Ono is a beautiful castle city in Fukui prefecture, central Japan. It is surrounded by mountains as is famous for its high quality and abund...
100年以上前のスマホもTVもない頃、人はどのように日々の暮らしを楽しんでいたのだろうか。多くの日本人は農民で、豊かではなかったけど。昔の日記、資料館の展示品、書籍から、彼らの生き方を学びたい。拙い英語と日本語で綴っています。
自己紹介:昭和34年(1959年)に大阪で生まれ、就職で東京に移住し、現在は、千葉県松戸市在住。オンライン日本語教師、外国人観光客のボランティアガイドをしています。
Ono is a beautiful castle city in Fukui prefecture, central Japan. It is surrounded by mountains as is famous for its high quality and abund...
Fukui Prefectural Museum of Cultural History、福井県立歴史博物館
It’s an actually “Museum of Cultural History”. We can know not only political history but also cultural history especially people’s one . I...
地域タグ:福井県
Ex-Kishina residence in Fukui、旧岸名家(福井県)
The residence is at the port town “Mikuni” in Fukui prefecture. Products of Fukui were gathered at Mikuni through Kuzuryu River, and shippe...
地域タグ:坂井市
The museum is in Sakai City (Fukui prefecture in central Japan) which has a port “Mikuni-minato” . The port prospered in the Edo period (...
地域タグ:坂井市
Nagiso-machi Museum in Tsumago (2/2)、南木曽町博物館(part2)
The museum is in a popular ex- post-town “Tsumago” on Nakasendou highway which linked Edo (old name of Tokyo) and Kyoto. It is in Nagano ...
地域タグ:南木曽町
Nagiso-machi Museum in Tsumago (1/2)、南木曽町博物館(part1)
The museum is in a popular ex- post-town “Tsumago” on Nakasendou highway which linked Edo (old name of Tokyo) and Kyoto. It is in Nagano ...
地域タグ:南木曽町
Okuwa history and folklore museum、大桑村歴史民俗資料館
Forest occupies 96% of Okuwa village in Kiso region of central Japan. Its important industry has been forestry. Okuwa people grow high qual...
地域タグ:大桑村
Sato Terrace Mitake (Kiso Town Mt. Ontake Visitor Center) 、さとテラス三岳(木曽町御嶽山ビジターセンター)
Although the facility (upper left) is in a roadside rest area, it shows us the nature and the faith of Mt. Ontake very well. It is an att...
地域タグ:木曽町
Kaida Highland (1100 ~ 1200m above sea level) is at the foot of Mt. Ontake (3,067m) in central Japan. It was formed by the collapsing of Mt...
地域タグ:木曽町
Kiso-Fukushima local museum、木曽福島郷土館
Kiso-Fukushima was a post-town on Nakasendou highway which linked Edo (old name of Tokyo) and Kyoto. It is in Nagano prefecture of central...
地域タグ:木曽町
Kiso-Fukushima checkpoint museum、福島関所資料館
There were checkpoints at major highways until the Edoperiod (1603 ~ 1868). Kiso-Fukushima checkpoint was one of the four major ones alon...
地域タグ:木曽町
Kiso-Fukushima and Festival Museum、木曽福島とまつり会館
Kiso-Fukushima was a post-town on Nakasendou highway which linked Edo (old name of Tokyo) and Kyoto. It is in Nagano prefecture of central...
地域タグ:木曽町
Miyanokoshi post-town、宮ノ越宿(中山道)
The legendary samurai “Kiso Yoshinaka” (Minamoto no Yoshinaka, 1154-1184) grew up here ; his lineage led to an emperor. He rebelled against ...
地域タグ:木曽町
Kiso village local museum、木祖村郷土館
The museum is near Yabuhara post-town in Nagano prefecture of central Japan. It was on Nakasendou highway which linked Edo (old name of...
地域タグ:木祖村
Narai post-town and Kami-toiya museum、奈良井宿と上問屋史料館
The museum is at Narai post-town in Nagano prefecture of central Japan. It was on Nakasendou highway which linked Edo (old name of Tokyo...
地域タグ:塩尻市
Narakawa, Historical and Folkloric Museum and the village festival、楢川歴史民俗資料館と鎮守の祭り
The museum is at Narai post-town in Nagano prefecture of central Japan. It was on Nakasendou highway which linked Edo (old name of Tokyo) ...
