Japan

[ Aug.2014 ] When we were walking in Hakodate in Hokkaido, Japan, a couple of pupils called after us. They were a boy and a girl looking very nervous. They said they were students of…

[ Aug.2014 ] From the town of Atami, where we visited with my family, we could see the Atami Castle on the hill. It seemed a fine castle from afar, but we were surprised when…

[ Aug.2014 ] During our family trip to Atami in Japan, we visited Kiunkaku, a tangible cultural propaty of Atami city. This building and a garden were built by shipping magnate in 1919 and moved…

[ Aug.2014 ] In Atami in Japan, we had a chance to see dances of Geisha. It was held in a place which has got a long name: Atami Geigi Kenban Kaburenjo, which is originally…

[ Aug.2014 ] The first place we visited in our family trip to Atami was MOA Museum of Art. This museum was founded by a cult founder called Mokichi Okada. Apparently he originally wanted to…

[ Aug.2014 ] Shopping in Asakusa in Tokyo is exciting. At a glance, the shops there do not look sophisticated, but if you search them, you will make a lucky find or two. On top…

[ Aug.2014 ] On the day when we experienced Rickshaw ride, we went to visit Senso-ji Temple. My family living in Japan said ” I have not been here for decades!”. They sometimes come to…

[ Aug.2014 ] After eating conger eel in Nihonbashi in Tokyo, we went to see the goldfish exhibition which the restaurant staff recommended. It was an event held in a building called COREDO in which…

[ Aug.2014 ] It was worth seeing the permanent exhibition as well as the special toilet exhibition in Miraikan museum in Odaiba, Tokyo. The most impressive thing for me was the reconstruction of the living…