Culture Motomachi Waterworks & Brick Works Tomoko Kamishima If you happen to come across the remains of this interesting waterworks in Motomachi, you will be so curious that you won’t b...
Culture Sankeien Garden Sakura Viewing Larry Knipfing Visiting Sankeien Garden any time of the year is special, but visiting the park during cherry blossom season is amazing.
Culture Kamakura’s Egara-tenjin Shrine Tomoko Kamishima Because Michizane was a plum lover, Egara-tenjin is adorned with plum blossom: the wooden gate, paper lanterns, a purificati...
Culture Hakone-jinja Shrine Tomoko Kamishima If I had to choose only one place to visit during my stay in Hakone, I would go to Hakone Shrine in the early morning or just...
Culture Kamakura's Daibutsu Hiking Trail Tomoko Kamishima The Daibutsu-Kuzuhara-ga-oka Course (大仏-葛原が岡) has fine scenery and is a relatively easy hike. And you can visit some ni...
Culture The Museum of Modern Art, Hayama Harumi Inouye Hayama is a popular driving destination especially for lovers. The road runs along the glittering sea coast, there are great ...
Culture Kanagawa’s Misaki Fish Market Tomoko Kamishima The Misaki Market is quite famous for the fishing, landing and dealing of tunas. They use a bid system to buy and sell.
Culture The Goddess of the White Robe Larry Knipfing The Goddess of Mercy of the White Robe is pure white and sits high up on a hill overlooking Ofuna Station.
Culture Kimono at Yokohama’s Iseyama Shrine Tomoko Kamishima There is a nice and convenient shrine to see people wearing kimono for 7-5-3 in Yokohama central. It is the Iseyama Shrine.
Culture Yokohama's Nippon Maru Larry Knipfing What an interesting experience it is to visit Yokohama's Minato Mirai district's sailing ship, the Nippon Maru.