The Street of Kyoto (1) ; Shijo-dori

January 17, 2007 - 4:31 am by Yuk in Culture, Travel  

Of course old Kyoto is beautiful, but if you would like to experience and understand about modern Kyoto, you should walk in the center of Kyoto city.

Shijo-Karasuma
This time I walked along the Shijo-dori (dori means street) in which Kyoto people who are men and women of all ages go to-and-fro for strolling, shopping and dining. [...]

How to Save Your Expense - Necessities

January 14, 2007 - 12:52 am by kiokitok in Food, Travel  

Tokyo gives you more options to save daily expense than any other major cities in the world. In fact, without any knowledge, you might have to spend a lot and will be tired of your life here.
First, and most importantly, you should save your expense from foods and drinks, thus you are not supposed [...]

Unravelling Tokyo’s New Year

January 12, 2007 - 6:22 pm by Roy in Travel  

Wrapped around a tumbler of hot sake, my hands are thawing nicely at 1 am on the first morning of a new year. The sake, or rice wine, is washing down a Japanese New Year delicacy; motsunikomi, a miscellaneous collection of meat scraps in a mini casserole. Easy to master with chopsticks, it had tasted [...]

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How to Save Your Expense - Transportation

January 7, 2007 - 3:02 pm by kiokitok in Travel  

Tokyo is always regarded to have one of the highest expense of living in the world. There is also no doubt that it has the highest in Japan. However, compared to other major cities all over the world, you can find a lot of options in order to save your expense.
First of all, [...]

First day of work in Hakata, & secret of snow skin

January 6, 2007 - 1:18 pm by akko@hakata in Travel  

January 5 was for many comapanies in Hakata, the first work day of new year. People are waiting in line in Kushida Shrine, to pray for their business success. It’s amazing that this shrine is very quiet with a few people usually, but this day, so crowded !! Kushida Shrine is founded in 757, and [...]

A Good Morning stroll through Kawachi-blog-ano

- 12:34 pm by mrmook in Travel  

Well it’s New Years and that translates as my time to visit family and friends in the happy little town of Kawachinagano, otherwise known to its residents as “Beverly Hills”. There is nothing of any real import here (other than a close proximity to PL Gakuen and the World Class Fireworks [...]

Kenji’s Hanamaki Dream World

January 5, 2007 - 3:47 pm by Roy in Travel  

Travelling in Japan is to experience the a unexpected. Take, for example, the small provincial city of Hanamaki in North East Honshu. To say the entire city (population about 7000) is dedicated to the memory of one of Japan’s best loved literary figures, Kenji Miyazawa, is no exaggeration.
A plethora of Kenji’s stories and poems containing [...]

Hatsumode

January 1, 2007 - 10:00 pm by kiokitok in Culture  

The Japanese make seasonsal celebrations based on different religions whether they believe in god or not. When celebrating new year, they have hatsumode, a shrine visit. Through hatsumode, they refresh their mind, and make a wish for the new year.
When you visit shrines and pray, you have to follow certain rules. First, [...]

Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan (Golden Week 2006)

- 9:14 pm by dan_in_japan2004 in Travel  

From the blog: www.Daniel-J-Stone.com
Thursday, August 24, 2006
Category: Travel and Places
Golden Week, a cluster of Japanese holidays beginning at the end of April and continuing throughout the first week of May, is like a double-edged sword since everyone in Japan has time off but traveling at this time is terrible due to destinations [...]