France

Stayed in Bordeaux for two nights

We went to Bordeaux in France for the bank holiday weekend, though we stayed there only for two nights because we could not take extra holidays. But …

Italy

World Heritage in Modena

There is the UNESCO World Heritage site in Modena in Italy. They are the cathedral, the bell tower and the square located next to one another. This site apparently shows…

Italy

To Modena

We had one day trip to Modena from Milan in Italy. I went there before a few years ago, but this time, I realised that the colours of …

Japan

Driving the Aqua Line

We went all the way to go through a road called Tokyo Bay Aqua Line, which connects Kisarazu in Chiba and Kawasaki in Kanagawa, as …

Japan

Boso no Mura museum

My family in Japan had been saying that we should visit Boso-no-Mura open air museum in Chiba in Japan and finally we did. It is a huge place with …

Japan

Onsenji Temple

We had a few hours before taking the train, so we walked a bit in Gero town in Japan. It was sunny but the wind was very cold. We saw a …

Japan

Takayama Festival Yatai museum

The Takayama Festival in Hida Takayama, Japan is famous for its gorgeous floats called Yaytai. They have the festivals twice a year in spring and autumn, but the meanings and Yatais are different each time.

Japan

Sarubobo

In Hida Takayama in Japan, we saw this doll called Sarubobo many times. It seemed the mascot of the town. This was my second visit to Takayama after about 20 years and I do not remember seeing this doll last time, so probably it started recently.