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…
Category: Travel
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….
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…
7,5,3 are special numbers for Japanese families with children
You may encounter Japanese families with children wearing on colorful kimonos when you visit to shrines and temples between late October and mid November in Japan. It is the season of “Shichi-Go-San” (means “Seven-Five-Three” in English) which is the traditional Japanese custom to celebrate children’s growth and to pray for their health in the future….
Somehow, I am an Omamori (Amulet) Collector
When you visit Shinto Shrine and Buddhist temples, you can find they are selling various kinds of Omamori (Amulets) at the booths in front of their main buildings. Each shrine and temple have usually their strengths and themes and are providing their own amulets such as exorcism, safety traffic, better fortune, good health, marriage &…
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