Katchaman’s Amazing JAPAN guide at Hokkaido “Enjoy great outdoors by Canoe in Lake Kussharo” [北海道屈斜路湖で大自然の中をカヌーでゆく]

August 13, 2008 - 6:32 pm by katchaman in Others  

 We enjoyed playing Canoe in Lake Kussharo and River Kushiro. It was a great time! I can recommend this course. If you like, please contact this. 
Nature Therapy Produce ATREYU http://www.atreyu.info/ Tel: 015-484-2455
 
 
   
   
 
   

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 [...]

Hello Kitty digital camera and suitcase !

June 26, 2008 - 2:26 pm by akko@hakata in Product, Travel  

5 million pixcel digital camera with Hello Kitty design!

Suitcase, with mature kitty design!
There are four colors, black, gray, red and pink.
Light, quiet!

And easy to find out of many others.

Let me just mention that the sparkling round, small stickers on camera and suitcase are my own decoration.
You can find them at Hello Kitty Shops (Sanrio Shops [...]

Back to the 50-60’s Japan -Andy’s Izakaya

March 2, 2008 - 12:34 am by sachie_kobayashi in Food  

Feel like yakitori with some beer? Japanese fish dish?
You may image that the traditional Japanese food is quite expensive. Oｆ cause that’s right to some extent, so is haute cuisine, but actually such food is not everyday diet.
Then, try Izakaya food. it’s not so expensive but yummy! Find a red lantern! Red lantern indicates “Izakaya”, or [...]

Gomar’s The Beautiful JAPAN Hoheikan (Historical Guest House) at Sapporo

January 16, 2008 - 3:33 pm by Gomar in Culture, Others, Travel  

Hoheikan is in the Nakajima park, and is the first western style’s hotel in Hokkaido and an important building of the Meiji period.
Hoheikan is chiefly used as a Wedding Hall. Besides, there are a coffee shop, a photograph pavilion, and a restaurant of the reservation system. The visit of internal is free.

The inside becomes [...]

Gomar’s The Beautiful JAPAN Shakotan Peninsula,Hokkaidō

November 28, 2007 - 11:17 am by Gomar in Others, Travel  

This is Shakotan Peninsula (積丹半島, Shakotan hantō).
Shakotan Peninsula is located in the northwest of Sapporo,Hokkaidō.
Though it was the sea of Hokkaido, The transparency of the sea was like the sea of Okinawa.
Shimamui Shore(島武意海岸,Shimamui kaigan). Here is chosen as “100 selections of Japanese beaches”.

Kamui Cape(神威岬,Kamui misaki)

Katchaman’s Amazing JAPAN guide at Hokkaido Kitami-shi”Amazing experience at Kitami”

November 18, 2007 - 4:58 pm by katchaman in Others  

I have visited Kitami-shi, Hokkaido on business.
Kitami City  are set amid beautiful natural surroundings that [...]

Cosmetic Guide; Japanese women and beautiful skin

August 20, 2007 - 11:37 am by akko@hakata in Culture  

1. Rush into Matsukiyo , for common & reasonable comsmetics.
Matsukiyo is a drug chain store, popular among young girls.
There’re hundreds of Matsukiyos all over Japan, but those in downtown or large shopping malls puts special emphasis on beauty related products, especially in this season, sunscreens and whitening cosmetics (lotion, essence, emulsion, facial masks).
Each brand (Shiseido, [...]

Furusato Antenna Shops (Satelite food shops) in Tokyo; you can get local, healthy, unique food of all over Japan!

August 6, 2007 - 5:58 pm by akko@hakata in Others  

What is Furusato Antenna Shops?
Furusato Antenna Shops (Chiho Bussan Kan in Japanese) are a Satelite food shops, of distant prefectures, mainly dealing with unique local food.
Today they attract many Japanese people, by offering the mood of food culture experience, or even trip, by making very local mood.
To understand this, let me note that Japanese [...]

Shopping in Ginza 2; Toys, Hellokitty…find coolest Japanese souvenir

August 3, 2007 - 12:32 pm by akko@hakata in Food, Travel  

Experience Japanese latest culture with cute characters!
1. Japanese Toys and Games

Not only Michel Jackson, but many celebrities secretly have visited this special toy shop in Ginza, Hakuhinkan.
They sell;
-Latest Character goods (like KiddyLand) (1F)
-Dolls, stuffed dolls, music boxes (2F)
-Childrens’ toy, including railway minitures (3F)
-Video games, card games, Rubik’s, others (4F)
-Rika-chan, Japanese Barbie Dolls (B1F)
*open [...]