Japan

[ Dec.2014 ] “2k540” sounds like a code number, but in fact it is the name of craft arcade under the railway between Akihabara station and Okachimachi station in Tokyo. We went there for the…

[ Dec.2014 ] Our friend said “How about going to the Kanda Shrine and drink Amazake (sweet beverage made from fermented rice or sake lees)?”, so we went there. I have known the name of…

[ Dec.2014 ] We visited Nikolai-do, an Orthodox church in Ochanomizu in Tokyo for the first time. The official name is Tokyo Resurrection Cathedral. At the entrance there was a woman who gave the pure…

[ Dec.2014 ] I cannot remember when was the last time I went to Ameya Yokocho market in Tokyo. On this day of the end of December, this street was extremely crowded because many people…

[ summer, 2014 ] This time I experienced Japanese summer first time in more than 10 years. I had heard that it was more than 35 degrees everyday, so we were prepared mentally. But  on…

[ Sept.2014 ] We had a walk along the shopping streets in Otaru in Japan after having enjoyed sushi. The street with many souvenir shops is called Sakaimachi-dori. Our guidebook shows the details of each…

[ Sept.2014 ] This is a photo of an old shop. The people in Otaru was very much worried about fire, so they made many stone houses. In this one’s case, the shop and warehouse…

[ Sept.2014 ] During our first trip to Hokkaido, we visited Otaru city, which has some romantic image, too. But unfortunately it rained all day that day. We got prepared, buying easy rain coats, but…

[ Sept.2014 ] I continue about the Ainu Museum in Shiraoi in Hokkaido, Japan. In the museum site, there were some re-created traditional houses. In one of them, we could try wearing their costume, which…