[April, 2011] This is the view from the balcony of our room in a ryokan(Japanese style hotel) called Hanaougi in Goura in Hakone.This balcony has got a open air hot spring bath, which was excellent!…

[April, 2011] I do not know why it has to be the ‘pirates boat’ for the sight seeing boat on Lake Ashi in Hakone, but it seems popular here and has been going for about 60…

[April, 2011] Taking the rope-way, we went to Owakudani, where smoke from Hakone volcano was coming out. Here you can eat black boiled eggs. The taste is the same as white ones, though. They sell…

[April, 2011] We stayed in Fujiya Hotel in Hakone, which has a long history since 1878. The interior is made according to the image of Western for Japanese people in those days and it is…

[April, 2011] One of the purposes of this holiday was to see cherry blossoms in Japan. But the time when we could get days off easily was after the blossoms’ peak time in Kanto area. But…

[April, 2011] This is a photo of Mt.Fuji from a theme park called Healing Village of Nenba. In one house there, they dress us up with kimono free of charge. I love this kind of things….

[April, 2011] We travelled Fuji/Hakone area in Japan.This is a photo of a noodle meal called Houtou.Its noodle is thicker and shorter than ordinary Udon noodle.There was a menu with bear meat, and of course…

[April, 2011] This is a photo of the place in Seoul where we saw dancing and singing as an optional tour. It is called Korea House and after the show, we had a meal which are…

[April, 2011] I did a lot of things in Seoul, eating, seeing, massaging, taking and being taken photos…but the best thing for me was shopping! Especially for someone like me who likes leather goods, Seoul is…