Row of houses in Kawagoe
[ Dec.2013 ] We went to Kawagoe in Saitama prefecture in Japan as I heard that there were rows of old houses left as old time. There were more than 30 old warehouse style houses,…
Japan
Country bumpkin
[ Dec.2013 ] We go back to #Japan to see my family at least once a year. Usually we stay there for about two weeks. We can visit only a few places during the holiday….
Eat Italian food in Tokyo
This is my friend, Bangly’s posting. [May, 2013] Usually when I travel I like to be totally absorbed in local customs, so I eat only local foods because foods are one of the forms of…
The view we could not see
[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…
A long established shop from all appearance
[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…
The aquarium, full of fun
[Jan.2013] We visited Toba Aquarium in Iseshima, Japan. Originally we planned to be there just for a while, but in the end we spent nearly a half day there. The most interesting thing was the…
Pearls
[Jan.2013] In Toba, we visited Mikimoto Pearl Island. Four Ama (professional female divers) jumped into the freezing sea to show us how they traditionally worked. This was my second time to see this, so I…
People in the snowy country
[Dec.2012] In the morning of the day we left Niigata, the outside view was totally white. The rain yesterday turned into snow. From now on, they would have snow almost every day. The long snowy…
Shopping by boxes
[Dec.2012] At the end of the year, we visited my friends in Niigata. They took me here, Teradomari. The area with many fishmongers’ is called ‘Ameyoko of fish’ (Ameyoko is the famous market in Tokyo)….
