Kobe

March 12, 2007 - 11:19 pm by Yuk in Culture, Food, Travel  

Kobe is a good place where I who live in Kyoto can go by the day trip. That day was Chinese New Year. So I went to Kobe by the Hankyu train. It took 2 hours from Karasuma (Kyoto) to Sannomiya (Kobe), fare was 600 yen (if you buy a ticket in Kinken shop [...]

Tsukiji Fish Market

March 10, 2007 - 5:18 pm by kiokitok in Travel  

In south east of central Tokyo, there is the biggest fish market in Japan; Tsukiji Fish Market. Varieties of fishes are brought in from Tokyo Bay, and are auctioned every morning. The market is sometimes regarded as the kitchen of Tokyo because of its amount of sales. It is also a popular [...]

Hinamatsuri (Hina Doll Festival) in Hita, where Edo merchants’ life still exist

March 2, 2007 - 9:08 am by akko@hakata in Travel  

Hita is a place which flourished in Edo period (Samurai Time), about 200-300 years ago.
It was actually the center of Kyushu, culturally, economically and politically,
and still protects and cherishes its tradition, just the way it was.

Hinamatsuri (Hina Doll Festival) i(Feb.15-Mar.31) is the event you can enjoy the most beautiful season of Hita, by [...]

AKIBA Tokyo, experience COOL JAPAN’s sub-culture !

February 23, 2007 - 11:54 am by akko@hakata in Travel  

AKIBA, the town used to be the largest electronic town, is today the mecca of Japanese sub culture, representing COOL JAPAN !

Maid Kissa, is a cafe where young and pretty maids with their unique costume serve tea for you. Most Maid Kissa do not allow photo taking, but you can get its full image [...]

HARAJUKU Tokyo, experience COOL JAPAN in most fashionable town!

- 11:28 am by akko@hakata in Travel  

This is Harajuku station, the starting point of fashionable tour in Tokyo. If you’re in need of Harajuku Tour Information, why not refer to Harajuku Digital World?
Also if you’re looking for some Japanese cool toys, KIDDY LAND is the place!

SoftBank flagship shop opend on Harajuku Street on Feb.10.

Harajuku has many fashionable cafes as well, [...]

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 [...]

Greetings at Imperial Palace

December 23, 2006 - 12:00 am by kiokitok in Culture  

Emperor of Japan exists as the symbol. He resides in the center of Tokyo, busy doing his job as ceremonial figurehead and visiting all over Japan. For those reasons, ordinary people are rarely able to see him in public. There is an opportunity for you, however, to see him and other members [...]

Harajuku - Center of Teenage Culture

December 15, 2006 - 12:00 am by kiokitok in Travel  

Harajuku is a Mecca of the Japanese teenage culture. You can see streets with shops selling clothes, accessories, and any other necessary goods for teenagers. Along those streets, there are always young kids hanging around, wearing avant-garde looking clothes and costumes.

This area became popular when Olympic was held in Tokyo in 1964. [...]

Feel to become Kyoto people because of the Daiko-daki?

December 10, 2006 - 9:59 pm by Yuk in Culture, Food, Travel  

Because the article on Daiko-daki (Daikon (Japanese radish) Memorial Service) of Senbon shaka-do Temple is found in the newspaper, it is just Kyoto people to think “This season has rolled around again”.
Daiko-daki which is fragrant with Japanese soup stock and steamy is a poetic event at the early winter. It is one of the annual [...]

Asakusa

December 8, 2006 - 11:23 pm by kiokitok in Travel  

You cannot talk about Tokyo without visiting Asakusa. Although it used to be a typical commercial area 150 years ago, it is the now one of few areas in Tokyo which you can feel the atmosphere of those old days.
During the Tokugawa shogunate, there were a large number of temples in Edo (now Tokyo). [...]