地域タグ:塩尻市
There were checkpoints at major highways until the Edo period (1603 ~ 1868). The ex-checkpoint was rebuilt in 1976 due to strong requests ...
地域タグ:塩尻市
Motoseba history museum、本洗馬歴史の里資料館
Motoseba is in Nagano prefecture of central Japan, and is at the foot of high mountains which are called “Japan Alps” . The museum introduce...
地域タグ:塩尻市
Wada post-town and museums、和田宿と資料館
Wada post-town in Nagano prefecture of central Japan was on Nakasendou highway which linked Edo (old name of Tokyo) and Kyoto. There is a ...
地域タグ:長和町
Nagakubo post-town and museums(2/2)、長久保宿と資料館(part2)
Nagawa history museum 、長和の里 歴史館 The museum is near Nagakubo post-town in Nagano prefecture of central Japan. The post-town was on Nakase...
地域タグ:長和町
Nagakubo post-town and museums(1/2)、長久保宿と資料館(part1)
Nagakubo post-town in Nagano prefecture of central Japan was developed when Nakasendou highway was constructed; the highway linked Edo (ol...
地域タグ:長和町
Museum of Mochizuki History、望月歴史民俗資料館
Mochizuki was a post-town of Nakasendou highway , which linked Edo (old name of Tokyo) and Kyoto. It was a lively town where a professional...
地域タグ:佐久市
Kainan history and folklore museum、海南歴史民俗資料館
Kainan in Wakayama prefecture is around 70 km south of the central Osaka. There are abundant explanations beside the exhibits. I took photos...
地域タグ:海南市
Uruwashi-Kan(Traditional Kishu Lacquerware Industry Center)、紀州漆器伝統産業館 うるわし館
The exhibition facility is in the building of Kishu Lacquerware Cooperative Association in Kuroe of Wakayama prefecture. Kuroe is around 70k...
地域タグ:海南市
Arida city is my home town which is around 90km south of the central Osaka. Arida is at the mouth of the Arida River which flows into the Pa...
地域タグ:有田市
Jin-Buro Museum in Yuasa town、甚風呂(銭湯跡歴史資料館)と湯浅町(和歌山県)
Yuasa is the birthplace of soy sauce brewing . It is in Wakayama prefecture of western Japan. It is also designated as “ Preservation Distri...
地域タグ:湯浅町
MINABE Town UME Promotion Museum、みなべ町うめ振興館
Minabe town is in Wakayama prefecture of western Japan. Wakayama produces around 60% of ume which is Japanese plum . Minabe town is the cen...
地域タグ:みなべ町
Nanki Kumano Geopark、南紀熊野ジオパーク
Southern Kansai region is rich and harsh in nature. The nature has entertained pilgrims who go to grand shrines of Kumano in the south of Wa...
地域タグ:和歌山県
Taiji Whale Museum、太地町立くじらの博物館
Fishermen of Taiji developed to catch a whale in groups in the 17 th century . It was said that the catch of a whale enriched people of sev...
地域タグ:太地町
Boki-do cave bath (Hotel Urashima)、忘帰洞(ホテル浦島)
The bath is very famous and popular because the hot spring gushes in a large cave by the ocean . “Boki” means “forgetting to return” and “do...
地域タグ:那智勝浦町
Kumano Nachi Taisha (shrine)、熊野那智大社
Kumano Nachi Taisha (shrine) is one of three grand shrines of Kumano in Wakayama Prefecture of western Japan. Pepple across Japan have vis...
地域タグ:那智勝浦町
Shingu history and folklore museum、新宮市立歴史民俗資料館
Shingu in Wakayama prefecture of western Japan was a city built originally in front of a famous shrine , Kumano Hayatama Taisha. It is at ...
地域タグ:新宮市
Matoya Bay and Shima city history and folklore museum、的矢湾と志摩市歴史民俗資料館
I think the view of Matoya Bay in central Japan is one of most beautiful sceneries in Japan. I show you the view at first, then introduce...
地域タグ:志摩市
Toba Sea-Folk Museum (3/3)、鳥羽市立海の博物館 (part3)
Methods of catching various kinds of fishes are exhibited in the Hall B, which shape is similar to a gymnasium. Each method is explained el...
地域タグ:鳥羽市
Toba Sea-Folk Museum (2/3)、鳥羽市立海の博物館 (part2)
The title of the panel is “ The Japanese are ‘people of the sea ’.” It says, “ Japanese people have freely moved on the sea and have earned ...
