Bicycle Tour Mt. Fuji Ecocycling & JCN One Day Tour - Tokyo to Mt. Fuji

July 2, 2008 - 10:39 am by Shigehiro in Travel  

On Sunday, September 7th, Mt. Fuji Ecocyling will be held. In connection with this event, Japan Cycling Navigator offers an optional tour to cycle from Tokyo to Fuji on Saturday, September 6th, the preceding day. This is a result of the collaboration between the Foundation of Japan Cycling Association, one of the organizers of the [...]

The BUDO(武道martial arts) ceremony at the Meiji-Jingu shrine@TOKYO.

November 26, 2007 - 5:39 pm by Hishi in Culture, Others  

　At Meiji-Jingu shrine（in TOKYO) where The Autumn Grand Festival is held on November 3,to commemorate Emperor Meiji’s Birthday every year.
In the festival, the performance of  Budo（the martial arts）is performed, too.
You come by watching the old traditional Japanese martial arts（Kenjutsu,Battojutsu,Kyudo,Jujutsu,Sojutsu,Aikido,etc.).
I introduce the performance of the martial arts that I like.
It is the Yabusame（horseback archery） ceremony and　the [...]

Edo Ukiyoe stamps are now on sale @ post offices

August 7, 2007 - 2:28 pm by akko@hakata in Others  

Beautiful Japanese stamps of Ukiyoe in Edo period are now on sale.
Check the image here.
For castle freaks, Kumamoto Castle (the Last Samurai Site!) 400 years memorial stamps are also available.

Japan Matsuri 2007; Premier Collection of Japan’s Festivals

- 8:42 am by akko@hakata in Others  

In Shinjuku, you can experience, more than 20 Matsuri (Festivals) and Traditional Performing Arts of all over Japan, at the same time, in the same place!
(Please see `About Matsuri’ below)
*To get the image; promotion video is available here! (flash)
About Japan Matsuri 2007
Sessions: August 24(Fri) - 26(Sun), 2007
Place: Shinjuku Koma Theater
Organized by Japan Matsuri Executive Committee [...]

Flea Market 2007 Summer@Yahoo Dome (Fukuoka)

July 25, 2007 - 12:31 pm by akko@hakata in Others  

Aug.18.Sat (10:00-18:00)
Aug.19.Sun(10:00-17:00)
Entrance Fee: 700 yen
(*advance tickets is available for 500 yen in `Loppi’, LAWSON’s machine)
Parking is available for 17,000 cars (300yen/hour, usually).
Place: Fukuoka Yahoo! Japan Dome, 5th gate
*From Tenjin, you can take a bus at 1A bus station, get on a bus with the number 44, 151, 152, 200, 201, 204, 300, 301, 303. or [...]

The Hippies are coming! The Hippies are coming!

April 21, 2007 - 6:05 pm by mrmook in Travel  

Dude! Where’s my Decade?

I accidentally stumbled into the 60’s last weekend when the wife and I took a leisurely shopping stroll on a lovely, sunny, Sunday in Kyoto.

Our ultimate destination was the Bike (as in bicycle) Shop to purchase some new wheels but along the way we got caught [...]

Chinese New Year at Yokohama Chinatown

February 18, 2007 - 12:00 am by kiokitok in Travel  

The Chinese are everywhere in the world. They often build Chinatown and make their living on their own. In 1858, Japan opend its door to other countries. Port of Yokohama was opened in the following year. Various countries created their settlements there. The Chinese too moved to Yokohama as the [...]

Flea Markets of Kyoto (1)

February 16, 2007 - 6:55 pm by Yuk in Travel  

Kobo-san, Tenjin-san, Garakuta-ichi and Tedukuri-ichi are typical flea market of Kyoto city, but these are not same. In Kobo-san at To-ji Temple (Flea Market) and Tenjin-san at Kitano-tenmangu Shrine (Flea Market), there stand more than 1000 stalls hoping that it would attract the ennichi (a shrine or temple fair) crowd (people who pay homage [...]

St. Valentine’s Day

February 14, 2007 - 12:00 am by kiokitok in Culture, Food  

Approaching February 14, the Japanese media start discussing about St. Valentine’s Day. There is absolutely no religious meaning. It is the day when the Japanese think about an important topic for young, love. Moreover, it is definitely the day when the most amount of chocolate is consumed in a year.

Girls give Honmei [...]

To Know Tokyo Is To Love Tokyo - Edo-Tokyo Museum

February 9, 2007 - 11:34 pm by kiokitok in Travel  

Hanging around Tokyo, you will be able to find out lots of historical sites and objects, especially from Tokugawa Shogunate. Yet, there are no other sites with all those collection of artifacts than Edo-Tokyo Museum. It is just a museum with a lot of artifacts. Thus, you may not be able to [...]