Katchaman’s Amazing JAPAN guide at Okinawa Power Spot (Sacred Place) “Inaho”

December 25, 2007 - 10:15 pm by katchaman in Others  

 Inaho is located about 2.5 hours north of  Naha Airport.
Here is spiritual and sacred spot. This place doesn’t exist to the public in Okinawa. If you want to go through a therapeutic experience and experience mystery, please come to here.
 Inaho Tel: 098-055-8171

shooting date  September 23 2007

Katchaman’s Amazing JAPAN guide at Kamakura Power Spot “Tsurugaoka hachimangu shrine”

December 16, 2007 - 6:44 pm by katchaman in Others  

Tsurugaoka Hachimangu is Kamakura’s most important shrine. It was founded by Minamoto Yoriyoshi in 1063, and enlarged and moved to its current site in 1180 by Minamoto Yoritomo, the founder and first shogun of the Kamakura government.
                                 Maiden(dance stage)
                                  A ginkgo tree   At the left-hand side of the flight, there is a huge gingko tree. [...]

Katchaman’s Amazing JAPAN guide at Miyazaki-ken Power Spot (Sacred Place) “Eda-jinja Shrine”

December 14, 2007 - 6:42 pm by katchaman in Others  

“Eda-jinja Shrine” is situated near the Sheraton Grande Ocean Resort in Miyazaki.(within a 10 minute walk to Eda-jinja)  One of Shrines(Jinjya) of Japanese myths and legends in Miyazakiis Tsuma-jinja Shrine. Here is Power Spot.  Here is my favorite place. I can relax and regain composure. I recommend this power spot strongly.    
In Eda-jinja Shrine,  November [...]

Katchaman’s Amazing JAPAN guide at Miyazaki-ken Power Spot (Sacred Place)”Tsuma-jinja Shrine”

- 5:58 pm by katchaman in Others  

There are the several amazing Shrines(Jinjya) of Japanese myths and legends in Miyazaki.  One of them is ̶ [...]

Katchaman’s Amazing JAPAN guide at Fukui Power Spot (Sacred Place) “Eiheiji Zen Temple[永平寺・福井県]“

October 9, 2007 - 5:41 pm by katchaman in Culture  

I went to “Eiheiji” at Fukui-ken on July 21.
Eiheiji is the Zen temple that was surrounded by hills and woods.
Here is very very peaceful temple! If you are interested in Zen and Japanese nature, do come to Eiheiji! The Butsuden (Buddha Hall) July 21 2007
According to Eiheiji’s official website http://www.mitene.or.jp/~katumin/eiheiji/gaiyo/eigo00.htm, Eiheiji, the “temple of [...]

Katchaman’s Amazing JAPAN guide at Kyoto Power Spot (Sacred Place) “Kurama & Kibune”

October 7, 2007 - 12:44 pm by katchaman in Culture, Others  

The Kurama-dera (temple) is famous in Japanese history as the place of exile of Minamoto-no-Yoshitsune (1157-1189).
The temple was established in 770 by the monk Gantei from Nara’s Toshodai-ji. After seeing a vision of the deity Bishamon-ten, guardian of the northern quarter of the Buddhist heaven, he established Kurama-dera in its present location, just below the [...]

Kyoto cheap restaurant DARUMAYA

May 8, 2007 - 6:08 pm by mickey in Food, Travel  

Restaurant since 1953
DARUMAYA serves set meal(teisyoku), noodles(udon and soba), rice bowl dishes(donburi), a la carte and coffee.
DARUMAYA is near Ryoanji, Myosinji, Ninnaji, Tojiin temple and Ritsumeikan, Hanazono university.
http://www.eonet.ne.jp/~darumaya-syokudo/en/

Luxurious Nagasaki; meet Ryoma @ Kagetsu!

April 12, 2007 - 1:09 pm by akko@hakata in Travel  

What do you think this is?
And who did this?

He, is the person who made this mark with his knife,
and his name is, Ryoma Sakamoto !
So now you see how treasurable it is.

This pillar is preserved and chereshed in Kagetsu, the most well-known and traditional Japanese Ryotei in Nagasaki, and is, historic site.
Ryotei is a [...]

What Does this Mean?!

August 23, 2006 - 5:06 pm by gambit_2001nz in Culture  

So, I’m fairly new to Japan, and slowly ( but surely ) trying to learn the language.
I have quite a few Japanese friends that try and teach me Japanese, and they do a fairly good job most of the time.
Anyway, many of the Japanese words that I have been learning have an English equivalent which [...]