Let’s Travel Back in Time With Chin-den to Sakai.
A streetcar leaves a station with a “ching-ching” sound. Osaka users who love these streetcars call them “chin-den.” (This is a short form of “chin-chin tram :ちんちん電車.”) There are many …
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Ski and Onsen, Weekend Trip to Kusatsu Onsen in March
Do you like to go skiing and to an onsen? In March, it’s getting warm in Tokyo. Spring comes, and people change their clothes from heavy outerwear to lighter jackets. …
Nakatsu (中津) is the Place to Be Now
Osaka has been pressing forward in light of EXPO 2025. The construction of various venues is progressing rapidly, and some train lines are under construction for easier access to many …
Fushimi Sake District in Kyoto
Fushimi (伏見), in the southern part of Kyoto City, has long been a town of sake breweries and is known as one of the three major sake brewing areas in …
How to Enjoy Tokyo Station
Total area of this station is about 182,000 square meters. 460,000 people use it per day on average, and around 4,000 trains run per day. The most famous station in …
How to enjoy Haneda Airport
If you need to kill time at airports, how do you usually spend time? Now I’m at Terminal 2 at Haneda Airport. Will you come with me if you are …
Step Back in Time to the Showa Era in Nakazaki-Cho (中崎町)
I’ll be introducing a unique area called Nakazaki-Cho which retains its downtown atmosphere. It’s located only one stop away from the bustling city of Umeda, or fifteen minutes on foot. …
Fujiidera City (藤井寺市) Part 2: Ways to enjoy the modern-day Fujiidera
This will be a continuation from Part 1. I wrote about the history and sightseeing spots of Fujiidera City. On top of that, I focused on the World Heritage Site …
Uji City ~ the town of history and tea ~
Byodo-in Temple, one of the World Heritage Sites in Uji, was originally a villa of Fujiwara no Michinaga (藤原道長), an aristocrat in the Heian period. The aristocrats preferred Uji, as …
Tarai Udon たらいうどん
Udon is the longest-loved noodle dish among Japanese people, and it is popular throughout Japan. It is usually served in a noodle bowl. Have you ever seen Udon in a …