Japan

Walk around Jogasaki

After enjoying craft experience in Izu Kogen in Japan, we took a taxi to get to the suspension bridge in Jogasaki. When I saw the photo of this bridge, it looked rather…

Izu

Try to make a silver accessory

We originally planned to go to Jogasaki from Izu Atagawa in Japan, but because we noticed a leaflet of the silver studio “A&M”, we changed our tickets for Izu Kogen, while the…

Japan

Bath and foods

We stayed in a Japanese style hotel called ” Hiina ” which my friend booked. When I choose a hot spring hotel in Japan, the first condition is if there is a…

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,…