Hello, welcome to the 2nd episode about staying at a cozy Japanese hot spring inn! I was planning to upload the episode soon after the 1st one, but summer has already come when I noticed! I would like to introduce “Hoshi Onsen, Chojukan” in Gunma prefecture this time. The inn is very historical and famous…
Tag: Japanese Tradition
Cozy Experiences of One-house Inn in a Secluded Hot Spring (Part1, Niigata)
I haven’t written about my hot spring travel for a while because I had refrained from visiting other places due to COVID-19 spreads, but I have started to go on a trip a little by little in nearby areas in Japan in these 6 months. I am very happy to upload my new Onsen (hot…
Japanese Way of Fortune Telling – Omikuji Culture
January in 2021 has already passed and I am always surprised how time flies by so quickly! So, how are you doing these days? Unfortunately, COVID-19 has shown no sign of weakening in Japan as well and we are forced to endure the severe situation for a while… By the way, I am going to…
The Japanese who Love to Eat Eels are Weird !?
Hi, there! Now, October has come, and the great autumn season has just started here in Japan. I am extremely excited to spend my favorite season for a while from now on. I am going to talk about Japanese foods again this time. There are lots of unfamiliar foods in Japan among foreign visitors, and…
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…
Traditional but New, A Fashionable Usage of “Furoshiki”
Have you ever seen or heard about a Japanese cloth called “Furoshiki”? It is a traditional Japanese cloth for wrapping up various items for bringing with you. Although we seldom see people who are using it in our dairy life, but l found out it is very convenient for various usages. A unique way of…