地域タグ:鳥羽市
Toba Sea-Folk Museum (1/3)、鳥羽市立海の博物館 (part1)
Toba is in Mie prefecture of central Japan. It has Ise Shrine which is dedicated to Amaterasu (a deity who is considered as the ancestor ...
地域タグ:鳥羽市
Akasaka post-town and Toyokawa Inari Shrine、赤坂宿・御油の松並木・豊川稲荷
In Akasaka post-town in Toyokawa city of Aichi prefecture, the traces of the Edo period (1603 ~ 1868) slightly remain. After visiting ...
地域タグ:豊川市
Komatsu-rou and Kinokuni-ya in Arai post-town、新居宿小松楼・紀伊国屋
Arai post-town on Toukaido highway has not only Arai check-point (sole one in existence) but also old buildings . Let’s see the entertainme...
地域タグ:湖西市
Arai checkpoint museum、新居関所史料館
The building was built in 1858 and was used as the checkpoint; it is the sole checkpoint which was actually used in the Edo period (1603 ~...
地域タグ:湖西市
Kakegawa castle and Toukaidou-highway、掛川城と東海道
Kakegawa in Shizuoka Prefecture was a post town on Toukaidou highway which linked Edo (old name of Tokyo) and Kyoto. Kakegawa castle is ver...
地域タグ:掛川市
Tea Museum, Shizuoka、ふじのくに茶の都ミュージアム
Shizuoka Prefecture is the largest producer of tea in Japan . The museum is in the tea plantation. The museum would tell us all about tea. T...
地域タグ:島田市
The museum is beside the Ohi River. In the Edo period (1603 ~ 1868), there was no bridge at the river because of the strategic reason . Car...
地域タグ:島田市
Yaizu City Museum of History and Folklore、焼津市歴史民俗資料館
Yaizu port has the third largest fish catches in Japan (2021). The museum shows us the locals’ thoughts on building ships, catching and l...
地域タグ:焼津市
Shimizu Port Seamen’s Inn Museum、末廣(清水次郎長の船宿)
The seamen’s inn was established by Shimizu Jirocho (1820-1893) who every Japanese knows. He was a respected gangster and became the hero ...
地域タグ:静岡市
Ex-village head’s house in Yui post town、由比宿の小池邸
The building which was built in the Meiji period (1868-1912) doesn't look old. 明治期に立てられたせいか新しく感じますね。 The employees lived and worked in the b...
地域タグ:静岡市
Mt.Fuji and Princess Kaguya Museum (2/2)、富士山かぐや姫ミュージアム part2
“History and folklore Museum” is one of annexes of Mt.Fuji and Princess Kaguya Museum. We can know the livelihood and life of locals very...
地域タグ:富士市
Mt.Fuji and Princess Kaguya Museum (1/2)、富士山かぐや姫ミュージアム part1
Mt.Fuji has a legend of Princess Kaguya. The beautiful girl was from the inside of the bamboo tree. She went to the moon at the end of the s...
地域タグ:富士市
Numazu City History and Folklore Museum、沼津市歴史民俗資料館
The museum in central Japan (Shizuoka Prefecture) faces the Pacific Ocean. It is in Numazu Imperial Villa Memorial Park. It shows us the loc...
地域タグ:沼津市
Itaibara furusato (hometown) museum、板井原(いたいばら)ふるさと館
Itaibara is a mountainous hamlet. I went over the bridge and visited its tiny museum . 鳥取県の旧智頭宿( 智頭町と智頭町歴史資料館 ) から、トンネルを抜けると谷あいの板井原集落があり...
地域タグ:智頭町
Chizu Town and Chizu history museum、智頭町と智頭町歴史資料館
Chizu Town in Tottori prefecture in western Japan has been a junction (fork). It is on the highway which links Tottori and Himeji, and on ...
地域タグ:智頭町
Tottori Prefectural Museum、鳥取県立博物館
The huge museum in western Japan displays lots of exhibits including science. I focus on folklore (theme of this blog) and the history of ...
地域タグ:鳥取県
Daisen Museum of Nature and History、大山自然歴史館
Mt. Daisen (1709 m) is in Tottori Prefecture, which shape from the north side is gentle. However, it’s south side is rocky; the photos are ...
