Gomar’s The Beautiful JAPAN Christmas Illumination at TOKYO DOME CITY

December 25, 2007 - 10:45 am by Gomar in Others, Travel  

This is Christmas illumination of the TOKYO DOME CITY.

http://www.tokyo-dome.co.jp/e/

TOKYO DOME is Yomiuri Giants base ground of the professional baseball team.

The illumination was very beautiful and very happy feelings.

TOKYO BAZZAR helps you shop in Harajuku & Asakusa!

December 20, 2007 - 4:45 am by akko@hakata in Culture, Travel  

Tokyo Bazaar, a palm-size shopping map was issued on Dec. 14 by Portal Japan. Inc., for forign visitors enjoying shopping in Tokyo ! This Tokyo Bazzar map offers you visual entertaining information, to help you find coolest Japanese items in unique shops. It has only English version. But never mind if you don’t speak English. [...]

A beginning of the year event of BUDO（the Japanese martial arts）in Nippon Budokan of TOKYO

December 14, 2007 - 12:14 pm by Hishi in Culture, Others  

　I introduce the event that people training BUDO（武道 the Japanese martial arts）perform every year for New Year holidays. It is “The cutting of the New Year’s rice cake ceremony / The BUDO beginning(鏡開き式・武道始め)” performed in Nippon Budokan(日本武道館) in “Coming-of-Age Day(成人の日)” on the second Monday of January every year.

　This is an event in the beginning of [...]

Eel Restaurant “Oedo”

December 5, 2007 - 10:58 am by kaorichani in Food, Others  

Unagi Restaurant ” Oedo “” Eel , I wonder how it tastes” . Thats was one of my  thoughts the time I arrived in Japan .Back home everyone told me , that I have to try eel at least once. It is  delicious, they said. Thats why , the other day we went to a very good [...]

The Japanese flower series 1（Iris）.

November 30, 2007 - 5:05 pm by Hishi in Culture, Others  

The Japanese flower representing early summer is an iris.

In Tokyo of June, We can watch 1,500 stocks of  irises in the Gyoen（Imperial garden）of  Meiji-Jingu shrine.

I can watch a beautiful iris calmly in the forest which I cannot think of in big cities.

　

　

　

Gomar’s The Beautiful JAPAN MOMIJIGARI（Viewing the autumn leaves)

- 10:47 am by Gomar in Others, Travel  

I introduce colored leaves of Kyoto and Tokyo this time.

Giouji(祇王寺,Giouji Temple)　at Saga Kyoto

The scenery which I look at 360 degrees where, and is bright red.

Jojakkoji(常寂光寺,Jojakkoji Temple)　at Saga Kyoto
It is the noted place of colored leaves eminent in Kyoto here.

Showa Kinen Park(昭和記念公園) at Tachikawa City Tokyo

There were such a beautiful colored leaves in Tokyo.

The park was [...]

The BUDO(武道martial arts) ceremony at the Meiji-Jingu shrine@TOKYO.

November 26, 2007 - 5:39 pm by Hishi in Culture, Others  

　At Meiji-Jingu shrine（in TOKYO) where The Autumn Grand Festival is held on November 3,to commemorate Emperor Meiji’s Birthday every year.

In the festival, the performance of  Budo（the martial arts）is performed, too.

You come by watching the old traditional Japanese martial arts（Kenjutsu,Battojutsu,Kyudo,Jujutsu,Sojutsu,Aikido,etc.).

I introduce the performance of the martial arts that I like.

It is the Yabusame（horseback archery） ceremony and　the [...]

Katchaman’s Amazing JAPAN guide at Tokyo Aoyama “Fukui-ken authentic souvenir shop”

November 17, 2007 - 11:56 pm by katchaman in Others  

I found the shop that you can get Fukui-ken’s authentic souvenirs in Tokyo.
That is “Minami Aoyama 291” at Minami Aoyama.

You can buy Fukui-ken’s wonderful souvenirs here without visiting Fukui-ken directly!

                                                         Japanese Crystal glasses                                        

                                                         Japanese lacquerware

                                                   Japanese paper

                                                Japanese candle

                                                  Japanese umbrella

                                                         New types of glass frames

                                                            Entrance

There are Japanese paper from Fukui, lacquer ware, [...]

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 [...]

Watching Videogames in Akihabara

September 8, 2007 - 2:45 pm by kiokitok in Others  

Video

Some people do not play or purchase but stay watching videogames on the street in Akihabara, Tokyo.