Senganen Garden in Kagoshima prefecture

Hi there, I’ve been to Kagoshima, the prefecture in the southern part of Japan last week, so let me post a photo of Senganen Garden. Senganen is the former second house of the feudal lord.in Kagoshima, and its garden attracts many tourists. The garden uses a technique, called borrowed scenery, that uses background scenery as …

The Asagaya Tanabata Festival

The “Asagaya Tanabata Matsuri” is one of the famous festivals in Tokyo. It is a fun festival that is held annually, and this year is the 60th anniversary. The festival is famous for the fancy decorations dangling from the ceiling of the shopping arcade. Well, these sentences cannot express the niceness of the scenery, so …

Gingko, an indispensable tree of Japan in this autumn/winter season

Japan is a country with four distinct seasons. Autumn is the season, when the color of the leaves changes. Among many trees is Gingko, which changes the color of its leaves into yellow from late autumn till early winter. Tokyo has several passages that are surrounded by many Gingko trees, which cover the passage with …

rent a bike in Berlin

Hi there, It was such a sunny day here in Berlin. So I decided to go out for tourism by bicycle. Then the question was how I could get a bicycle. The hotel I stayed had some bicycles for rent, but they were a bit pricey. There were some shops that rent inexpensive bicyclies, but they …

The tour on 15th Sep., 2012

Thank you for coming to the tour. Here are the photos. Hope to see you again in the future.

The tour on 8th Sep. 2012

I enjoyed the tour with you all. Thank you very much !

The tour on 23rd June

These are the photos I’ve taken during hte tour on 23rd June. Thank you all for joining the tour. We really enjoyed the tour with you all.

The tour on 19th Aug, 2012

Many thanks for joining us today (on 19th Aug, 2012), Andy, Mike, and Nick. Though it was really hot today, we had lots of fun today. Here are some photos of today’s tour. We are looking forward to seeing you again !

Daytrip from Tokyo: firework festival at Lake Suwa

Hi there ! Have you been enjoying your days in Tokyo? Is it too hot for you? Then day trip from Tokyo could make you feel better. I took a day trip to Suwa, where I enjoyed watching the firework festival on the lake Suwa. It is about 2 hours from Tokyo by using express …

The sushi roll lunch in Washington D.C.

Hi there! Today, I would like to post a picture I’ve taken in Washington D.C., at the lunch time today. I’ve ordered a sushi roll lunch menu at a sushi restaurant. The taste was nice, and I liked it very much. On the other hand, I’ve found it rather interesting.     First, having rice …