地域タグ:鳥取県
Matsue Horan enya Memorial Hall、松江ホーランエンヤ伝承館
“Horan enya” is a Shinto ritual which is held every ten years. Matsue people are passionate about it. Decorated boats parade . 船神事・ホーランエ...
地域タグ:松江市
The museum is in front of Matsue Castle which is one of five castles designated as national treasure. I reckoned it showed us the history...
地域タグ:松江市
Shimane Museum of Ancient Izumo (2/2)、古代出雲歴史博物館 part2
Part1 of this article: Shimane Museum of Ancient Izumo (1/2) 、古代出雲歴史博物館 part1 Izumo Shrine and its legends Life in ancient Izumo (Izumo F...
地域タグ:出雲市
Shimane Museum of Ancient Izumo (1/2)、古代出雲歴史博物館 part1
Izumo in western Japan is very particular for Japanese . The myth about the deity (god) of Izumo is written in the oldest history book “Re...
地域タグ:出雲市
Tomokan @ Tomogaura and Yunotsu in Shimane、鞆館(鞆ヶ浦)と温泉津(ゆのつ)
There was a large silver mine in western Japan until early 20 th century. It supplied silver even to China. Tomogaura and Yunotsu were p...
地域タグ:大田市
Hirokane mansion and Bengara museum、広兼邸とベンガラ館
Hirokane mansion 、広兼邸 The view of the mansion from the carpark looks like a castle. Hirokane family was a village head and they thrived...
地域タグ:高梁市
Fukiya Folk Museum、ベンガラの町・吹屋の郷土館と旧片山家住宅
Fukiya town is the birthplace of red iron oxide (pigment) which is called “Japan-red” (“Bengala” in Japanese). The town flourished around 1...
地域タグ:高梁市
Bitchu Matsuyama Castle and its town、備中松山城と岡山県高梁市
Most of castle towers were demolished after the feudal era, and eight towers were burned during the WW2. Only twelve towers remain until now...
地域タグ:高梁市
Katsushika City Museum、葛飾区郷土と天文の博物館
Katsushika Ward at the eastern end of Tokyo is a flat area which is between rivers. It is a high-density residential area, but it was a rice...
地域タグ:葛飾区
Adachi is one of 23 wards of Tokyo, which is in the eastern part of it. It is a residential area, but it had rich fields until 1950s. It is...
地域タグ:足立区
Kita City Asukayama Museum、北区飛鳥山博物館
Asukayama in Tokyo is famous for sakura (cherry blossoms) . The 8 th generation shogun “Tokugawa Yoshimune” developed the hill as a sakur...
地域タグ:北区
Sumida Heritage Museum、すみだ郷土文化資料館
The museum is at Mukoujima in Sumida ward, which is near Asakusa in Tokyo. The area beside the Sumida River developed into a resort area af...
地域タグ:墨田区
Toyo Bunko (The Oriental Library) is a library and research institute to study Asian history and culture, which has around ninety years hist...
地域タグ:東京都
Bunkyo ward in Tokyo developed into the city area in the Edo period (1603 ~ 1868). There were many residences of daimyo lords and samurai b...
地域タグ:文京区
Ota City Folk Museum、大田区立郷土博物館
Ota is one of 23 wards of Tokyo, which is in the southern part of Tokyo. The most attractive exhibit for me was Fuji- kou ; it is a religiou...
地域タグ:大田区
Acupuncture, moxibustion and massage museum in Ryogoku sumo wrestling district、鍼灸あん摩博物館と両国国技館
Acupuncture, moxibustion and massage museum 、鍼灸あん摩博物館 The small museum is in Sugiyama treatment center, which is related to Sugiyama Waich...
地域タグ:墨田区
Tokiwaso Manga Museum、トキワ荘マンガミュージアム
Tokiwaso was a legendary apartment in Tokyo. Gifted manga artists such as Fujiko.F.Fujio who created “Doraemon” lived together in the ear...
地域タグ:豊島区
Shounai-rice historical museum in Sankyo warehouse、庄内米歴史資料館と山居倉庫
Sankyo warehouse is in Sakata which is a port city on the Sea of Japan coast. The warehouse was built in 1893 as facility of a rice exchang...
地域タグ:酒田市
Sakata in northern Japan developed into a port city on the Sea of Japan coast . It was a base of two regular sea lines. One line went north,...
