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…

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…

Izu Oshima, The Nearest Island from the Center of Tokyo (Part 2)

Our visiting spots on the island (Part 2) Short Hiking Around Black Lava Desert On the way back to the northern area of the island, we dropped by “Ura-Sabaku(Black Lava Desert)”. We drove off the main street, and moved into the narrow road called “Tsuki-to-Sabaku Line (Moon and Desert Line), they were heading for the…

Izu Oshima, The Nearest Island from the Center of Tokyo (Part 1)

Do you know Tokyo has several islands? You may have already known “Ogasawara Islands” which are famous for register as World Natural Heritage. Izu Islands also belong to Tokyo and they have studded at Pacific Oceans over 550 km at the Southeast of Izu Peninsula. I had never been to any of them despite I…

Azalea Paradise and Tokyo Nostalgic Town, “Yanesen”

Hello again! Our consecutive national holidays called “Golden Week” (It is a kind of Japanese-English expression) have just finished in the first part of this month in Japan. It was a very unusual occasion for us to have 10 days’ consecutive national holidays due to celebrating the new emperor’s throne. (I just wrote about the topic…

Tips in Case You Are Interested in Hiring a Private Guide in Tokyo

When you travel in Japan, you may be considering to visit sightseeing spots by yourself. Thanks to progressing IT technologies, it is getting much easier to travel individually by using a smart phone. However, it is also one of good options that you hire a private guide of 1-2 days at the first part of…