Japan

Waited more than one hour

We went to a restaurant called “Nishiki” in Izu Atagawa, which was listed in my friend’s guide book. The book said ” Be careful, there is another restaurant with the similar name”….

Japan

Oyukake Benzaiten

When you wish something and pour hot water from the hot spring on to the statue of Benzaiten (Hindu Goddes) in Izu Atagawa, your dream will come true. That is what they…

Japan

Izu Atagawa

We went to Izu Atagawa for one night with my old friends since my student days. Atagawa is famous for the Alligator Garden and I remember seeing lots of alligators moving on…

Kawagoe

Nothing but potatoes

On the day we had a excursion to Kawagoe in Japan, we only ate potatoes there. Kawagoe is famous for its potatoes. First, we tried baked sweet potato cut in triangle like…

Kawagoe

80 million yen

We visited Kawagoe Festival Museum in Kawagoe in Saitama prefecture in Japan. I did not know at all, but this is a spectacular festival held at the third weekend in every October…

Kawagoe

Row of houses in Kawagoe

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

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….

Lombardy

Wedding venue

I had a chance to visit one wedding venue in Italy.It is called Villa Orsini Colonna and it’s in Brianza area north of Milan.It used to be a summer palace for a…

England

Visiting Globe Theatre

We visited #Globe #Theatre in #London. The original theatre was built in 1599 for Shakespeare and the current one was build in 1997 in the same way of the original. The shape…