[ May 2019 ] In the middle of Golden Week (about a week from the end of April to early May, with many national holidays in Japan), we went to Mt. Nokogiri, in Chiba prefecture….

[ May 2019 ] The last place we visited during our family holiday in Akita prefecture, Japan, was a sake brewery. It was called Suzuki Sake Brewery, which makes Japanese sake called “Hideyoshi“. We chose…

[ May 2019 ] Kakunodate in Akita prefecture, Japan, is famous for the cherry blossoms. The peak of them in Kakunodate is from the end of April to early May, when the cherry blossoms in…

[ May 2019 ] When we were walking in Kakunodate in Akita prefecture, Japan, in the evening, a poster caught my eyes. It says “Miraculous Piano” in big letters and there was a calendar for…

[ Apr.2019 ] We stayed in “Tamachi Bukeyashiki Hotel” in Kakunodate in Akita prefecture in Japan. Their catchphrase is “the traditional warehouse-style hotel, surrounded by the black Kuroitabei (black wooden wall)”. As they say, the…

[ Apr.2019 ] On the second night of our family holiday in Akita prefecture, Japan, we stayed in Kakunodate, where there is an old townscape left as it once was. According to the guide map…

[ Apr.2019 ] On the second day at the lakeside of Lake Tazawa in Akita prefecture, Japan, we headed for a museum called Memory of Kata Branch School, which used to be a very small…

[ Apr.2019 ] We stayed in a Ryokan, a Japanese style hotel, called “Katakuri no Hana (Asian fawnlily flowers) on the lakeside of Lake Tazawa in Akita prefecture, Japan. The exterior was not special, but…

[ Apr.2019 ] This time in Japan, we travelled to Akita Prefecture with our family. It was in the middle of special Golden Week (from the end of April to early May, when there are…