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 dyeing. And this museum was dedicated to exhibit his craftwork. The silk he dyed is of course beautiful but what I like most is the architecture ...
Category: Outside Tokyo
Yakisoba Noodles in FujinomiyaYakisoba 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, Fujinomiya City, a town at the foot of Mt. Fuji is famous for yakisoba noodles. Japanese people love yakisoba so much that there are championship tournaments ...
Icy Caves of Mt. FujiIcy 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 and humid. So how about seeing icy caves of Mt. Fuji? Mt. Fuji is a volcano and its eruption of over 1,000 years ago formed caves ...
Walking in the Autumn GorgeWalking in the Autumn Gorge
There are many places in Japan you can enjoy walking during autumn. I took a one day trip to Yamanashi Prefecture and had a good walk in the autumn gorge called Nishizawa Keikoku Gorge. ...
Restoring Old Japanese HousesRestoring Old Japanese Houses
Some old towns in Japan still maintain the traditional townscape of old Japanese houses along the street. Nonoichi City is one of such towns. But where is Nonoichi? Perhaps, many people even in Japan don’t know this town. This city locates next to Kanazawa City and it actually became prosperous ...
Visiting an Old Japanese Sweets ShopVisiting an Old Japanese Sweets Shop
The origin of Japanese sweets has a deep connection with the history of the culture of tea ceremony in Japan. Where tea culture is rooted, there are a variety of traditional sweets. Kyoto is famous for the culture of tea ceremony as well as sweets. Another famous town is Kanazawa. ...
Visiting Korea in Japan – Former Koma CountyVisiting Korea in Japan – Former Koma County
Hidaka City in Saitama Prefecture has a wonderful flower field of Red Spider Lilies. The details are in my previous posting. This is also a place to feel Korea in Japan. This is because people immigrated to this place from Korean Peninsula about 1,300 years ago. Right after you get ...
Surrounded by Five Million Red Spider LiliesSurrounded by Five Million Red Spider Lilies
Red spider lilies know the season very well and they always become full in bloom around the Autumn Equinox Day. This year, too. Though it had been terribly hot this summer, the timing of the flower blooming did not change. Since they bloom almost the same time every year, we ...
Viewing Mt. Fuji from Other Mountains – Asahidake Mountain and Mt. KimpuViewing Mt. Fuji from Other Mountains – Asahidake Mountain and Mt. Kimpu
Mt. Fuji is the highest mountain in Japan and we think it’s the most beautiful. During summer time, many travellers including oversea visitors go climb Mt. Fuji. It is not so easy to climb this 3,776 meter-high mountain as sometimes people may suffer from altitude disease. So those who are ...
Learning about First Travel Agents in Japan – Oshi in Mt. FujiLearning about First Travel Agents in Japan – Oshi in Mt. Fuji
Travel of Japanese people has a deep connection with Mt. Fuji. The first travel agents in Japan therefore are related to Mt. Fuji, too. There are many ways of travels – visiting friends and relatives, sightseeings, hiking, etc. Pilgrimage is also a kind of travels. In old days in Japan ...