Head for Sarugakyo by bus It takes about 40 minutes by bus from 上毛高原(Jomokogen) station to Sarugakyo. Keep in mind that you can’t use prepaid transportation cards like Suica and Pasmo. The way to Sarugakyo surrounded by brilliant green and I felt refreshed. 赤谷湖(Akayako) lake surrounded by beautiful nature We hanged arround after we […]
Go to Jomokogen by the Joetsu Shinkansen line I went on a trip to a traditional Japanese inn with hot spring called 法師温泉(Ho-shi onsen) with my wife last May. This inn is well-known that Kwatabata Yasunari, a Japanese novelist who got Novel Prize, stayed for a while. We took the Joetsu Shinkansen line from Tokyo […]
Adachi Museum of Art is a well-known museum in Shimane prefecture for its beautiful garden. The garden has been chosen as the most beautiful garden in Japan for sixteen consecutive years. There are no buildings in your sight when you see the garden from the window of the museum. You’ll see an amazing scenery without […]
I decided to change the style of this blog. I have written about the detail and history of spots where I visited, but I realized it’s boring and too ordinary (and a bunch of blogs writes same things). From now on, I’ll write about my honest feelings about that place. I believe it makes this […]
When you get off Kofu station, the statue of Shingen Takeda catches your eye first. He is one of the most well-known warlords in the Sengoku period. There are a lot of historical spots near Kofu station like Yamanote-mon and Kofu castle. Kofu castle has been chosen one of the greatest 100 castles. Kofu-jo is also called […]
Matsumoto Castle is located in Matsumoto City, Nagano Prefecture. It has the oldest six-storied castle tower in Japan. This castle tower which had built from Azuchi Momoyama period to early Edo period is designated as a national treasure and the castle ruins have been designated as a national historic site. Due to the black look […]
Komakado-Kazaana, “Kazaana” means air hole, is a huge cave near Mount Fuji.The main hole called Honketsu has a total length of about 291m and another hole called Edaana is about 110m from the branch point. It is the lava cave made by a large explosion of Mount Fuji about a million years ago and it […]
Kurobe Dam is not only used for hydroelectric power generation but also Toyama’s major tourist destination because there is the beautiful natural scenery around Kurobe dam. Besides you can see magnificent Tateyama moutain range on the way to it. The water is discharged from the dam according to the schedule. You may see the rainbow […]
Kinomiya shrine is the most well-known shrine in Atami. It is close from Atami station and a number of tourists visit here and pray. There are more than ten shrines named “Kinomiya” in Izu and each shrine has a Japanese camphor tree which lives over a thousand years. The biggest feature of this shrine is O-kusu,big Japanese camphor […]
In 1582, Maeda Toshiie, the feudal lord of Kaga, begun to build this Sophisticated castle. It is said that he invited Takayama Ukon who is known as a Christian feudal lord for construction. In clear weather, the white walls reflect the sunlight and look more beautiful.玉泉院丸庭園(Gyokusen-inmaru garden) located in Kanazawa castle park is a three-dimensional garden whose stone walls […]
