[Dec.2012] We visited Chiang Kai-shek Momorial Hall with the group tour in Taipei. This was built 5 years after his death in 1980. The front staircase has got 89 steps, representing his age when he…

[ Dec.2012] The second day in Taiwan, we had a group tour. The first place we went was Martyr’s Shrine where enshrines the dead souldiers. The tourists come here to see the change of the…

[Dec.2012] On the day we arrived in Taiwan, I asked our guide for a good Taiwanese restaurant. She recommended Shin Yeh, which apparently has a branch in Japan, too. I checked my guide book and…

[Dec.2012] This photo was taken just outside of Longshan Temple in Taipei. These chairs look like the ones we use in a bath in Japan. They did not look new or did not look being…

[ Dec.2012] We went to Taipei’s historical temple, Longshan Temple. At first I thought some special thing must have been going on, because there were so many people there. Majority was women. According to the…

[Dec.2012] We went to Taiwan joining a tour which we could book online. When we needed to choose the hotel, I found this very Chinese looking Grand Hotel and chose it without any hesitation. It…

[Jan.2013] The hotel in Kashikojima was called Prime Resort Kashikojima and was booked by my family, so I did not know anything until I really got there.At the first glance, it did not looked like…

[Jan.2013] We were so good at ‘treasure each encounter, because it will never recur’ theory that when we arrive at Yokoyama Visitor Centre, it was already dark. The place was strongly recommended by the lady…

[Jan.2013] After great lunch at Kashikojima, as soon as we got out of the restaurant, we found this pearl shop. The look of the shop is dignified. It says ‘Founded in Meiji 38’, which means…