HITA LOCAL SOUVENIORS, Pottery, Food, Geta, and…

January 6, 2008 - 8:34 am by akko@hakata in Culture, Food, Others, Travel  

Tenryo Yaki is one of the local pottery in Hita, and is famous for gracious coloring and design, using maple leaves (Craftmen use real maple leaves).

Variety of dishes for lots of use.

Hita is also famous for making good GETA !

Decoration for New Year.

Plum jam, Plum pickles. (Hita produces good plums!)
The green one is YUZU KOSHO. [...]

Foreign Credit Card is now acceptable @ 12,000 Seven Eleven Banks

July 24, 2007 - 7:31 pm by akko@hakata in Travel  

On July 11(Seven Eleven!), the ATM machines of Seven Eleven Banks started to deal with foreign credit cards, master, visa, American Express, JCB. Now you can draw Japanese Yen with your credit cards anytime at nearest Seven Eleven.

Throughout Japan there’re more than 12,000 Seven Eleven Banks in each Seven Eleven Shops, the most popular convinience [...]

Foreign Money Exchage in Akihabara

July 22, 2007 - 11:24 am by akko@hakata in Travel  

Japan has a bad reputation for not having enough money exchange machine, but situation is changing.

Akihabara, the mecca of cult culture (maid kissa, manga, and of course electrics), has a Foreign Money Exchange center in front of Yodobashi Camera Shop, attached to Akihabara Station.
Beside this, you can try Daikokuya’s money exchange servicea discount ticket shop. [...]

Kobe

March 12, 2007 - 11:19 pm by Yuk in Culture, Food, Travel  

Kobe is a good place where I who live in Kyoto can go by the day trip. That day was Chinese New Year. So I went to Kobe by the Hankyu train. It took 2 hours from Karasuma (Kyoto) to Sannomiya (Kobe), fare was 600 yen (if you buy a ticket in Kinken shop [...]

Hinamatsuri (Hina Doll Festival) in Hita, where Edo merchants’ life still exist

March 2, 2007 - 9:08 am by akko@hakata in Travel  

Hita is a place which flourished in Edo period (Samurai Time), about 200-300 years ago.
It was actually the center of Kyushu, culturally, economically and politically,
and still protects and cherishes its tradition, just the way it was.

Hinamatsuri (Hina Doll Festival) i(Feb.15-Mar.31) is the event you can enjoy the most beautiful season of Hita, by [...]

AKIBA Tokyo, experience COOL JAPAN’s sub-culture !

February 23, 2007 - 11:54 am by akko@hakata in Travel  

AKIBA, the town used to be the largest electronic town, is today the mecca of Japanese sub culture, representing COOL JAPAN !

Maid Kissa, is a cafe where young and pretty maids with their unique costume serve tea for you. Most Maid Kissa do not allow photo taking, but you can get its full image [...]

HARAJUKU Tokyo, experience COOL JAPAN in most fashionable town!

- 11:28 am by akko@hakata in Travel  

This is Harajuku station, the starting point of fashionable tour in Tokyo. If you’re in need of Harajuku Tour Information, why not refer to Harajuku Digital World?
Also if you’re looking for some Japanese cool toys, KIDDY LAND is the place!

SoftBank flagship shop opend on Harajuku Street on Feb.10.

Harajuku has many fashionable cafes as well, [...]

HAKATA, bean-scattering ceremony @Kushida Shrine

- 11:08 am by akko@hakata in Travel  

Feb.3 is the day we celebrate the coming of spring.
Many shrines and temples hold soybean-throwing ceremonies around Japan every year, and Kushida Shrine, the most popular local shrine in Hakata, is no exception !

People are having exciting time, trying to catch as many sweets as possible. This year, they threw not only sweets but also [...]

Flea Markets of Kyoto (1)

February 16, 2007 - 6:55 pm by Yuk in Travel  

Kobo-san, Tenjin-san, Garakuta-ichi and Tedukuri-ichi are typical flea market of Kyoto city, but these are not same. In Kobo-san at To-ji Temple (Flea Market) and Tenjin-san at Kitano-tenmangu Shrine (Flea Market), there stand more than 1000 stalls hoping that it would attract the ennichi (a shrine or temple fair) crowd (people who pay homage [...]

nclex in tokyo japan

February 5, 2007 - 10:13 am by janjen in Travel  

do you have package for nclex in tokyo japan?