August 21, 2019 Visiting Unique Architecture of Itchiku Kubota Art Museum Itchiku Kubota Art Museum, located near Kawaguchi-ko Lake in Yamanashi, is an off-the-beaten-path architecture. Kubota was an textile artist who revived the old silk…
July 31, 2019 How to Travel in Japan During Summer Time Are you coming to Japan during summer time? You can enjoy Japan any time but if you happen to come here in summer, there…
July 24, 2019 Yakisoba Noodles in Fujinomiya Yakisoba noodles are typical Japanese foods sold in food stalls. You can find them often in festivals of temples and shrines. With some reason,…
July 19, 2019 Icy Caves of Mt. Fuji The rainy season of 2019 lasts very long and the rainy weather still continues in the middle of July. But today it became hot…
April 9, 2019 Viewing Last Cherry Blossoms in Tokyo Cherry blossoms in Tokyo start blooming at the end of March. In Japan, each prefecture has its “sample tree” and when five flowers bloom,…
March 28, 2019 Le Corbusier and the Age of Purism EOAs of 25 March, 2019, there are still 8 more weeks to go until the exhibition of Le Corbusier at the National Museum of…
February 26, 2019 Old Japanese Inn for Pilgrims Japanese pilgrimage is the origin of tourism in Japan. Japanese inn is a hotel for pilgrims and famous and popular shrines in Japan usually…
February 12, 2019 The Arrival of Plum Blossoms Season It’s the season of plum blossoms! This year, the Plum Blossoms Festival of Yeshima Tenjin Shrine started on 9 February. The festival lasts until…
February 11, 2019 Strolling Around Alleys in Shinjuku Narrow alleys, in my opinion, are typical Tokyo streetscape. They are sometimes straight, sometimes winding but always narrow. And they often have many small…
January 29, 2019 First Sunrise in 2019 HAPPY NEW YEAR! A little too late though:-) It has been a while since I posted last because I have been quite busy lately….
