The Senbon Torii gate in Tokyo
The Senbon Torii Gate is famous at Fushimiinari shrine in Kyoto which is one of the most popular tourist sight in Japan. However there are many senbon...
Akasaka detached palace / State Guest House
Akasaka Detached palace was designed by Katayama Tokuma, a leading Japanese architect, Neo-Barouque style Westan building. It was constructed 1909 as...
Mysterious figurines seen at the Japanese entrances
Animal figurines that you often see at the entrance when walking in the city
Have you ever wondered?
Japanese people can understand it, but foreigne...
Nara machi
Koshi-no-ie
Koshi-no-ie is a reproduction of a traditional Japanese house.
Rooms are raised 30 centimeters above the ground. You can s...
Amazing Ushiku Daibutsu and a secret spot of 'Yokaren' Kamikaze special attack museum.
120m high! The world tallest Image of Budda!Ushiku Daibutsu!
This is really an amaging figure when you find this giant statue from far away.
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A boat tour is waiting for you!
Yanagawa "Kawakudari" (literally means boat tour going downstream) is a major attraction of Yanagawa city. You can experience about one-hour ...
The scene taught Shinto - you are coming close !
Most Japanese people know that Summit Meeting will be held at Ise Shima area in this May. Heads of Industrialized countries will stay for sev...
The summer has come! - Escaping from heated Tokyo megapolis
The summer has come!
Tempreture in Tokyo in this season is as high as 30 to 35 degrees Celsius.
Center of Tokyo has a lot of interesting to...
What is the difference between Shinto and Buddhism?
One of the frequent asked questions from foreigners are “What is the difference between Shinto and Buddhism /or Shrine and Temple?”
Thi...
Chuken Hachiko (Faithful Dog Hachiko) Statue
Chuken Hachiko (Faithful Dog Hachiko) Statue: A Famous Meeting Place in Shibuya Tokyo
When people in Tokyo meet in a busiest district, Shibu...
NISHIKI -the weaving of light-
Nishiki, the most impressive fabric in the world.
When I first saw Nishiki, I didn't notice it was weaving. It thought it was drawing.
The ...
Surprising subculture of Tokyo
Robot Restaurant - A hot spot at night in Shinjyuku
It may be more popular for foreign visitors than Japanese
There are lots of places to lo...
The garden after the rain
The garden washed by the rain
The rainy season is going to be over soon, However, the rain washed the dust away from the garden. And the gard...
Charms of Hase-dera - hydrangeas
Hydrangeas in Hase-dera
I know its nearly at the end of rainy season but some story about hydrangea,the flower in wet season...
Hase-d...
Husband and wife marriage rocks, spiritual seashore shrine
It is said that a worshipper should purify his or her body and soul before going to prayer for Ise-Jingu shrine, the great central shrine of Shintoism...
Nikko mountains are the origin of the religion there
Nikko mountains were beautiful with snow. Mount Nantai is the one like a Mini Fuji. It is said that Nikko history started by a priest in the 8th c...
Manners when traveling to Japan
・Please say hello at first meet. As is the case with any country, there is a risk that the other person will not be able to understand your country an...
Ceramic Art in Greece
Ceramic Art in Greece
Nov 8, 2022 | Greece
Ceramic art (or pottery) marks ages and millennia.
Ceramic art is lost in prehistoric times, flourishi...
The founder of the international sport
He stands at the headquarter of Judo
Jigoro Kano(1860-1938) was one of Japanese greatest men. He established the modern Judo and propagated it over...
3 Great Hidden Spots of Kochi Castle
In Kochi, many foreign tourists visit Kochi Castle and enjoy taking pictures of the castle tower, the main gate and the main citadel. Of course, these...
Ryogoku (Sumo y museo )
En Ryogoku hay estadio de Sumo que es el deporte nacional de Japón.
Al lado hay Museo Edo Tokyo, donde pueden conocer la historia de Tokio.
Dela...
Callejones en Tokio
Aún siendo la nueva era Reiwa, hay callejones no muy modernos.
En la época anterior, los callejones eran el lugar común para todos vecinos.
Los ca...
Castles in Japan
There are many castles all over Japan.
This is Himeji-jyo Castle which is located in Himeji, Hyogo Prefecture. Maybe Himeji-jyo Castle is the most...
Tokyo,Japanese traditional house, Asakura villa
Asakura is famous wealthy family in the 19th to early 20th century in Tokyo. The family was great land owener and successed in rice food business. Th...
Big event of Kabuki is going on
Kabuki was born in Kyoto approximately the same ages with Shakespeare. It goes on the family line and they inherit big names of their ancestors.
E...
La llegada del otoño
Higan-bana
Kin-mokusei
Los japoneses sienten la llegada del otoño viendo, oliendo, saboreando, escuchando.
Las flores de arriba, se llama " ...
Sacred waterfall in Kyoto
For more than 1000 years, this water fall is incessantly running with spiritual power. People rinse hands and sip it in order to purify body and sole...
Hidden Buddha statue
Buddha statue attract people. Gentle face and unique pose. He sits on the lotus flower and meditate for the peace of world. The number of curly hai...
Ancient Portraits in Florence
A face from the past at the National Archeological Museum in Florence provides a glimpse of painting in the Classical World.
An in-depth stu...
Hinadolls！ What wonderful dolls they are !
At a hotel lobby
A empress doll made by my mother
A empress doll made by my mother
Have you ever heard of "Hina-Matsuri" (Doll's Festiv...
Hinamatsuri " fiesta de niñas"
El día 3 de marzo es la fiesta de niñas. "hinamatsuri!"
Se celebra el crecimiento de las niñas, decolando las muñecas que expresan los nobles del p...
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