I guess that launching fireworks are universal in the world when we have some celebrations such as New Year’s Day and Independence Day, however, fireworks remind us “Japanese summer traditions”. There are so many fireworks festivals all over Japan between July and August from long time ago. Why we are having so many fireworks in…
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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…
My First Visiting to Yamaguchi Prefecture! (Part 3 : Fascinating Onsen)
Hi, this is the last episode of my trip and I will introduce 2 main Onsen spots where we visited during the trip. Onsen visiting is the largest purpose and of course, we all were excited to spend our time there! Yuda Onsen Compared to other local area, there are a small number of Onsen…
My First Visiting to Yamaguchi Prefecture! (Part 2: Traditional places)
One of our group members who I introduced before in my blog currently devotes to be a shrine priest, so that we always visit to some local shrines and temples by the annual tours. I just picked up main ones here to introduce to you. Ruriko-ji Temple Before going to our accommodation on the 1st…
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…
Came Back to Shima Onsen!
Winter season is the best for enjoying Onsen (Hot-springs). I can be so relaxed and have wonderful feeling whenever I jump into the warmer Onsen from very cold outside. The last episode in 2018 is about Shima Onsen in Gunma Prefecture where I visited with my husband the other day in this month. Shima Onsen…
December is the Season of Volunteer Support for My Friend’s Shrine
The last month of 2018 has come and I am always surprised how the time fly by so quickly at the season of every year. It is also the season for me to have annual event in these several years, which is a volunteer support at the shrine where my friend devotes as Shinto priest….
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