Kaichi-gakko, Matsumoto Standing within 10min walk from the Matsumoto Castle, the building of Kaichi-Gakko or School was built in 1876. Very beautiful both inside and outside. One of the must visit site in Matsumoto. Location
Naruto-Tosadomari, Tokushima Situated on very northern east part of Shikoku island, a small town, Naruto-Tosadomari, used to be far away from Kobe and Osaka which are major cities on the main island of Japan before Oonarutokyou bridge was built. Since then, many has come and many has gone through the …
Ikebukuro night view from sunshine60 Standing at the height of 239.7 m in Sunshine 60, which used to be the highest building in Asia, whole town of Ikebukuro is within your reach. This is another non-sleeping chaos in Tokyo. Goods and bads, all are mixed together in this town. Well, why …
Ehime-Oozu castle Although reconstructed in 2004, the reconstruction work based on enormous volume of detailed documents, which have been saved from old days, makes Ehime-Oozu-jo castle outstandingly beautiful. This is the collaboration of ancient engineering work and people live in modern world. Location
Himeji-jo, or Himeji castle is one of the mot beautiful castle remaining in Japan. Not only it is beautiful, but it also holds highly developed systems of defence and ingenious protection devices. Registered as a UNESCO world heritage site in 1993. Location
Two paired dragon flies found in lake Aoki in Nagano, Japan. Lake Aoki is located near Hakuba ski resort, where some parts of Nagano Winter Olympic were held. Location
Saiko Holding a rod in hands, and staring at the shiny water surface, an old man is enjoying his time in the rising sun. Isn’t this a kind of perfect time for a fishing lovers? Saiko This is a lake Saiko, one of famous Fuji five lakes located around Mt. …
Cicadas Another piece of calendar is gone, and new season begins. Using Google calendars or iCal? Forget about all these gadgets for a while and remember the good old days! Its good to feel that new month is coming by tearing off the piece of paper from a calendar. I …
Hakuba happoone is Located norhern region of Nagano prefecture and is a great winter resort for skiing and etc.and at the same time is a great summer resort as well. Using a gondola lift and a lift, you can climb up to a height of 1830 m where Happoike sanso …
A variety store located at Kagurazaka sells many of very Japanese goods, some for souvenirs and some for actual use. In these days, it is hard to find these kinds of old fashoned variety stores in Tokyo. If you find one, you must step in and feel the atmosphere of …
This is a Shirokuma (white bear in Japanese). Many people think Japanese people eat strange or unusual things. Yes, Shirokuma is a famous in Kagoshima, and everyone loves it. Well, it doesn’t look like a white bear? Ok, let me try again. This is a famous crashed ice sweets called …
Mt. Mitake rock garden You only need about 1.5 hrs trip on a train to reach Mt. Mitake and escape from the noise and dust in the central city of Tokyo. Well, believe or not, you are still in Tokyo, but here, you are free to breath a fresh air …
