Noboribetsu hot spring (Hokkaido) “Kodaman’s J-Trip”

July 2, 2008 - 12:59 pm by kodaman in Travel  

On early June, I visited Sapporo,Hokkaido for my work as a event’s MC.
At the next day of the event, I and my friends went to Noboribetsu  by using a gorgeous bus served by Cool star corp. It took for about 90 min to go to Noboribetsu area from Sapporo by bus.
Our tour started from 9:30 [...]

Izu Shuzenji hot springs -Izu- Kodaman’s J-TRIP

May 12, 2008 - 8:04 pm by kodaman in Travel  

Before visiting to Izu shuzenji, I always imagined that Shuzen ji temple is located in the middle of the
bamboo groves in that its location is in the center of Izu peninsula. It was actually developed but
remained the atmosphere of the traditional hot spring resort. I visited there on earyl May 2008
without any [...]

Visit Nagasaki!

April 16, 2008 - 2:39 pm by jason in Food, Others  

I think I’ve found a new favourite city in Japan. Sapporo’s snow festival was great, Kyoto is beautiful, Tokyo is exciting and Yokohama has my favourite baseball team.
But Nagasaki seemed like a great place to live. There’s great food (though this is true of just about every city in Japan) - try the Saraudon for dinner in [...]

Guinness World Record `Torii (Shinto Shrine Gate)’ is in New Year fashion @ Chijiwa, Nagasaki

December 27, 2007 - 6:38 pm by akko@hakata in Culture, Others, Travel  

This is the world largest Torii (Shinto Shrine Gate), in Chijiwa of Nagasaki prefecture, East end of Kyushu, where Onsen (hot spring ), food, and nature is all so wonderful !

Torii gate is decorated in New Year celebration style.

This is the normal style :>
More information here (Japanese, but with many images)
Access
From Hakata Station (Fukuoka) , [...]

Obama Onsen, `Hottest Spring’ in Japan @Nagasaki, Kyushu

November 2, 2007 - 3:17 pm by akko@hakata in Others  

Several stations from Nagasaki Station (JR) by Shimabara Line, you’ll arrive at Unzen-Shimabara area.
Obama onsen (hotspring) near Unzen is `Sea side hotspring’ with the hottest hotspring of 100 degree centigrade, and plenty of hotspring, 15,000 tons of hotspring per day !

On the sea hotspring.
The best way to enjoy Obama Onsen is to stay Ryokan(Japanese inn) [...]

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 [...]

Scenic Masterpiece of Kyushu 1, Itsukishima, Hirado

August 23, 2007 - 6:05 pm by izumi in Others, Travel  

Itsukishima is part of Hirato city, Nagasaki, and is placed in the west end of Kyushu island.  It takes four hours from Fukuoka city, but is absolutely beautiful. The reason why the sea is so blue and transparent is because this is not the place to swim. 

World Peace Praying Sites of Nagasaki; as one of the two A-bombed cities following Hiroshima & `White Light/Black Rain’

August 8, 2007 - 6:27 pm by akko@hakata in Travel  

August 9th is the special memorial day for Nagasaki, for it is one of the two A-bombed city in the world, following Hiroshima in 1945, at the end of WW2.
To remember the tragedy of war, to decide not to make that happen again, praying for the eternal world peace, there are two memorial parks, [...]

Nagasaki, Christmas cake of Kyushu

June 29, 2007 - 11:38 am by akko@hakata in Travel  

About Nagasaki
Nagasaki is the only Christian city in Japan, the only International city opened during National Isolation (Samurai Period), the only city having so many `first Western things’, the only city where locals play fireworks in cemeteries, and is one of the two cities experienced a-bomb.
Today Nagasaki is a simbol of world peace, with its [...]

Love Nagasaki Series; view, culture, castle, where to date, drink and shop

May 15, 2007 - 4:22 pm by akko@hakata in Travel  

Nagasaki is geographically very unique .
(Nagasaki means long cape. Naga=long, Saki=cape.)
1. It’s surrounded by sea and mountains.
2. It has very small land (I mean, it’s short of flat area.)
So many people live on mountains, which means there’re many houses (and glaves!) on there.

We can easily imagine that their lifestyle is far from being convinient.
I’d say, [...]