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 […]
大山(Oyama) is easy to access mountain in Kanagawa Prefecture. It takes just an hour from Shinjuku by train. There’re some shops and restaurants at the foot of the mountain. Also, there are some hot-springs so you can refresh after you enjoy to climb the mountain. Oyama means big mountain but the height of this mountain […]
Do you like deep-sea fishes? Some people might say yes, but have you ate them? You can eat deep-sea fishes at Numadu city. The most famous dish used them called 深海魚丼, a lot of spooky fishes on the rice. Several years ago I went to Numadu city in Shizuoka Pref. and I ate 深海魚丼. It was […]
After we visited Kawasaki Nihon Minka-En, we went to the Taro Okamoto Museum of art. He is one of the most famous artists in Japan. His saying is really well-known. “芸術は爆発だ(Art is an explosion).” This museum has a lot of his paintings and carvings. Also, there is a monument designed by Taro outside the museum. It is […]
Do you know おしるこ(Oshiruko)? This is Japanese traditional sweet bean soup with rice cakes and we eat them in winter. It is made at home and also you can find them some cafes or restaurants. But if you want to eat it easily, it might be a good idea to but it at vending machines. This canned […]
Both curry and udon are popular Japanese foods. curry came from U.K. in the 18th century when Yokohama Harbour opened and curry became one of the most popular food in Japan after customized for Japanese teste and udon is typical Japanese traditional food. Curry Udon is a wonderful dish mixed curry and udon. Typical curry […]
Last Sunday, I went to Nihon Minka-En in Kawasaki city with my wife. It took about 15 minutes on foot from 向ケ丘遊園(Mukogaoka-Yuen) station. There are a lot of Japanese traditional folk houses in this park. The price of the entrance fee for adults is 500yen. You can enter inside of some houses. When we entered […]
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 […]
