Katchaman’s Amazing JAPAN guide at Tokyo Kanda “Holy Resurrection Cathedral ( Nicholai-do )”

January 6, 2008 - 8:16 pm by katchaman in Others  

Holy Resurrection Cathedral, also known as Nicholai-do (ニコライ堂, nikorai-dō?), in Kanda, Tokyo is the main cathedral of the Japanese Orthodox Church. The Cathedral was completed on 8 March 1891, construction having begun seven years earlier.

Katchaman’s Amazing JAPAN guide at Tokyo Kanda “Yushima Seido Shrine”

- 8:07 pm by katchaman in Others  

Shogun Tsunayoshi, a strong advocate of Confucius, established this major Confucian shrine in 1632. A forerunner to Tokyo University during the Edo Period (pre-1868 Tokyo), the buildings were a government sponsored school for training bureaucrats. Formerly located in Ueno Park, the shrine was relocated to Yushima in 1691. The main hall dates to 1935 and [...]

Katchaman’s Amazing JAPAN guide at Tokyo Kanda Power Spot “Kanda Shrine (also called Kanda Myoujin)”

- 7:58 pm by katchaman in Others  

Kanda Shrine (also called “Kanda Myoujin(神田明神)”) was first built about 1,270 year ago at present Otemachi,(大手町) Chiyoda-ku(千代田区), Tokyo. It was moved to Kanda-dai (神田台)at the beginning of the Edo era, in 1603 due to an expansion program of the Edo castle, and further changed it’s location to the general site in 1616. Kanda Myojin shrine [...]

Katchaman’s Amazing JAPAN guide at Tokyo Kanda “KANDA YABUSOBA”

- 7:29 pm by katchaman in Food, Others  

KANDA YABUSOBA is one of Tokyo’s most famous soba (noodle) restautants, established in 1880 and rebuilt after the 1923 Great Kanto Earthquake. The house, which is surrounded by a wooden gate with an entryway through a small grove of bamboo, features shoji screens and a dining area with tatami mats and tables. It’s often filled [...]

Katchaman’s Amazing JAPAN guide at Tokyo Kanda “Yoshoku Shoeitei”

November 11, 2007 - 9:05 pm by katchaman in Food  

“Yoshoku” means Western food in Japan. A large number of Western dishes have been introduced to Japan over the centuries. Many of them have become completely Japanized, and these dishes are now called Yoshoku dishes.
Founded in 1907,  “Shoeitei”  is one of the oldest Japanized Western Food restaurant in Japan. Soseki Natsume had had a meal here.
When [...]