Japan

Walk in Motomachi

We only went inside of Old British Consulate and Old Public Hall in Motomachi in Hakodate, Japan, but there were more historical western style houses. For example, this is the phoro of…

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Old public hall

In Motomachi town in Hakodate in Japan, where there are many western style houses, we visited Old Public Hall of Hakodate Ward. It was completed in 1910 after taking 1 year and…

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Old British Consulate

There are many western style houses left in Hakodate in Hokkaido, Japan. Among them, we went in to Old British Consulate. The current building was built in 1913 after others were burned…

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Pupils

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…

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At the port

We walked in Hakodate in Hokkaido, Japan following the route our guide book suggested.First, the port.Here we found a notice of a motor cruise for 1500 yen, so we took it.The passengers…

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Marvellous JR

During our trip back in Japan, we went to Hokkaido (north island) for the first time in my life.We took Shinkansen (Bullet Train) from Tokyo to Shin-Aomori and then changed to an…

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Imaginary castle

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…

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Kiunkaku

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…

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Dance of Geisha

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…