[ Sept.2016 ] The last event we had during our stay in Japan this time was the overnight visit in Kamogawa in Chiba prefecture. The hotel we stayed at was called the ‘Kamogawa Spa Hotel…

[ Sept.2016 ] Niigata in Japan is famous for its sake. You cannot leave here without visiting a sake brewery or two. We visited one in the past when we came here a few years…

[ Sept.2016 ] On the last day of our short trip to Sado and Niigata, Japan, we went out to have a sushi lunch. The restaurant we chose was called ‘Sekai Zushi’ and was taking…

[ Aug.2016 ] In Niigata City in Japan, we stayed in Hotel Nikko Niigata. It is in Toki Messe where we could walk from the Niigata Port after arriving from Sado Island. While we were…

[ Aug.2016 ] After fully enjoying our holiday in Sado Island in Japan, we took a ferry back to Niigata City. There were more things we could have done in Sado, for example, we could…

[ Aug.2016 ] If you go up the slope from the Shukunegi Old Town area in Sado Island in Japan, you will find the Ogi Filk Museum. We heard that there was a restored Sengokubune,…

[ Aug.2016 ] On the third day of our stay in Sado Island in Japan, we had a lovely sunny day. The weather changed completely from the day before. We left the nice friendly hotel,…

[ Aug.2016 ] There was a gold/silver mine in Sado Island, Japan, which supported the economy of the Edo Shogunate. We wanted to see the tunnel of the mine and went up to the entrance,…

[ Aug.2016 ] On the second day of our stay in Sado Island in Japan, it was raining very hard. That was the day when Typhoon Lionrock arrived in Japan and killed many people. The…