‘DOUGASHIMA’I visited DOIGASHIMA in west IZU peninsula 3 hours from Tokyo. There is no train this area only car can access here .But still very popular for Japanese people because of its nice sceneries of the seashore , rocky cliffs , big cave at the coast and Onsens ( natural […]
‘SHICHIGOSAN,7,5,3 years old celebration’ I came across the 7,5,3 years old celebration at nearby shrine. I saw some cute little SAMURAI ( warrior)and HIME( princess)! 7,5,3(SHICHIGOSAN) is the custom we celebrate the children’s growth and offer gratitude to the God in middle of November at the shrine.3 years old is […]
‘HITACHI SEASIDE PARK’ October is the season of kochia and cosmos in HITACHI SEASIDE PARK. This is the huge national park located in the seaside of Ibaragi prefecture, takes 2 hours drive from Tokyo.All grounds are well decorated by seasonal flowers all year around. There are a lot of rest […]
‘CAFE IN FUSHIMI-INARI shrine’FUSHIMI-INARI shrine has a huge precinct area , if you walk the whole way it’s like 2 hours of small mountain hiking. So if your parents’s and friend’s legs are not strong, they had better stay the entrance area . Or after you trekked whole way and […]
‘HOW TO ENJOY FUSHIMI-INARI SHRINE-3’If you walk through 1000 TORII GATES of FUSHIMI-INARI shrine, you will arrive small square with prayer building . You walk to behind the prayer building , you will find 2 stone lanterns. On top of the stone lanterns there are 2 stone balls we can […]
‘HOW TO ENJOY FUSHIMI-INARI SHRINE-2’If you start walking the red TORII GATES of FUSHIMI-INARI shrine, you will find the 2 pathways in front of you. It’s called 1000 TORII GATES and the symbol of the shrine by its mysterious 2 dense raws of TORII GATES. These 2 pathways are thought […]
‘HOW TO ENJOY FUSHIMI-INARI SHRINE’FUSHIMI-INARI shrine is the main shrine of over 30000 INARI SHRINES in Japan. INARI literally means ‘ rice harvest’, the symbol of harvest, prosperity , wealth and business success. If you pray here and have a good results, people donate the TORII gate even small one […]
‘BEAUTY OF NATURE’These are footages of OZE wetland national park in Tochigi prefecture where I trekked. OZE national park is a well preserved mountain area which has a huge wetland and nice view mountains.There are many photo opportunities in this park ! 1: Huge wetland2: Beautiful lake3: Clear stream4: Small […]
‘MIHAMAEN Japanese garden’I came across the beautiful Japanese garden MAKUHARI in CHIBA prefecture next to Tokyo. It’s founded 1997 when the MAKUHARI MESSE exhibition center started. There is a quiet pond and beautiful Japanese tea house , the atmosphere is almost your in Kyoto. The entrance fee is 100 yen […]
‘MORINO TERCE cafe in MEIJI SHRINE’If you visit MEIJI SHRINE, you have to walk a lot . Because shrine area is huge and main hall is 10 minutes walk from the entrance TORII gate . There are 100,000 big trees , you feel like you’re in the forest inside the […]
‘CONTEMPORARY ART’This is the art event ’ YOKOHAMA TRIENNALE ‘ in Yokohama which is held every 3 years. Many contemporary artists present their master pieces . Not only this one , but there are many art events are happening all the time in Tokyo area . If you like art […]
‘MAKUHARI SEASIDE PARK’MAKUHARI MESSE is the big business exhibition place like TOKYO MOTER SHOW,TOKYO GAME SHOW, NICO NICO SUPER CONFERENCE etc… I’ve been here many times but found a beautiful park just 10 minutes walk for the first time .MAKUHARI SEASIDE PARK is a huge urban park with Flower clock […]
‘SHIBUTSU-SAN’SHIBUTSU-SAN is 2228m tall one of the ‘100 great mountains ‘ in Japan. It faces to the OZE wetland, has a 360 degree panoramic view from the top . It’s famous for its highland flowers in summer and colorful leaves in autumn. It takes 3 hours to the top from […]
‘SHIBA INU as a family’Shiba Inu is one of the most popular pets in Japanese family . The hight is 35-40cm as an adult, proper size for Japanese house . 80% of dog owners have Shiba Inu .Akita is also popular but 65-70cm tall and a bit big in ordinary […]
‘SHIBUYA CROSSING free view spots‘ If you plan to travel Japan especially Tokyo , you’ll find that SHIBUYA crossing is the icon of modern and dynamic Tokyo . This crossing is the bottom of the 5 roads ( these roads are valleys ) and at most 3000 people cross every […]
‘LANDMARK-TOWER’This tall tower is YOKOHAMA LANDMARK TOWER 296.33m the second tallest building in Japan. ( tallest is ABENO HARUKASU in Osaka 300m). Yokohama is the second largest city in Japan after Tokyo , has 3.8 million residents. It takes 20-30 minutes by train from Tokyo.Yokohama opened as a port city […]
‘PONDS in OZE wetland ‘There are many ponds from big one to small ones in OZE wetland . Small ones called ‘CHITOU’ which only formed in the wetland sometimes have the floating plants island. There are 1800 CHITOU in OZE wetland.They often have seasonal flowers on them , also have […]
‘WILD ANIMALS’If you travel Japan you have many chances to see the cute animals in cat cafe , dog cafe , owl cafe , rabbit cafe etc… But if you travel nature area you may see Japanese wild animals too.Most likely‘Japanese monkey’ ‘ wild boar ‘ ‘ wild deer ‘ […]
‘MOUNTAIN HUT in OZE’I stayed the mountain hut SHIBUTSU-SANSOU while trekking in OZE wetland. There are 20 mountain huts in OZE trekking area. It costs 9000yen ( 90 dollars) 1 night with dinner and breakfast. There are TATAMI rooms as traditional Japanese style and bunk beds .There is a bath […]
‘OMAMORI( amulet, lucky charm)’Have you bought OMAMORI( amulet, lucky charm) in shrine or Buddha temple in Japan? It’s a common culture we buy OMAMORI at shrines and Buddha temples when we visit there .OMAMORI literally means ’ protect ‘. It’s date back to 10th century HEIAN era and had been […]
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