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How to Explore the Nature in SadoHow to Explore the Nature in Sado

30/08/201930/08/2019 0 Comments

The nature in Sado Island is really extensive from the sea to the mountains. So if you want to fully explore the nature, it is better to travel around by a car.  There are bus routes but the services are not frequent. ...

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Learning the Gold Mine of Sado IslandLearning the Gold Mine of Sado Island

28/08/201928/08/2019 0 Comments

Sado Island in Niigata Prefecture has a gold mine.  They started digging in 17th Century and continued until 1989.  The production of the gold in Sado was the largest in the world during 17th Century.  According to Wikipedia, the gold mine in Sado produced as much as 400 kg of ...

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Floating on a Unique Tub Boat – Sado Island –Floating on a Unique Tub Boat – Sado Island –

26/08/201926/08/2019 0 Comments

I had a very unique experience of a tub boat in Sado Island.  It is literally a tub boat made of a tub cut into half.  That’s why they call it a “tub boat”.  But you may wonder “why tub?”.  The story goes back to the early 19th Century when ...

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Visiting Unique Architecture of Itchiku Kubota Art MuseumVisiting Unique Architecture of Itchiku Kubota Art Museum

21/08/201921/08/2019 0 Comments

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 ...

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How to Travel in Japan During Summer TimeHow to Travel in Japan During Summer Time

31/07/201931/07/2019 0 Comments

Are you coming to Japan during summer time?  You can enjoy Japan any time but if you happen to come here in summer, there are several things it’s better to know beforehand.  Here are several tips. ...

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Yakisoba Noodles in FujinomiyaYakisoba Noodles in Fujinomiya

24/07/201924/07/2019 0 Comments

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 ...

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Icy Caves of Mt. FujiIcy Caves of Mt. Fuji

19/07/201919/07/2019 0 Comments

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 ...

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Viewing Last Cherry Blossoms in TokyoViewing Last Cherry Blossoms in Tokyo

09/04/201909/04/2019 0 Comments

Cherry blossoms in Tokyo start blooming at the end of March.  In Japan, each prefecture has its “sample tree” and when five flowers bloom, the Meteorological Agency officially announce the flowering of the cherry blossoms.  This is because the timing of the flowering of cherry blossoms is very important for ...

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Le Corbusier and the Age of PurismLe Corbusier and the Age of Purism

28/03/201928/03/2019 3 Comments

EOAs of 25 March, 2019, there are still 8 more weeks to go until the exhibition of Le Corbusier at the National Museum of Western Art in Tokyo will finish.  This is the exhibition to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the museum which was designed by the world renown architect, ...

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Old Japanese Inn for PilgrimsOld Japanese Inn for Pilgrims

26/02/201926/02/2019 0 Comments

Japanese pilgrimage is the origin of tourism in Japan.  Japanese inn is a hotel for pilgrims and famous and popular shrines in Japan usually have many inns nearby.  The most popular destination for pilgrimage was Ise Shrine in Mie Prefecture.  If you travel to Ise, you will find many old ...

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