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 […]
Korakuen is one of the Three Great Gardens of Japan in Okayama. This spectacular garden was built by Ikeda Tsunamasa, a feudal lord of Okayama in the early Edo period. There are a number of historical buildings which represents Genroku bunka. This place was an oasis for successive feudal lords. In the “Sawa-no-Ike(ike means pond)” of the park, […]
Tateyama mountain range is a part of the Hida Mountains that straddles in Toyama, Gifu, and Nagano Prefecture. This huge range has some glaciers and the terrain formed by the large-scale glacier that existed in the ice age. The views of Tateyama mountains from the city is wonderful. However, it is also exceptional what you […]
