There are a few memorial theme parks for the Warring States periods in Japan. I visited one of the parks – Ise-Azuchi Momoyama Cultural Village – which has since changed its name to...
You'll find plenty of wonderful spots all over Japan on this site.
There are a few memorial theme parks for the Warring States periods in Japan. I visited one of the parks – Ise-Azuchi Momoyama Cultural Village – which has since changed its name to...
I couldn’t believe that there were residents of this Japanese-style castle in Yasugi, Shimane. Additionally, they built this real castle themselves with the exception of mounting its roofs...
I found a brochure for the museum when I visited a sake brewery on my trip to Hida-Takayama in the spring of 2001. It was the Hikaru Memorial Hall, which was the former name of the museum, and the...
One man tried to move a big stone using heavy machinery for land preparation in 2004 in Aso, Kumamoto. When he began to break the stone, the excavator suddenly bit the dust. He repaired it and...
I was in Nagoya because I had to attend a one-day meeting in the Spring of 2021. Nagoya is a big city and there are so many sightseeing spots. I hadn’t enough time to visit several...
There are so many temples in Kyoto, but this Otagi Nenbutsu-ji Temple has something different because of its stone carving collection in their garden. Usually, stone statues of rakan, which means...
Ivory was widely used to make carvings because of its hardness and whiteness. Now, the ivory trade is limited all over the world in consideration of animal preservation and protection...
The most famous Japanese folk tale is Taketori-monogatari known as “The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter”. The story about Princess Kaguya, who was born from a bamboo stalk, takes...
Momotaro is one of the most famous Japanese folk tales. All Japanese know the story of a very tiny boy, who was born from a peach, and who beat the evil demons and took the treasures back...
Monkeys are basically tropical animals, but the Nihon-zaru is an exception. It lives as far as Aomori Prefecture. However, there are a few monkeys in Hokkaido that like to enjoy...
There is a Kannon statue of one-hundred-meter height on the north side of Awaji Island, Hyogo. This tall statue of the Goddess of Mercy was founded by Mr. Toyokichi Toyouchi, a real estate tycoon in...
A mongoose hunts a snake! It is very famous but few people have seen a real fight between them. I also have never seen it and really wanted to enjoy it. Because I had heard that there were many...
This is my other travel story from the winter of 2007. There was a private zoo in Akiruno, Tokyo. Its name was Mutsugoro’s Animal Kingdom. The founder of this kingdom, Mr. Masanori...
This information center exists near Shinagawa JR Station. I visited there in the winter of 2012 because I didn’t know what meat processing was at all. When we enjoy meat dishes, we want to know...
Do you like bees? I think most people doesn’t like them because they are dangerous insects. However, there is a person who really loves bees in Tohmi City, Nagano. His name is Mr...
There is a replica of the Eiffel Tower in Saga. This is a one-fifteenth reduced scale of the real tower which exists in Paris. The replica tower has two extra small towers on both...
When you get off the train at Sakakibara-Onsen Station, you see a huge pyramid made of so many glass panels. If you have been to the Louvre Museum in Paris, it is very easy to...
Did you know that Jesus Christ’s grave is supposedly in Japan? Real Christians will never admit the existence of Christ’s grave because he was taken up to heaven. However, it...
It was said that this Niko-Niko En was the strangest place in Japan at the time. I visited this place in the spring of 2002. As always all hidden weird places...
I found tiny old glass bottles in a showcase when I visited the Palace Factory in Imabari. There was an explanation plate on the showcase, and it said that this private museum was founded by Dr...
There is a model palace of Vienna’s Schloss Belvedere in Imabari, Ehime. Can you believe it is actually a large seasoning factory for the most famous...
After committing evil deeds in the world of the living, a person falls into hell. Almost all Japanese were taught this by their father or mother. By the way, do you know...
Do you know about the threadworm inspection which had been enforced at all elementary schools in Japan? Yes, I’d had this examination long ago. However, students nowadays don’t know...
It is on the hillside of Baika Mt. in Atami. This mysterious war museum is run by an anonymous person, and a few people from war-bereaved associations visit this museum sometimes. The “Roadside...
Almost all residents of Hokkaido know and have tasted the sweets made by Saka Nutrition Food Co. Sapporo. I really like their “Saka Line-Sand Biscuit.” Meanwhile, most of the inhabitants...
An outsider artist is here in Akan, Hokkaido. Shigechan made his private paradise on the east side of the northern country in 2010. He created unique characters like a gourd man, floating frog heads...
It exists under Route 16, which is the most famous and most congested beltway in the metropolitan area. I went there in the summer of 2011. It is a huge...
When I watched some late-night talk show, I saw an owl that could transform himself to be plump or slender. It was so cute that I wanted to take pictures of his...
There are so many stone collectors in the world. However, few people know the matchless stone collector, Mr. Syouji Hayama. He picked up so many human-faced stones all around Chichibu. He...
As you know, the big izakaya restaurant chain, Yourou-no-taki group, has so many Japanese-style pubs all around Japan. The founder of this huge company, Toukichirou Kinoshita (this is his second name...