Hi there! Well, I usually write about something fun, mainly travel and culture in Japan, however, I just want to pick up a bit controversial and shocking topic this time. It is about how to end your life journey in case you have suffered from incurable illnesses. One of the coping measures is euthanasia and…
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…
Good Bye “HEISEI” & Welcome “REIWA”! Japanese New Era will Start on May
This year, 2019 will be a bit special year for us because the era name called “GENGO（元号）” in Japan will be change, and new era will start on May 1st. The other day, Japanese government officially announced on TV that the new era name was decided “REIWA（令和）” . Many people had paid attention to what…
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 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…
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