‘WINERY AND NATURE’The wine of this winery served in the dinner of G20 OSAKA SUMMIT 2019.There are over 200 wineries in Japan, many of them have a nice restaurant .Villa d’Est Gardenfarm And Winery is near Karuizawa in Nagano prefecture.The view from here is very nice, can see the Japan […]
There are 2 tips you shouldn’t miss! 1: Buy SUICA card or PASMO card . These are prepaid e-money card for moving around and shopping. You can buy them at train station’s ticket vending machine easily . JR(Japan rail) publish SUICA card at JR stations, metro and private train companies […]
If you arrive Narita or Haneda airport , you are finally in Japan! Welcome to Japan! Now you have to do 3 things before coming to Tokyo city area. 1:Firstly you change 300 dollars (30000 yen )for Japanese yen. You can use credit card most of the places but you […]
‘SOBA(Buckwheat noodle )’ Me and my family ate SOBA at MINORI SOBA restaurant in Karuizawa Nagano prefecture.Nagano is very famous for it’s delicious SOBA! It contains ‘Rutin ‘which strengthens the blood vessels and ‘Linoleic acid ‘which reduces the cholesterol.And full of ‘Dietary fiber’ which smoothens the Intestines!Moreover 100% buckwheat SOBA […]
1:What is Bonsai ? 盆栽 ぼんさい Bonsai is the meditation enable us to remember the past and imagine the future of the tree and nature. We should follow the rule of the plant and nature. Eventually we realize that we are the part of ecosystem. 2:Bonsai art Bonsai is a Japanese art form which […]
‘OPEN AIR BATH( ROTENBURO)’If we go traveling we enjoy local Onsen ( natural hot spa) in our destination too. Japan is a volcanic country there are Onsen all over Japan. In 2019 there are 20795 Onsen facilities and 130.6 million people went last year!The Onsen facilities are still increasing in […]
There are many nice places where foreign tourists have never been! There are over 200 wineries in Japan , I don’t think you believe this though… And many of them have nice restaurants and cafes. It’s very popular for Japanese people but not for foreign tourists, because most of them […]
It’s not the matter of the race! ‘Japanese or Western ?’If you stay hotel in Japan, you will be asked about next morning breakfast like ‘ WASHOKU or YOUSHOKU?’ Literally means’ Japanese breakfast or western breakfast?’ . You should choose one of them previous day .Japanese breakfast is’ miso soup, […]
It’s 30℃ today very hot like summer! I go to ENOSHIMA beach 1 hour from my home . The water is warm already, I did the first swim this year! The sea water is warm until June to October. But the official swimming season is July and August, when the […]
This is the 88 pilgrimage in TAKAHATA-FUDO TEMPLE in west part of Tokyo. The real SHIKOKU 88 pilgrimage is about 1300km , takes 40-50 days to travel. But here you can walk whole statues within 1 hour! If you are interested in pilgrimage, check out here. The surrounding area is […]
‘WAGASHI( Japanese sweets)’It is a sweets which match with Japanese tea. Even each small local town has its local specialties. So when Japanese people travel in Japan, we always try the local WAGASHI. Some are very traditional from the feudal age, some are brand new. Also it changes the type […]
Japan is one of the most beautiful countries with full of amazing nature and history. I introduce TIPS about Tokyo and Japan from the local points of view.
TOKYO travel TIPS is the site which offers local updated information of Tokyo and Japan. There are many traditional, modern culture , festivals and beautiful nature in Tokyo and Japan. We want to share with travel beginners and repeaters to Tokyo and Japan! Let’s enjoy as locals do!