Ukai, Commorant Fishing and Fantastic Party night on Yakatabune @ Mikuma River, Kyushu

September 13, 2007 - 1:27 pm by akko@hakata in Others, Travel  

More than Roppongi, More than Shibuya, or Shinjuku…
If you’re to spend the most fantastic night…completely different from any other busy cities, I mean, your own night…then, please visit Hita!

This is Yakatabune, a houseboat, floating on Mikuma river.

Now you can see it in detail. This is quite large, and is like `a moving Japanese Ryokan’!

Dinner will [...]

Try Pearl-Picking & 99-Islands Cruising @ West end of Japan!

September 12, 2007 - 5:10 pm by akko@hakata in Others, Travel  

At the west-end of Japan, you’ll have an amazingly beautiful and unique view of Kuju-ku-shima (Kuju-ku means 99 and shima means islands, but there’re actually 208 islands, including mere rocks!), which is called Saikai Pearl Sea Resort!

What you can do here is,
1. Pearl-picking

Choose one of the pearl oysters,
Carefully, pick up the pearl.

Now the pearl [...]

Imperial Greeting

August 25, 2007 - 11:41 am by kiokitok in Others  

Imperial Greeting Clip
The Emperor and his family hold a greeting at Imperial Palace in Tokyo.

Nagauta – A Traditional Music

August 18, 2007 - 11:14 am by kiokitok in Others  

Nagauta Clip
Nagauta is a form of Japanese music with vocal, shamisen strings and taiko drums in this case.