TOKYO BAZZAR helps you shop in Harajuku & Asakusa!

December 20, 2007 - 4:45 am by akko@hakata in Culture, Travel  

Tokyo Bazaar, a palm-size shopping map was issued on Dec. 14 by Portal Japan. Inc., for forign visitors enjoying shopping in Tokyo ! This Tokyo Bazzar map offers you visual entertaining information, to help you find coolest Japanese items in unique shops. It has only English version. But never mind if you don’t speak English. [...]

ICHIRAN Ramen Shop, special lunch box version @ Canal City Hakata !

December 19, 2007 - 5:18 pm by akko@hakata in Food, Travel  

Hakata (an old merchants’ town in Fukuoka prefecture) is a FOOD PARADICE, and is especially famous for… `Tonkotsu Ramen’, the noodle with pork bone soup !

Out of many many Ramen shop, ICHIRAN is very popurar, for its home made delicious taste, hospitality of staff, and the unique system to enjoy Ramen.

This is ICHIRAN @ [...]

Hello Kitty Land (Harmonyland) -2-@ near Beppu, Oita

December 15, 2007 - 4:24 am by akko@hakata in Culture, Others, Travel  

More Photos of Pallade (Characters Show)

Sanrio characters (HelloKitty, Little twin stars, Usahana, Cinnamon, etc.) and dancers attract guests with dances and songs. Children can join the dance at the end of the show. (12:30-13:00).

INFORMATION

-Harmony Land is about 30 minutes drive from Beppu Station. From Hakata(Fukuoka) to Beppu is about 2 hours by JR express [...]

Hello Kitty Land (Harmonyland) -1-@ near Beppu, Oita

- 4:11 am by akko@hakata in Culture, Others, Travel  

There’re two Hello Kitty theme park in Japan, one is in Tokyo and the other is here, with the name, `Harmony Land’. This is the perfect place to bring your little children, to spend the whole day in a Hello Kitty World!

Swinging Coffee Cups. You can choose your favorite character. There’re some other [...]

A Free Guided Bike Tour in Chiba

December 9, 2007 - 10:00 am by Shigehiro in Others, Travel  

Japan Cycling Navigator (JCN) is a group of cyclists and volunteers who support visiting cyclists by providing cycling course information, answering cycling-related questions, providing an one day guide to cycle together, or offering home stay, all for free. This JCN-organized one day cycling tour is intended to provide urban residents [...]

Christmas Tree Illuminated on Fukuoka Tower

December 1, 2007 - 6:04 am by akko@hakata in Others, Travel  

Nearby is the Yahoo Dome, which is a huge baseball stadium, Marizon, which is a wedding ceremony institution, Cruise shaped JAL hotel, and sea.
Out of seaside towers in Japan, Fukuoka Tower is the highest, made of half mirrors(that’s why it spurkles during daytime, too), and is 234 m high (Observation floor is 123 m high).

Inuyama Castle (Nagoya) “Kodaman’s J-TRIP”

November 30, 2007 - 6:24 pm by kodaman in Others, Travel  

Nagoya is the third city in Japan but there aren’t much information for travelers even for Japanese. I just went to Nagoya with my wife to meet my friend then got infomation of “Inuyama.”

In Japan, there are four castles which are appointed to national treasure.

(Matsumoto castle in Nagano,Hikone castle in [...]

Gomar’s The Beautiful JAPAN MOMIJIGARI（Viewing the autumn leaves)

- 10:47 am by Gomar in Others, Travel  

I introduce colored leaves of Kyoto and Tokyo this time.

Giouji(祇王寺,Giouji Temple)　at Saga Kyoto

The scenery which I look at 360 degrees where, and is bright red.

Jojakkoji(常寂光寺,Jojakkoji Temple)　at Saga Kyoto
It is the noted place of colored leaves eminent in Kyoto here.

Showa Kinen Park(昭和記念公園) at Tachikawa City Tokyo

There were such a beautiful colored leaves in Tokyo.

The park was [...]

The festival of the autumn of Asahara Shrine（A fireworks display）

November 28, 2007 - 3:27 pm by kaori-m in Travel  

The world’s biggest fireworks

 There is Asahara Shrine in the Ojiya-shi, Niigata katagai-cho.
An autumn festival called the katagai Festival is performed every year here for .10 day on September 9, and the fireworks mean dedication to this Asahara Shrine and I load the celebration such as the eighty-eighth birthdays, a deceased memorial service memorial service, health prayer [...]

Gomar’s The Beautiful JAPAN Shakotan Peninsula,Hokkaidō

- 11:17 am by Gomar in Others, Travel  

This is Shakotan Peninsula (積丹半島, Shakotan hantō).
Shakotan Peninsula is located in the northwest of Sapporo,Hokkaidō.

Though it was the sea of Hokkaido, The transparency of the sea was like the sea of Okinawa.
Shimamui Shore(島武意海岸,Shimamui kaigan). Here is chosen as “100 selections of Japanese beaches”.

Kamui Cape(神威岬,Kamui misaki)