The Dreamy Steam Paradise: Beppu & Kannawa Onsen

(The Japanese version follows the English version.:英語版の後に日本語版が続きます。) 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 summer. Additionally, this summer…

Hotels with a Japanese garden are hidden spots in Tokyo

Hi, there! I finally managed to update my blog this time, and the number of foreign visitors has been steadily increasing since 2024, reaching over 3 million visitors in March alone, which was the highest ever recorded in a single month. The primary reasons for this surge are the cherry blossom season and the consistently…

The World at 3,000 Meters High for The First Time in My Life

Hello everyone! The extremely overheated climate continues in July and August! The temperatures all over Japan reach over 35℃, even in the Hokkaido area, the northern island of Japan. There used to be a place called the “Summer Resort” where we could escape from Japan’s peculiar heat and humidity, but that is an old story….

ALPS is not only in Europe but in Japan

Hi there! Happy new year 2023‼ I hope this year will be fabulous and glamorous for you! First of all, it is my 50th episode which I uploaded! Wow-!! When I started my blog in English, I planned to upload 100 episodes for a few years, but I gradually realized that writing a story in…

Stressful Japanese Always Want to Be Healed by Animals

I can say that Japan is a unique country where has various kinds of animal cafes such as cats, owls, rabbits, and Shiba-dogs, etc. In rare cases, we can even find hedgehog and otter cafes in Tokyo, and they have become quite popular among people not only local Japanese but also foreign guests in recent…

OZE National Park Hiking in Summer 2020

Hello folks, it has been almost half-year since the global pandemic of COVID-19. How have you spent your new normal life for these several months in your country? After the cancellation of the emergency declaration by the Japanese Government, the number of infected people has been increasing again especially in big cities, and has reached…

The Most Impressive Islamic Mosque in Tokyo – Tokyo Camii

I feel that Tokyo has been gradually changing to a mosaic city year by year. Of course, not as much as New York, it no longer rare to see various kinds of people in terms of race, language, and religion in the city. Not only for increasing the number of foreign visitors but also residents…