English is followed by the Japanese translation text in turn. （英語のあとに、日本語訳が交互に続きます。） Today’s destination is Kesennuma, where I’ll be staying for the night. I get back on the BRT at Shizugawa Station and head toward Minami-Kesennuma, where my hotel is located. さて、今日の宿泊先は気仙沼。志津川駅から再びBRTに乗り、一路、宿泊ホテルのある南気仙沼を目指します。 From Shizugawa toward Kesennuma, the BRT runs along the coast. That doesn’t mean you…
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The Dreamy Steam Paradise: Beppu & Kannawa Onsen 憧れの湯けむり天国～別府・鉄輪温泉～
English is followed by the Japanese translation text in turn. （英語のあとに、日本語訳が交互に続きます。） Hi there! In recent years, the summer in Japan has been unbearably hot and humid, with temperatures often reaching 38°C and sometimes even exceeding 40°C. It’s becoming so extreme that I’m worried it will soon be normal for the temperature to reach 40°C every…
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…
Cozy Experiences of One-house Inn in a Secluded Hot Spring (Part2,Gunma)
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…
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…
Fabulous View of Autumn Leaves at Nansudake, but Dangerous Experience As Well!
I am longing for the autumn season’s coming in Japan because it is the best season regarding climate and scenery. Especially, mountain areas in October are full of autumn leaves and covered by a wide variety of colors in nature. I just recollect that my trekking at Nasudake in Tochigi Prefecture where is well-known for…
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 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….