanese and eastern pottery museum in HAKONE . It’s also famous for its beautiful Japanese garden. There are 200 MOMIJI( Japanese maple) trees and the green moss which covers the entire garden ground. How to speak easy Japanese The contrast of the red MOMIJI […]
‘OSHINO HAKKAI( Oshino 8 ponds )’ I visited OSHINO HAKKAI ( Oshino 8 ponds ) village which is located in the east skirt of Mt.FUJI. There are 8 ponds where clear groundwater are gushing out . The rain which fell Mt.FUJI purified in underground over 20 years , then come […]
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