Bonsai art Tokyo, cherry blossom Bonsai!At OOMIYA BONSAI MUSEUM I came across the beautiful cherry blossom Bonsai at OOMIYA Bonsai museum next to Tokyo. It takes 30 minutes train from Tokyo station to Toro station, then 5 minutes walk. The entrance fee is 310yen ( 3 dollars). The whole Bonsai […]
‘Early spring footages in OGOSE plum garden next to Tokyo’OGOSE plum garden is one of the 3 famous plum gardens in Tokyo area . 1: KAIRAKUEN in IBARAKI prefecture2: ATAMI BAIEN in KANAGAWA prefecture3: OGOSE BAITIN in SAITAMA prefecture There are 1000 plum trees in this garden, also surrounding area […]
‘Early Spring footages in KINUTA park’KINUTA park is the huge city park in Tokyo. It was built 1940 , as the anniversary of the imperial year 2600th. It’s basically the green area and used as the evacuation area during the WW2. It’s converted as the golf course after the war […]
‘RAILWAY MUSEUM’Japan is the heaven of the railway fans. There are wide variations of railways are running here. How to speak easy Japanese JR( Japan Railway )lines, a lot of private train lines, metros, trams, monorails, local mini trains, etc…This is the RAILWAY MUSEUM in OMIYA, 35 minutes train from […]
‘SHIBA PARK next to Tokyo tower’SHIBA park is the city park next to Tokyo Tower and ZOJOJI temple in the center of Tokyo. How to speak easy Japanese It is a precinct of ZOJOJI temple but due to the separation of the politics and religion policy,the surrounding area has converted […]
‘TEMPLE FOR WOMEN’This is TOKEIJI temple in KAMAKURA, 45 minutes train from Tokyo. It’s founded 1285 by the woman monk, the RINZAI school, which is one of the ZEN sects. It’s known as the women’s temple from middle age, where women come here and can ask divorce from her husband.Yes […]
‘FANCY TOILET’This is the toilet in HOTEL GAJOEN in MEGURO Tokyo. This hotel is famous for its traditional Japanese decorations like,1: HAKUDAN KAIDAN( 100 stairs and traditional beautiful 7 rooms to see). This is the great cultural heritage of Japan. 1000 yen (10 dollars ) to enter. Enjoy the beauty […]
If you travel by car , you come across many good facilities and scenery which difficult to experience by train travel. This is the fisherman’s direct shop in MIURA peninsula. It’s 1 hour drive from Tokyo.You can see the local’s dietary life and daily life here !! JOGASHIMA in MIURA […]
‘ARASAKI PARK’ ARASAKI PARK is the seashore park at west MIURA peninsula. It’s located on the Pacific Ocean and has a nice view of Mt.Fuji and the IZU peninsula on a fine day. There are YUHI no OKA( subset hill), PICNIC no OKA( picnic hill), SIOSAI no OKA( sound of […]
I talk about the COVID-19 in Japan comparing the figures with US and UK. In Japan the COVID-19 cases are decreasing at the moment.The state of emergency will lift the end of February in the west part of Japan, Osaka, Kyoto, Hyogo etc..But Tokyo is still under the state until […]
‘SOREIYU no OKA( Soleil hill) ‘SOREIYU no OKA is a big nature park in the west MIURA peninsula.It’s famous for its canola flowers in this season. It’s free and you can enjoy it like below. 1: Flower garden. It changes up to the season, canola flower, nemophila , sun flower, […]
‘PANDORA in GAJOEN HOTEL’The GAJOEN HOTEL is a hotel near JR MEGURO station 5 minutes walk. There is a nice cafe called PANDORA, where we can see the view of the big waterfall outside the window. You can go out and explore the waterfall garden and walk through behind the […]
MIURAKAIGAN is the seashore of the MIURA peninsula 1 hour 20 minutes from Tokyo.It’s famous for its early blooming cherry blossom KAWAZU ZAKURA in February.Enjoy the walking tour with music!! Cherry blossom in Februaryhttps://nobu-tokyo.com/sakura-cherry-blossom-in-february/I’m Nobu, one heart enjoy together!!! How to speak easy Japanese
‘ROKA PARK’ROKA park is the city park west of Tokyo, 20 minutes from SHINJUKU station to ROKA PARK station. ROKA TOKUTOMI is the famous author of early 19s of Japan.This place was his residence. After ROKA passed away, his wife donated the residence and the garden to Tokyo city 1938. […]
UMANOSE cave is the seashore hole of JOGASHIMA in the MIURA peninsula.It’s made by the wave erosion. This area is rising by the Pacific Ocean plate move.We could go through the hole by the small boat when the high tide until 1923 the great KANTO earthquake. But this area rose […]
Happoen HAPPOEN is the restaurant and wedding facility with huge Japanese garden 15 minutes walk from JR MEGURO station. How to speak easy Japanese It was a SAURAI residence during the feudal age, took over by a rich businessman in the 19th century, converted as a restaurant and wedding facility.It […]
‘EARLY CHERRY BLOSSOM in Tokyo’I came across the early cherry blossom, KAWAZU ZAKURA in HAPPOEN in the center of Tokyo. How to speak easy Japanese HAPPOEN is the restaurant and wedding facility with huge Japanese garden 15 minutes walk from JR MEGURO station.It was a SAURAI residence during the feudal […]
‘How to figure out the differences between CHERRY, PLUM and PEACH’There are 3 spring bloomings in Japan, plum, cherry, and peach blossom.These are similar in shape, sometimes confusing .I tell you how to see the differences. How to speak easy Japanese 1: Pum: Bloom only 1 petal directly from the […]
‘Mt.MIURA-FUJI’I climbed Mt.MIURAFUJI at MIURA peninsula.It’s just 183m high but we can see the dynamic view of the Pacific Ocean from the top. How to speak easy Japanese There is a cute JIZO Buddha statue that protects travelers.Japanese mountains are always connected to the old beliefs . We Japanese often […]
‘HIKING in YUGAWARA’ YUGAWARA is the entrance hill of IZU peninsula near Tokyo.It takes 1 hour 40 minutes from Tokyo.This area faces the Pacific Ocean and has a nice view. There are many trekking courses this area.I went to the Mt. MAKUWANA course which has a big plum garden on […]
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