Travel Japan! Feel the four seasons

Thousands of candle lights in the bamboo lamp (Azumino Kami Akari/安曇野神竹灯, Hodaka Shrine/穂高神社)

In the beginning of December, the festival called Kami Akari (神竹灯) held at Hodaka shrine (穂高神社) in Azumino city. Kami akari means "Ligh...

2015/12/20 02:46

Do you know wasabi and how they grown? (Daiou Wasabi-en / 大王わさび園)

When eating Japanese food, you may be see green paste added to plates. They are called "Wasabi (わさび/山葵)". Wasabi, Japanese horseradish ne...

2015/12/13 00:26

Meiji-mura museum 5: Western world brought transportation technology (Shinagawa lighthouse/品川燈台, steam train/上蒸気機関車, Uji-Yamada Post office/宇治山田郵便局 )

Inuyama city, where Meiji-mura park placed, is in the mountain. As there were a lake in the park, I was surprised when I saw a light house...

2015/12/09 00:15

Meiji-mura museum 4: Meiji era, Churches came to Japan with western culture (St. Francis Xavier's Cathedral / ザビエル天主堂, St. John's Church / 聖ヨハネ教会堂)

As feudal government in Edo era closed the country from abroad for few hundred years, Christianity were also stopped in Japan. When the Me...

2015/12/06 15:25

Meiji-mura museum 3: Classic hotel which watched modern times of Japan (Teikoku hotel TOKYO / 帝国ホテル)

In the year 1890, Teikoku hotel (帝国ホテル) had opened in Tokyo. The time period in Japan was Meiji, Japan was coming near to western world. ...

2015/12/05 17:20

Meiji-mura museum 2: An instrument brought to Japan, tracking silk road. (Biwa / 琵琶)

Walking around in the park, I heard a sound of an instrument. Going inside of a famous author's house, I met an old man playing instrument ...

2015/12/04 01:27

Meiji-mura museum 1: Meiji era, the time when Japan met western world (Meiji-mura museum / 明治村)

Japan uses special chronogram. When emperor of Japan pass away, one era ends. Now we are living era named "Heisei (平成)". The era was "M...

2015/12/03 00:07

Color red, covering everything (Yohashira shrine / 四柱神社, Trees in Matsumoto city)

In the middle of November, we Japanese goes to shrine and wishes the children to grow healthy. We call the event Shichi-Go-San (七五三). "Sh...

2015/12/01 01:29