Getting arond the old fashioned way

April 21, 2009 - 8:43 pm by Him in Others  

To visit Asia is to at some point or other think of, bump into or ride on a rickshaw. One of the world’s earliest
and most eco-friendly form of taxi, the rickshaw has long since vanished from the streets of Japan as a regular form of transport but does remain a firm toursit favorite in the [...]

Fukugawa Edo Museum – 深川江戸博物館

October 25, 2007 - 6:36 pm by kaorichani in Culture, Others  

The other day I went to Fukugawa Edo Museum , as since the beginning , I really liked to see how “Old Tokyo” had been a long time ago. There are two important Edo Museums in Tokyo , Ryogoku Edo Hakubutsukan and the Fukugawa Edo Hakubutsukan , though Fukugawa is the tinier one. But nevertheless, [...]

Shibamata

August 4, 2007 - 10:16 pm by kiokitok in Travel  

Located in the northeast of Ueno, Shibamata still preserves the atmosphere of old Tokyo. Getting off the Keisei line at Shibamata station, you walk through Sando, a tiny street leading you to the major temple or shrine. A lot of old buildings, most of them from the 1950s, are preserved along the street. [...]

Sanya

July 28, 2007 - 5:58 pm by kiokitok in Others  

Sanya became popular among foreign tourists these days. There are a lot of cheap hotels with single rooms. However, it has been known as a synonym of slum with lots of working-class people hanging around.

History of Sanya is not so long. There were already people in poverty living here. However, the [...]

Hina Matsuri

March 3, 2007 - 8:00 pm by kiokitok in Culture  

Girls celebrate March 3. They arrange Hina Ningyo dolls in the living room, invite their friends and neighbors, and have some party. During the party, people wish the best of those girls.
In many different cultures, girls play with dolls. In Japan, Hina Matsuri was already celebrated in the 9th century. However, [...]