‘ENOSHIMA EAST BEACH’ It’s still hot over 30 ℃ in Japan.ENOSHIMA EAST BEACH is located at the east of ENOSHIMA bridge which connects ENOSHIMA and main land . The beach has a long slope for safety swimming and nice wind to enjoy wind surfing . It’s a place TOKYO OLYMPIC […]
‘JOREN WATERFALL’is located the center of Izu peninsula 2 hours from Tokyo.It’s one of the 100 popular waterfalls in Japan, 25m tall 7m width . There is a big free car parking and shops and rest area on the top of the waterfall . If you go down the bottom […]
‘RYUGUKUTSU( Dragon hole)’is located south of Izu peninsula 2 hours 45 minutes from Tokyo.It’s is the hole of the seashore made by the waves . The surroundings is also a big hole too and we can walk up the top to see the view of the big hole . There […]
‘IROUZAKI PIER’is located at the south most of Izu peninsula 3 hours 15 minutes from Tokyo. It has a dynamic view of Pacific Ocean , wild cliff and shrine . On the top of the pier , there is a light house, shrine and observatory of Pacific Ocean. There is […]
‘YUMIGAHAMA BEACH’ This is my favorite beach ! It’s one of the top 100 beaches of Japan in south of IZU peninsula 3 hours from Tokyo , not so crowded and atmosphere is very quiet and peaceful. YUMIGAHAMA literally means’ Bow beach’ from its round bow shape . There are […]
‘GOSHIKI-NUMA( 5 colors ponds )’is a national park located in the skirt of Mt.BANDAI active volcano in Fukushima prefecture. There are 30 beautiful dammed lakes formed by the eruption of volcano 1888.The colors of the water varies from green, blue , brown that’s why it’s called 5 colors ponds . […]
‘ROOM MAID’In traditional RYOKAN ( Japanese traditional hotel) , there is a‘ROOM MAID’for you. She is our room maid of our stay in YAHATAYA RYOKAN in FUKUSHIMA prefecture.This hotel is very famous for its one of the top hospitality from the result of the pole of Japanese professional hotel people. […]
‘YODAKI ( literally hot water waterfall) WATERFALL’is 50m tall and 25m wide waterfall, located NIKKO in TOCHIGI prefecture . It’s not so famous like ‘KEGON WATERFALL’ near here, but still very beautiful .There is a parking on the base of the falling point 500yen . Also there is a restaurant, […]
‘2578M, THE HIGHEST MOUNTAIN IN EAST OF TOKYO’Mt. SHIRANE is 2578m in TOCHIGI prefecture , the highest mountain east side of Japan. There is a rope way up to 2000m, top station area is a nice observation place . You can see the nice view of Mt.SHIRANE , FUTARA SHRINE, […]
‘AFTER CORONA DESTINATION’The census of DBJ( development bank of Japan) and JTBF( Japan travel bureau foundation)reported about the travel destination after COVID-19. They asked 6200 people from 12 countries, US, UK , France, Australia, China, Korea, Taiwan, Thai , Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia , Hong Kong.82% of them want to travel […]
FURIWAKE WATERFALL’is 7m tall 30m wide waterfall in GUNMA prefecture 2 hours from Tokyo. It’s one of the 100 popular waterfalls in Japan, is called as ‘ mini NIAGARA’ of Japan from its shape. But it’s not so popular like other waterfalls, the surrounding area is very quiet and beautiful.There […]
UNMANNED STATION’NEBUKAWA station is 1.5 hours from Tokyo station, it’s an unmanned station . It’s rare near Tokyo. It’s located in the hill faces to the SAGAMI bay , has nice ocean view . On New Year’s Day many people gather here to see the new year’s sunrise ! Also […]
BEST PICNIC PLACE IN TOKYO’I think the best picnic place in Tokyo is here , MEIJI SHRINE backyard. It’s next to HARAJUKU, the busy young fashion area, completely opposite atmosphere! You enjoy both !! The main hall area is always very busy by followers and tourists. But if you go […]
‘YAMANAKAKO LAKE’is located 980m highland of Mt.Fuji. It’s 5℃ cooler than Tokyo, nice place to stay in summer. There are camping sites , hotels , bed and breakfasts , rental cycling , amphibious bus , Onsen etc… You enjoy what you want to do!! If you want to escape from […]
‘FREE PHOTO SPOT MT.FUJI AND FLOWERS’ There is a flower park ‘HANANO MIYAKO PARK’ the east skirt of Mt.Fuji near YAMANAKA LAKE. This is a well preserved park with flowers , watermill, waterfall, restaurant , lava watching area and shops.The entrance fee is 500yen(5 dollars). BUT YOU DON’T NEED TO […]
‘ICE CAVE IN SUICIDE FOREST ( AOKIGAHARA)’ is located in the north skirt of Mt.Fuji , vast sea of trees area. It’s formed on the lava of the AD864 big eruption of Mt. Fuji . It’s a young forest and have a lot of lava caves . Some of them […]
‘MT.FUJI VIEW SPOT NOBODY KNOWS’I drove around Mt.Fuji area often , finally found the perfect place to see the whole view without buildings. This is the east side of Mt.Fuji on the ‘HIGASHI FUJIGOKO tall road’, near the exit of YAMANAKAKO IC. If you drive from FUJIYOSHIDA side , your […]
‘TATEISHI ( standing rock )’ Tateishi is located at Hayama in Kanagawa prefecture. The coast line which faces to Mt.Fuji is very beautiful.And there are consecutive beaches along this area . At the sunset time many groups enjoy Yoga performance along this area by watching the sunset. It’s only accessible […]
‘ZUSHI BEACH’is 55 minutes from Tokyo station, easy to access.This beach is good for swimming and wind surfing because ocean wind blows softly . This year the official beach is closed ( no life guard and temporary restaurant , bar and club )due to corona, but still there are many […]
‘KAJIMA NO MORI( Kajima forest)hotel’Me and my family stayed ‘KAJIMA NO MORI’hotel at Karuizawa in Nagano prefecture. It’s located in the forest and very quiet and calm. It’s a bit cooler than Karuizawa city area because it’s in the higher place .All we can see from the hotel is all […]
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