English is followed by the Japanese translation text in turn. （英語のあとに、日本語訳が交互に続きます。） Today’s destination is Kesennuma, where I’ll be staying for the night. I get back on the BRT at Shizugawa Station and head toward Minami-Kesennuma, where my hotel is located. さて、今日の宿泊先は気仙沼。志津川駅から再びBRTに乗り、一路、宿泊ホテルのある南気仙沼を目指します。 From Shizugawa toward Kesennuma, the BRT runs along the coast. That doesn’t mean you…
Category: Food
The Dreamy Steam Paradise: Beppu & Kannawa Onsen 憧れの湯けむり天国～別府・鉄輪温泉～
English is followed by the Japanese translation text in turn. （英語のあとに、日本語訳が交互に続きます。） Hi there! In recent years, the summer in Japan has been unbearably hot and humid, with temperatures often reaching 38°C and sometimes even exceeding 40°C. It’s becoming so extreme that I’m worried it will soon be normal for the temperature to reach 40°C every…
Enchanted Kissaten (Traditional Western-style Cafe) Culture
Half of a year has passed since I uploaded the 1st episode of this year in January, and it is completely the beginning of summer in Japan. I almost sigh when I notice how time flies by so quickly!! In 2023, it seems that inbound business here has recovered drastically and I found a bunch…
Cozy Experiences of One-house Inn in a Secluded Hot Spring (Part1, Niigata)
I haven’t written about my hot spring travel for a while because I had refrained from visiting other places due to COVID-19 spreads, but I have started to go on a trip a little by little in nearby areas in Japan in these 6 months. I am very happy to upload my new Onsen (hot…
The Japanese who Love to Eat Eels are Weird !?
Hi, there! Now, October has come, and the great autumn season has just started here in Japan. I am extremely excited to spend my favorite season for a while from now on. I am going to talk about Japanese foods again this time. There are lots of unfamiliar foods in Japan among foreign visitors, and…
“Somen” is The Best Cuisine for Hotter / Very Humid Summer in Japan
Hi there! The rainy season has just finished in Tokyo and it was very unusual and a long rainy season this year. However, soon after finishing the rainy season, suddenly very hot and super-humid summer has come and days over 35℃ has continued for a few weeks all over Japan this year, too…I am very…
Deep-fry Dishes Are Fusion Food between Japan and Western Style
I often heard from my foreign guests that food is one of the most expecting things during trip in Japan. Yes, I swear that our food is so excellent in the world and especially in Tokyo, you can find any kind of dishes very easily. (Although it may be a bit difficult to find some…
My First Visiting to Yamaguchi Prefecture! (Part 1: Nature & Food)
Hello Folks! My first episode in 2019 is my exiting trip to Yamaguchi prefecture, where locates in the western part of Japan, with my Onsen (Hot spring) buddies at the end of January! I belong to the group which consists of Onsen lovers and it was the annual trip event and the first visiting there…
“Nabe (Hot Pot) ” is Japanese Soul Food in Winter Time
In western countries, it may be common that dishes are served in each person one after another, however, Japanese people like to share several dishes among people together. If you have visited to Japan before, you might encounter the scene that Japanese were exchanging small portions of their own dishes each other at restaurants. In…
Okukinu Onsen Hiking with Gorgeous Landscape in Autumn
It has been the mid-autumn in Japan, which is my most favorite season in a year. I believe this is the best time to travel in our country for enjoying landscape in the nature due to changing leaves colors from green to yellow & red. The season reminds me that a time to visit Teshiozawa…