Japan

[Dec.2012] On the day we had a walk in Kamakura, we had a lunch at a small restaurant on the sea front. The main dish was whitebait on rice, which is a special meal around…

[Dec.2012] We had a walk in Kamakura for a day with friends. First, we visited Shichirigahama where you can see Enoshima Island in the distance. Around here it is mecca of surfing. On that cold…

[April 2012] We walked around the Imperial Palace in Tokyo. Unfortunately this was the day they do not open to public, but still I enjoyed the cherry trees and the fresh green. When you turn…

[April 2012] We had a walk in the pedestrianized street in Ginza, Tokyo. There are a few places you can sit down in the middle of the road. I have not come here for a…

[April 2012]  I have not come to Akihabara in Tokyo for a very long time. Although it was a rainy day, we had a walk here in April. As before, there were myriads of adverts…

[April 2012] This is a view of the Cherry Blossom Festival in Matsudo, Chiba Prefecture in Japan. This year, they were very lucky to have this festival on the day of the full bloom. The…

[April 2012] This year the cherry trees blossomed later than usual and around the 7th April was the best in Tokyo. We had an opportunity to visit a famous wedding hall called Happoen in Tokyo….

[April 2012] We were walking with Kanazawa guidebook, and we came across this Oyama Shrine, which was not in our route. Because Japanese streets do not have names, it is difficult to walk even with…

[April 2012] We were not very lucky with the weather when we travelled in Kanazawa, but on the third day, although the wind was strong and cold, the sun came out. So we had a…