Travel

How to Enjoy Tsukiji Outer Market

2024-02-082024-02-23 - by Kazu. K

Tsukiji Outer Market is known as “Tsukiji Jogai Shijyo (築地場外市場). Shijyo (市場) means market. The market have been transferred to Toyosu (豊洲) in 2018. Even now, there are a lot …

How To Enjoy Nebuta Festival, Summer Festival in Aomori

2024-01-302024-02-22 - by Yoshie G

Have you ever participated in a summer festival in Japan? I will introduce one of Japan’s most passionate summer festivals, which you can even participate in, Aomori Nebuta Festival. What …

What I do within 3-minute walk of the Ginza 4th Block’s Intersection

2024-01-162024-03-29 - by Rei

If you plan to visit Tokyo for your next trip, you might come across the place “Ginza” in your search engine. Ginza has been one of the most elegant and …

Discover Teatopia Wazuka (和束), the Hidden Gem of Kyoto!

2024-01-152024-02-02 - by Rieko Azuma

Do you see the serene and artistic beauty of these tea fields? This is Wazuka, a small town in the southern part of Kyoto Prefecture, which is renowned for its …

Minoh Park (箕面公園)

2023-12-302024-01-04 - by Yukinko

Have you ever heard of Minoh City? It’s located in the northern part of Osaka Prefecture and is surrounded by an abundance of nature. Today, I’ll introduce Minoh Park, which …

The Yodo River

2023-12-262023-12-30 - by Mami Yamamoto

The Yodo River (淀川) originates in Lake Biwa (琵琶湖), the largest lake in Japan, and is called the Seta River (瀬田川) in its upper reaches and the Uji River (宇治川) …

Weekend Trip to Kanazawa in Autumn

2023-12-062023-12-20 - by Kazu. K

I’m ashamed to say that I haven’t known much about Kanazawa until recently. Thanks to new transportation, you can get there from Tokyo within three hours by Shinkansen now. So …

The Essence of Kyoto: Yasaka Shrine (八坂神社) and Its Surroundings

2023-11-212023-12-02 - by Rieko Azuma

This is the West Gate of Yasaka Shrine. This beautiful gate stands at the east end of Shijo Street, which runs through the center of Kyoto. Actually, this West Gate …