Shopping in Ginza 1; find finest Japanese souvenir @ Kyukyo-do (fan, paper, incense), Kimuraya bakery, and Mitsukoshi (sweets and more)…

August 3, 2007 - 11:24 am by akko@hakata in Food, Travel  

1. Writing material and Incense
Kyukyodo is the traditional (since 1663) and most popular shop.

They sell;
-traditional Japanese writing material, ink, brush, inkstone, special paper.
-Japanese caligraphy (Shodo) material
-letter set, postcards
-little envelope (Noshi-bukuro), to give money for celebration, such as giving New Years’ pocket money to children.
-Beautiful Japanese papers for craftwork (or for wrapping, book-cover)
-Japanese seasonal [...]

cute maltese puppies adoption

July 29, 2007 - 8:32 am by daniel in Others  

we are breeders who have been working for the past 25 years and are about on retirement so we are gaving out our pet for adoption to a caring home the will be coming with thier recent vet papers.

Naginata boko of Gion Matsuri in Shijo-dori Street

July 28, 2007 - 4:02 pm by Yuk in Culture, Travel  

In Kyoto, the middle of July is the rainy season yet. So there are a lot of rainy days. However, when July comes the town in Kyoto is alive with something, and people begin to get excited somehow. It is because “Gion Matsuri” that keeps coloring through the one month the town in Kyoto starts.

The [...]

Memories of the Battle of Okinawa

July 25, 2007 - 5:06 pm by marsh in Travel  

July 22 (Sun), 2007. Special Interest Tour on “momories of the Battle of Okinawa site”.

I received a special request from a gentleman who had a special interest in visitting the Battle sites in the southern part of Okinawa, namely Baten Ko in former Sashiki town (now: Nanjo city), suicide cliff in Itoman city and [...]

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 [...]

Men Chanko, the hottest and healthest noodle of Hakata

- 4:00 pm by akko@hakata in Food, Travel  

When I ask people what they like to eat in Hakata (Fukuoka), most of them say Tonkotsu Ramen(noodle with pork bone soup), especially of Ichiran, which is the most popular Tonkotsu Ramen restaurant).
But there’s another one local people love, Men Chanko!

So, this is it!
Can you believe this is only 567 yen?
(Hakata food is delicious and [...]

Yoshiwara - Center of Nightlife in Old Times

July 21, 2007 - 5:51 pm by kiokitok in Travel  

Yoshiwara has been a representative of sex industry. There are famous soaplands which allow their guests to have sex with girls legally. As few of them offer such services to foreigners, this essay cannot be their guide unfortunately or not. However, if you understand their history, you can be more fascinated with [...]

Furusato Antenna Shops; you can find Local Food of all over Japan in Tokyo !

- 1:25 am by akko@hakata in Food, Travel  

Furusato antenna shop (furusato means hometown) is where you can find variety of local products, mainly food and drinks, in one particular shop.
The mecca of antenna shops is Kotsu Kaikan Building in front of Yurakucho station, (near Ginza), Tokyo.
Out of 15 Antenna Shops in this area, I especially recommend `Hokkaido Dosanko Plaza’.
(Hokkaido is the northern [...]

Try Best and Freshest Ikesu squid ? Visit koga @ Hakata

- 1:12 am by akko@hakata in Food, Travel  

Among gourmet businessmen in Japan, Hakata has a good reputation as the best place for business trip.
Out of many Hakata food, the most dynamic one should be ikesu squid!
Ikesu is alive seafood, and in Hakata Ikesu restaurant, squid are directly sent from Yobuko port nearby.

This is the shop I was recommended by Hakata locals, and [...]

i get bored of tokyo

July 20, 2007 - 11:19 am by ichris in Travel  

if you came to japan stay just a few days in tokyo, the best is on mountains, outside the city, why? if you go to ropogni the only thing you see its americans and europeans trying to hit whit the jap girls, if you go to shibuya you just see japanese tryin to be americans,
go [...]