Taiwan

Restaurant recommended by our guide

On the day we arrived in Taiwan, I asked our guide for a good Taiwanese restaurant. She recommended Shin Yeh, which apparently has a branch in Japan, too. I checked my guide book and…

Taiwan

Chairs to keep the place

This photo was taken just outside of Longshan Temple in Taipei. These chairs look like the ones we use in a bath in Japan. They did not look new or did not look being…

Taiwan

Surprised to see so many people

We went to Taipei’s historical temple, Longshan Temple. At first I thought some special thing must have been going on, because there were so many people there. Majority was women. According to the…

Taiwan

Gorgeous like a palace

We went to Taiwan joining a tour which we could book online. When we needed to choose the hotel, I found this very Chinese looking Grand Hotel and chose it without any hesitation. It…

Japan

The view we could not see

We were so good at ‘treasure each encounter, because it will never recur’ theory that when we arrive at Yokoyama Visitor Centre, it was already dark. The place was strongly recommended by the lady…

Japan

A long established shop from all appearance

After great lunch at Kashikojima, as soon as we got out of the restaurant, we found this pearl shop. The look of the shop is dignified. It says ‘Founded in Meiji 38’, which means…

Japan

The aquarium, full of fun

We visited Toba Aquarium in Iseshima, Japan. Originally we planned to be there just for a while, but in the end we spent nearly a half day there. The most interesting thing was the…