地域タグ:酒田市
Three Mountains of Dewa and Ideha Cultural Museum、出羽三山&いでは文化記念館
It is written, “ The Three Mountains of Dewa have been worshipped since days of old. The journey through Mt. Haguro, Mt. Gassan, and Mt. Y...
地域タグ:鶴岡市
Chido Museum (2/2)、致道博物館 part2
Link to Part 1 of this article (Exhibits of old fishing tools, sake containers, clothes and so on) 、 パート 1 ( ← リンク)は、昔の漁具や酒樽、衣服などです。 Ph...
地域タグ:鶴岡市
Chido Museum (1/2)、致道博物館 part1
The museum is in Tsuruoka City which is in northern Japan and near the Japan Sea. Tsuruoka used to be a castle city in which Sakai clan ( f...
地域タグ:鶴岡市
Oshagiri festival museum and Japan Sea Parkline、おしゃぎり会館と日本海パークライン
Oshagiri festival museum (Murakami local museum) 、おしゃぎり会館(村上市郷土資料館) Festive float is called “Oshagiri” in Murakami City , which is located i...
地域タグ:村上市
Murakami cultural history museum、村上歴史文化館
Murakami City is famous for “salmon”; it is in central Japan and is on the Japan Sea coast. There are three museums (Murakami cultural histo...
地域タグ:村上市
The museum is in Murakami City which is in central Japan and on the Japan Sea coast. It is beside Miomote River in which salmons come every ...
地域タグ:村上市
Karuizawa Oiwakejuku Museum of Local History、軽井沢町追分宿郷土館
Karuizawa Town, which is one of the most popular summer resorts, was a transportation hub. Oiwake-juku ( post town ) in Karuizawa Town was t...
地域タグ:軽井沢町
The Karuizawa Museum of History and Culture、軽井沢歴史民俗資料館
Karuizawa, which is one of the most popular summer resorts, was a post town of an old highway called Nakasendou . The museum is near th...
地域タグ:軽井沢町
Kameyama Shachu memorial museum、亀山社中記念館
The small wooden museum in Nagasaki City in western Japan is the place where the hero in the end of Edo period (1603 ~ 1868) stationed . ...
地域タグ:長崎市
Site of former Dutch Factory on Dejima in Nagasaki、出島和蘭商館跡
During the Edo period (1603 ~ 1868), the shogunate (ruler) kept the national isolation policy. Japan had diplomatic relations with China, K...
地域タグ:長崎市
Nagasaki Museum of History and Culture (2/2)、長崎歴史文化博物館 part2
During the Edo period (1603 ~ 1868), the shogunate (ruler) kept the national isolation policy. Japan had diplomatic relations with China,...
地域タグ:長崎市
Nagasaki Museum of History and Culture (1/2)、長崎歴史文化博物館 part1
During the Edo period (1603 ~ 1868), the shogunate (ruler) kept the national isolation policy. Japan had diplomatic relations with China, K...
地域タグ:長崎県
The Kyushu Ceramic Museum、佐賀県立 九州陶磁文化館
The huge museum is in Arita Town of Kyushu Island, which is one of the four main islands of Japan. We can see abundant ceramics for free...
地域タグ:有田町
Yoshinogari Historical Park、吉野ヶ里歴史公園
Yoshinogari is one of the most famous ruins in Japan. It was revealed during construction of an industrial park. It’s ruins in the Yayoi per...
地域タグ:佐賀県
Kitsuki castle town museum、きつき城下町資料館
The structure of Kitsuki in Oita Prefecture (southern Japan) is very special . There are two plateaus in the town in which there were samu...
地域タグ:杵築市
Oita Prefectural Museum of History(2/2)、大分県立歴史博物館 part 2
Culture of Rokugosan 、六郷山の文化 In the ancient, a mountain worship (Buddhism) initiated in Kunisaki Peninsula and many temples were built. ...
地域タグ:大分県
Oita Prefectural Museum of History(1/2)、大分県立歴史博物館 part 1
This historical museum is unique, because it focuses on the faith . It’s good. We can understand what and how people have worshipped, and ho...
地域タグ:大分県
Beppu onsen (hot-spring) is one of the most popular resorts in Japan. It gushes out abundant and various kinds hot-water . Moreover, there ...
地域タグ:別府市
Kyushu National Museum、九州国立博物館
The museum is at the ancient political center of Kyushu Island, which is one of the four main islands of Japan. The huge permanent exhibit...
