Chiba

The fortune slip at a temple in Kashiwa

We went to Koryuzan Fusebenten Tokaiji temple in Kashiwa in Chiba prefecture for Hatsumode (a Japanese tradition, the first visit of the year to a temple or a shrine during the New…

Tokyo

At the restaurant in Minami Azabu in Tokyo

On the day we visited Akasaka Palace in Tokyo, we went all the way to Minami Azabu to the restaurant called ‘Gonpachi’. A friend of ours in London recommended this restaurant long…

Tokyo

The queue at Akasaka Palace in Tokyo

During our stay in Japan this time, we visited Akasaka Palace, the State Guest House in Tokyo. A friend of ours invited us to go together because they were exhibiting the open-top…

Miura

The tuna bowl and sightseeing boat in Misaki

After enjoying Umanose Domon on the Jogashima Island in Miura City in Japan, we walked to Jogashima Lighthouse. There was a path above Umanose Domon and the view from there was picturesque,…

Oita

The rest of the Hell in Beppu

In Beppu in Oita in Japan, we did the “Hell Tour”, which means visiting 7 places called Jigoku (hells) where the hot springs well up. 5 of them were in Kannawa Onsen…

Oita

Hell Tour in Beppu

What you must do in Beppu in Oita prefecture in Japan are having a bath in the hot spring water and visiting Hell. Hell or Jigoku in Japanese in Beppu means the…

Oita

Great time in a Ryokan in Beppu

The next destination of our short holiday in Kyushu in Japan was Beppu where we arrived by the limited express train, “Yufu No.3”. The Ryokan (Japanese style hotel) we had booked was…