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 […]
TAKEYAMA FUDO temple is a small Buddha temple on top of the Mt.TAKEYAMA 200m high in MIURA peninsula. It’s low hill but it has a 360 degrees view from the top because surrounding area is very flat . This area is only 1 hour train from Tokyo but fairy warm […]
‘SAKURA( cherry blossoms ) in February ‘I think you know that SAKURA( cherry blossom) is flowering in the springtime, mostly April. How to speak easy Japanese Yes it’s true, but there is an early flowering SAKURA called KAWAZU ZAKURA.It’s floweing from February to early March.The peral colour is pinky than […]
‘SOUTH MIURA PENINSULA SEASHORE walking course’I enjoyed the seashore walking at south MIURA peninsula from MATSWA to JOGASHIMA island for 4 hours. How to speak easy Japanese There is a lot of hiking and walking courses at hills, mountains, city areas, and seashores in Japan. At the seashore walking, you […]
‘CAFE in the forest’The FOREST TERRACE is located inside the MEIJI shrine along the approach. How to speak easy Japanese You walk straight up the approach, turn right if you see the SAKE barrels. There are1: food stall of dumping2: restaurant YOYOGI3: cafe with an open terrace4: food court5: Japanese […]
HANEGI PARK is a city park in UMEGAOKA 14 minutes from SHINJUKU.It’s located from the station area to on the huge hill. How to speak easy Japanese There are big plum garden hill with 650 plum trees, baseball park , tennis coats , library, tea house .There is a plum […]
‘SETAGAYA local line ‘ If you come to Tokyo you will surprise that Japanese train connects many cars.SHINKANSEN ( bullet train ) connects 16 cars, JR YAMANOTE line 11 cars , private lines around 10 cars etc. It’s because they transport many passengers as fast as possible.But there are 2-3 […]
‘CHERRY BLOSSOM FORECAST’The weather news announced the SAKURA ( cherry blossom) flowering first day forecast as 19th March. How to speak easy Japanese The full bloom will be 10-14days later , the end of March to early April.I think drinking and eating HANAMI party will be prohibited due to COVID-19 […]
‘ARISUGAWA KINEN PARK near SHIBUYA’ARISUGAWA KINEN PARK is the city park 2 stations from SHIBUYA. How to speak easy Japanese It was a SAMURAI residence in feudal age , converted as a imperial family residence 1896. The owner of imperial family donated here to Tokyo city 1934 , then renovated […]
‘UMANOSE cave’I went to the UMANOSE cave in JOGASHIMA. JOGASHIMA is the small island the south most of the MIURA peninsula. How to speak easy Japanese It takes 1.5 hours drive from Tokyo, 2.5 hours by train and bus .The whole island is mostly 30m high hill , surrounded by […]
‘How to enjoy YOYOGI park ’YOYOGI park is the big city park in HARAJUKU Tokyo. How to speak easy Japanese It’s very easy to access from JR HARAJUKU station and metro MEIJI-JINGUMAE station just 2-3 minutes walk. It’s next to the MEIJI shrine. It’s the 5th huge park in Tokyo […]
‘PET SHOP’I came across the pet shop in HIROO, the south of SHIBUYA. Extend your dog’s life This pet shop is for dogs and cats .In Japan there are wide variety of pet shops like,1: dogs and cats2: small birds3: gold fish4: Koi fish5: tropical fish6: reptiles7: etc… You can […]
MEIJI SHRINE inner garden is the quiet Japanese garden in MEIJI shrine. How to speak east Japanese The emperor MEIJI presented the garden for the empress SHOKEN.In May and June it’s beautiful ilis flowers.The entrance fee is 500yen . Nature and art at Meiji shrine https://nobu-tokyo.com/nature-and-art-at-meiji-shrine/I’m Nobu, one heart enjoy […]
‘SUMIDAGAWA river terrace’SUMIDA river is the river which flows north east part of Tokyo to Tokyo bay 23.5 km . How to speak east Japanese This river was depicted by the many artists of UKIYOE, Japanese woodblock painters from feudal age. I came across the SUMIDAGAWA river terrace near MONZEN-NAKACHO […]
SENSOJI temple is the oldest temple in Tokyo. It’s founded AD 628, 2 fishermen caught the gold KANNON Buddha statue while fishing in the SUMIDA river.They dedicated here and enshrined.It’s always lively and pleasant atmosphere by many people. 2 more things to do in SENSOJI temple https://nobu-tokyo.com/asakusa-sensoji-temple-2-more-things-to-see/I’m Nobu, one heart […]
HIBIYA PARK is the city park near Tokyo station. There are 2 Japanese gardens, restaurants and cafes, the oasis of Tokyo people. TOKYO CAMP talking video in HIBIYA parkhttps://nobu-tokyo.com/tokyo-camp-at-hibiya-park/ I’m Nobu, one heart enjoy together!!!
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