地域タグ:福岡県
Life in a fishing village and the role of women (published in 1946) (2/2)、漁村の生活と婦人の役割 part2
Author: Segawa Kiyoko 、 瀬川清子 人の楽しみの発見度: Very Good ★★ ☆ 村の民俗(民俗民芸双書 89 、 岩崎美術社、 1982 )に掲載 In the part2, I highlight fun things i...
Life in a fishing village and the role of women (published in 1946) (1/2)、漁村の生活と婦人の役割 part1
Author: Segawa Kiyoko 、瀬川清子 人の楽しみの発見度: Very Good ★★ ☆ 村の民俗(民俗民芸双書 89 、岩崎美術社、 1982 )に掲載 Values of fishers are different from f...
Old dietary habit in Japan (published in 1968) (3/3)、食生活の歴史 part3
Author: Segawa Kiyoko 、 瀬川清子 人の楽しみの発見度: Very Good ★★ ☆ Contents 、目次 1 . Staple food 、主食料 ( Part1 ) 2 . Cooking method of staple...
Old dietary habit in Japan (published in 1968) (2/3)、食生活の歴史 part2
Author: Segawa Kiyoko 、 瀬川清子 Contents 、目次 1 . Staple food 、主食料 ( Part 1 ) 2 . Cooking method of staple food 、主食料の食べ方 ( Part1 ) 3 . Ing...
Old dietary habit in Japan (published in 1968) (1/3)、食生活の歴史 part1
Published in 1968 Author: Segawa Kiyoko 、 瀬川清子 人の楽しみの発見度:Good ★★ ☆ Rebuilt irori fireplace and foods Nagano Prefectural Museum...
The Forgotten Japanese (published in 1960 )(6/6)、忘れられた日本人 part6
Author : Miyamoto Tsuneichi ( 1907-1981 )、著者:宮本常一 Part1 of this article Fun of studying 、知る楽しみ ・ Interviewees with literacy 、 文...
The Forgotten Japanese (published in 1960 )(5/6)、忘れられた日本人 part5
Author : Miyamoto Tsuneichi ( 1907-1981 )、著者:宮本常一 Part1 of this article Lovemaking 、男女間の楽しみ ・ TOSA GENJI 、土佐源氏 Many topics a...
The Forgotten Japanese (published in 1960 )(4/6)、忘れられた日本人 part4
Author : Miyamoto Tsuneichi ( 1907-1981 )、著者:宮本常一 Part1 of this article Fun during nomadic life (2) 、流離(さすら)いの中の楽しみ (2) Wayfarers...
The Forgotten Japanese (published in 1960 )(3/6)、忘れられた日本人 part3
Author : Miyamoto Tsuneichi ( 1907-1981 )、著者:宮本常一 Part1 of this article Fun during nomadic life 、流離(さすら)いの中の楽しみ ・ Knowledgeable p...
The Forgotten Japanese (published in 1960 )(2/6)、忘れられた日本人 part2
Author : Miyamoto Tsuneichi ( 1907-1981 )、著者:宮本常一 Part1 of this article Entertainments (singing and performance) 、歌などの芸能・余興の楽し...
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Ono is a beautiful castle city in Fukui prefecture, central Japan. It is surrounded by mountains as is famous for its high quality and abund...
It’s an actually “Museum of Cultural History”. We can know not only political history but also cultural history especially people’s one . I...
The residence is at the port town “Mikuni” in Fukui prefecture. Products of Fukui were gathered at Mikuni through Kuzuryu River, and shippe...
The museum is in Sakai City (Fukui prefecture in central Japan) which has a port “Mikuni-minato” . The port prospered in the Edo period (...
The museum is in a popular ex- post-town “Tsumago” on Nakasendou highway which linked Edo (old name of Tokyo) and Kyoto. It is in Nagano ...
The museum is in a popular ex- post-town “Tsumago” on Nakasendou highway which linked Edo (old name of Tokyo) and Kyoto. It is in Nagano ...
Forest occupies 96% of Okuwa village in Kiso region of central Japan. Its important industry has been forestry. Okuwa people grow high qual...
Although the facility (upper left) is in a roadside rest area, it shows us the nature and the faith of Mt. Ontake very well. It is an att...
Kaida Highland (1100 ~ 1200m above sea level) is at the foot of Mt. Ontake (3,067m) in central Japan. It was formed by the collapsing of Mt...
Kiso-Fukushima was a post-town on Nakasendou highway which linked Edo (old name of Tokyo) and Kyoto. It is in Nagano prefecture of central...
