‘CAFE with the view of the Pacific Ocean’This is OTOWANOMOTRI CAFE of HAYAMA city , in MIURA peninsula 1 hour drive from Tokyo . It takes 1 hour 30 minutes by train and bus too. It’s on the hill next to the seashore,so you can see the beautiful and dynamic […]
‘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 […]
‘BE NAKED ‘If you come to Japan you will have a chance to take traditional Japanese Onsen ( natural hot spa) or bath . You should be naked in the Onsen and bath, the swimsuit is not allowed. Because clean hot water gets dirty by your swimsuit’s dirt, pees and […]
‘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, […]
‘TOGETSUKYO bridge ARASHIYAMA in Kyoto’TOGETSUKYO is the bridge of KATSURA river of ARASHIYAMA west part of Kyoto . ARASHIYAMA was the resort of ancient aristocrats of Japan from 8th century.KATSURA river and mountain valley make the beautiful view in spring, summer, autumn and winter.ARASHIYAMA is the good place to walk […]
‘SUMIDA PARK, the Oasis in between SENSOJI ASAKUSA and Tokyo Skytree’ This is SUMIDA park east side of SUMIDA river on the half way from SENSOJI temple to Tokyo Skytree 18 minutes walk . There is a cute Japanese garden with pond . I saw many birds are resting and […]
‘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 […]
‘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 […]
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