art The experience of making “Washi,” traditional Japanese paper, is truly fascinating!
Have you heard about Washi? It is traditional Japanese paper, still used in Japanese art paintings. These days, the valu...
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Culture Exciting! I am back to the Toyosu Tuna Auction! Viewing it on the auction floor.
I returned to the Toyosu Tuna Auction! Last time, I watched the auction from the visitor's observation corridor on the s...
Tradition Mitsukoshi Department Store is Amazing! Enjoy yummy meals and Bonsai.
I love exploring local supermarkets when I travel abroad because I can learn about the daily lives of locals, particular...
Hakone Hakone Art Tour: Hakone Art Museum and its impressive garden
Hakone is famous for viewing Mt. Fuji from Lake Ashinoko or Owakudani, an active steaming volcanic field. So, visitors t...
Sumo Sumo Stable Experience: Exciting Morning Training by Young & Energetic Sumo Athletes (Rikishi)
Sumo is a traditional Japanese martial art that was established in 726, when two sumo athletes or Rikishi, Nomi no Sukun...
Garden Winter walk in Koishikawa-Korakuen Garden
Winter has just come to Tokyo, and the temperature has started dropping to near zero degrees Celsius, or 32 degrees Fahr...
Tradition Enjoy New Year’s preparations on New Year’s Eve.
New Year's Day is one of the most important days of the year for the Japanese. On this day, we have a special dinner, Os...
Garden Kyu Iwasaki-Tei Garden: The West met the East here. (Part 2)
I will resume the blog post about Kyu Iwasaki-Tei Garden. This is the second half of our virtual tour in the garden and ...
Experience It looks delicious but not edible: Food Sample Making.
Have you heard about Japanese food samples? You might be familiar with accessories like key chains featuring sushi, temp...
Garden The samurai garden was a theme park??
Do you agree that the Daimyo Garden, a traditional Japanese garden created by samurai, is similar to contemporary theme ...
Garden The Kyu Shiba Rikyu Garden: Mionr but full of remarkable tastes in samurai cultures.
Kyu Shiba Rikyu Gardens is one of my recommended spots for international tourists in Tokyo. First, it is just next to th...
Culture Japanese Sword Museum: You get a close look at authentic samurai swords. It’s so cool!!
Many tourists visiting Japan from overseas might have hope to see or experience something about samurai. Tokyo must be o...
Culture Kato Tomomi Workshop: Fantastic! Samurai Armor and Helmet Craftsmen’s Arts.
As I told you in the previous post about the Azalea Festival in Nezu Shrine, I was honored to visit the Kato Tomomi Work...
Shrine Nezu Shrine Part 3: Gorgeous! Azalea Festival!
If you have a chance to visit the Nezu shrine from late April to early June, you will be so lucky to have a view of the ...
Shrine Nezu Shrine Part 2: Amazing! One-Thousand Torii Gates.
I want to introduce you to a photogenic spot in the Nezu shrine compound: the One-Thousand Torii Gate. This gate forms a...
Culture Fantastic! Japanese tea ceremony experience in Yanaka
After my guests from Germany enjoyed watching the energetic and exciting sumo morning training, I introduced them to a c...
Shrine Nezu Shrine Part 1: Very rare! It remains the original shrine structure in Tokyo.
Nezu Shrine is one of the oldest shrines in Tokyo. According to the oldest historical document, Nihon Shoki, its establi...
Temple Zojoji Temple Part 3: Mausoleum of the Shoguns
As I mentioned in the Zojoji Temple (Part 1) post, the intensive air raid during World War Two burned down most of the t...
Temple Zojoji Temple Part 2: Cute One-thousand-Buddha-Statue
Another attractive and photogenic site in Zojoji temple is the One-Thousand statues of Jizo (Small Buddha) beside the ma...
Culture Zojoji Temple Part 1: A great contrast with Tokyo Tower
Zojoji temple is one of the most photogenic tourist destinations in Tokyo. You can find the reason soon after you go thr...