Hakone (Mount Fuji)
In March 2015, we went to Hakone to see Mt. Fuji. While taking a side glance at Odawara Castle, we started at the Odawara Station […]
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Ito (Hiking on the Jogasaki Coast and Tour of Tokaikan)
(When the hand mark appears when you put your cursor over the photograph, you can see an enlarged version of the photo in a different […]
Cosmos Flower
The season of cosmos has arrived. There is a cosmos garden in the river bed of the Mukogawa River. The garden is in northwestern Amagasaki-City, […]
Nakazaki-Cho in OSAKA (Retro Town with Atmosphere of the Showa Period)
We went to Nakazaki-Cho, because my niece told me that she found a tea shop which has nice Taiwan tea. Located near Umeda which has […]
Nara in Autumn (Nara Hotel)
In autumn, we went to the Nara Hotel in Nara. The Nara Hotel opened in 1909. This hotel was government-managed until World War II, and played […]
Kyoto Takagamine (Temple Associated with Honami Koetsu)
Next, we went to Koetsuji (Koetsuji temple). You can get there in 3 or 4 minutes from Genkoan temple. This is a Nichiren Buddhism temple, […]
Kyoto Takagamine (Window of Enlightenment and Window of Bewilderment)
Takagamine is located in northwestern Kyoto-City, and has three mountains. This area is in the outskirts of Kyoto and people hardly lived there. It is said that emperors […]
Karuizawa (Uchimura Kanzo Church in Hoshino Area)
We went to a restaurant “RK GARDEN,” near Shinano Oiwake Station, where we had lunch. The restaurant is located about 30 minutes from Kyu-Karuizawa by […]
Karuizawa (John Lennon’s favorite royal milk tea at Manpei Hotel)
We stayed in a hotel at Karuizawa Kogen (Karuizawa Heights) overnight. We saw mist-hung mountains when we woke up early in the morning. It was raining, but it […]
Karuizawa (Atmosphere in the early 1900’s at Kyu-Mikasa Hotel)
Karuizawa is one of the most prominent summer resorts. It is located at about 1000 m above sea level. The temperature is about 7.8 degrees […]