There were checkpoints at major highways until the Edoperiod (1603 ~ 1868). Kiso-Fukushima checkpoint was one of the four major ones alon...
Kiso-Fukushima was a post-town on Nakasendou highway which linked Edo (old name of Tokyo) and Kyoto. It is in Nagano prefecture of central...
The legendary samurai “Kiso Yoshinaka” (Minamoto no Yoshinaka, 1154-1184) grew up here ; his lineage led to an emperor. He rebelled against ...
The museum is near Yabuhara post-town in Nagano prefecture of central Japan. It was on Nakasendou highway which linked Edo (old name of...
The museum is at Narai post-town in Nagano prefecture of central Japan. It was on Nakasendou highway which linked Edo (old name of Tokyo...
The museum is at Narai post-town in Nagano prefecture of central Japan. It was on Nakasendou highway which linked Edo (old name of Tokyo) ...
There were checkpoints at major highways until the Edo period (1603 ~ 1868). The ex-checkpoint was rebuilt in 1976 due to strong requests ...
Motoseba is in Nagano prefecture of central Japan, and is at the foot of high mountains which are called “Japan Alps” . The museum introduce...
Wada post-town in Nagano prefecture of central Japan was on Nakasendou highway which linked Edo (old name of Tokyo) and Kyoto. There is a ...
Nagawa history museum 、長和の里 歴史館 The museum is near Nagakubo post-town in Nagano prefecture of central Japan. The post-town was on Nakase...
There was a large silver mine in western Japan until early 20 th century. It supplied silver even to China. Tomogaura and Yunotsu were p...
Hirokane mansion 、広兼邸 The view of the mansion from the carpark looks like a castle. Hirokane family was a village head and they thrived...
Fukiya town is the birthplace of red iron oxide (pigment) which is called “Japan-red” (“Bengala” in Japanese). The town flourished around 1...
Most of castle towers were demolished after the feudal era, and eight towers were burned during the WW2. Only twelve towers remain until now...
Katsushika Ward at the eastern end of Tokyo is a flat area which is between rivers. It is a high-density residential area, but it was a rice...
Adachi is one of 23 wards of Tokyo, which is in the eastern part of it. It is a residential area, but it had rich fields until 1950s. It is...
Asukayama in Tokyo is famous for sakura (cherry blossoms) . The 8 th generation shogun “Tokugawa Yoshimune” developed the hill as a sakur...
The museum is at Mukoujima in Sumida ward, which is near Asakusa in Tokyo. The area beside the Sumida River developed into a resort area af...
Toyo Bunko (The Oriental Library) is a library and research institute to study Asian history and culture, which has around ninety years hist...
Bunkyo ward in Tokyo developed into the city area in the Edo period (1603 ~ 1868). There were many residences of daimyo lords and samurai b...
Ota is one of 23 wards of Tokyo, which is in the southern part of Tokyo. The most attractive exhibit for me was Fuji- kou ; it is a religiou...
Acupuncture, moxibustion and massage museum 、鍼灸あん摩博物館 The small museum is in Sugiyama treatment center, which is related to Sugiyama Waich...
Tokiwaso was a legendary apartment in Tokyo. Gifted manga artists such as Fujiko.F.Fujio who created “Doraemon” lived together in the ear...
Sankyo warehouse is in Sakata which is a port city on the Sea of Japan coast. The warehouse was built in 1893 as facility of a rice exchang...
Sakata in northern Japan developed into a port city on the Sea of Japan coast . It was a base of two regular sea lines. One line went north,...
It is written, “ The Three Mountains of Dewa have been worshipped since days of old. The journey through Mt. Haguro, Mt. Gassan, and Mt. Y...
Link to Part 1 of this article (Exhibits of old fishing tools, sake containers, clothes and so on) 、 パート 1 ( ← リンク)は、昔の漁具や酒樽、衣服などです。 Ph...
The museum is in Tsuruoka City which is in northern Japan and near the Japan Sea. Tsuruoka used to be a castle city in which Sakai clan ( f...
Oshagiri festival museum (Murakami local museum) 、おしゃぎり会館(村上市郷土資料館) Festive float is called “Oshagiri” in Murakami City , which is located i...
Murakami City is famous for “salmon”; it is in central Japan and is on the Japan Sea coast. There are three museums (Murakami cultural histo...