Open-Air Museum of Old Japanese Farm Houses (2)
6. Next, Magariya from the Nambu area (Iwate Prefecture). The Japanese term Magariya is an L-shaped house (or, literally, “bent house”) in which a stable […]
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Open-Air Museum of Old Japanese Farm Houses (1)
There is an open-air museum called “Open Air Museum of Old Japanese Farm Houses” in Toyonaka-City, Osaka Prefecture, in which typical houses (mainly farm houses), […]
Osaka Castle
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From 2018 into 2019
Towns become very lively with Christmas displays when November comes to an end every year. Street trees are decorated with illumination: Christmas trees are situated […]
Kaiseki-ryori in Kyoto – Hyotei
Although it was extravagant, we had Kaiseki-ryori (a traditional Japanese meal brought in courses) in a Japanese-style restaurant, Hyotei, in Kyoto. This restaurant started as […]
Stroll in Kyoto – Murin-an
Beside Nanzenji temple in Kyoto, Murin-an (“an” means hermitage), a second house of Aritomo Yamagata, who was a politician in the Meiji period, is situated. […]
Ukimido and Sagawa Art Museum
There is an art museum called “Sagawa Bijutukan” in Moriyama City, Shiga Prefecture, where works of art by a Japanese-style painter, Ikuo Hirayama and a […]
Sakaisuji Boulevard Mixed with Retro and Modern
Old buildings remain along Sakaisuji Boulevard, which is a big street comparable to Midosuji Boulevard. This bridge is Naniwabashi Bridge, also called “Lionbashi” Bridge. This […]