Akita

Cherry Blossom Festival in Kakunodate

[ May 2019 ] Kakunodate in Akita prefecture, Japan, is famous for the cherry blossoms. The peak of them in Kakunodate is from the end of April to early May, when the cherry blossoms in…

Akita

Listen to “Miraculous Piano” in Kakunodate

[ May 2019 ] When we were walking in Kakunodate in Akita prefecture, Japan, in the evening, a poster caught my eyes. It says “Miraculous Piano” in big letters and there was a calendar for…

Miyako-jima

Miyako-jima Taiken Craft Village

[ Apr.2019 ] The last place we visited on our lovely holiday in Miyako-jima, the island in Okinawa in Japan, was Taiken Craft Village, located within the Tropical Botanical Garden with a lot of subtropical…

Miyako-jima

About Paantu, The Festival on Miyako-jima and Others

I will continue talking about our taxi tour on Miyako-jima, the island in Okinawa prefecture in Japan. The next place we visited was Shimajiri mangrove forest. This is the biggest mangrove forest on Miyako-jima and…

Miyako-jima

On The Way Back From Ikema Island

[ Apr.2019 ] On Ikema Island, a small island located north of Miyako-jima, in Okinawa in Japan, we went to see a rock with a heart-shaped hole. This was apparently used in a popular drama…

Miyako-jima

To Ikema Island

[ Apr.2019 ] On the fourth day on Miyako-jima, one of the islands in Okinawa prefecture in Japan, we hired a taxi again and this time went to Ikema Island, which is in the north…

Miyako-jima

Looking At The Underwater World of Miyako-jima

[ Apr.2019 ] In the morning of the third day of our stay in Miyako-jima, one of the islands in Okinawa in Japan, we stayed and relaxed on the hotel beach. The colour of the…