Heisenji (Fukui prefecture, central Japan) was established in 717 as a gateway to the worshipped mountain “Hakusan” . There were six thousan...
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。
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
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Heisenji (Fukui prefecture, central Japan) was established in 717 as a gateway to the worshipped mountain “Hakusan” . There were six thousan...
Ono is a beautiful castle city in Fukui prefecture, central Japan. It's on the highway from long ago, and is also on the way to Mt. Hakusan ...
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...
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...
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...
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...