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19/06/2022

Shiretoko Goko Lakes (Shiretoko five lakes)

Beautiful fresh greens in June. June to August is best season in Shiretoko.

05/06/2022

Mosic Tile Museum Tajimi

Tajimi is a pottery town famous for Mino-yaki.

This museum is very unique that housed in a Terunobu Fujimori structure.

https://www.mosaictile-museum.jp/english/

22/05/2022

Ohama Teramachi (Temple town)

A small old town in Mikawa area. This town is also called Temple Town. There are 10 temples in this samll town.

https://mikawa-komachi.jp/spot/ohamateramachi.html

18/05/2022

Flowers in May

07/05/2022

【Kawsaki, Kanagawa】
　　Kawasaki Daishi Temple

This teis mple famous for warding off evil. Located west of Haneda Airport and about 30 minutes by train from Haneda Airport or Shinagawa

https://www.kawasakidaishi.com/english/index.html

01/05/2022

Sanko Inari Jinja (Shrine)

Located at the base of Inuyama Castle. This shrine is famous for god of matchmaking and god of fortune.

https://www.aichi-now.jp/en/spots/detail/1158/

24/04/2022

La Collina　Oumihachiman

This is one of the store of "Taneya", a Japanese sweets(Wagashi) shop in Shiga. This building is one with nature, and grass grows on the roof and around the building is flower garden and farm. There are cafes and selling wagsahi (Japandese swwets),Baumkuchen, castella (Japanesesponge cake).

https://taneya.jp/la_collina/

16/04/2022

Hachiman-Bori (Canal)

Hachiman-Bori is located eastside of Lake Biwa.
Beautiful sakura and canal.

https://en.biwako-visitors.jp/spot/detail/175

29/03/2022

Kanigawa Karyuiki Shizen Koen (Kani river downstream area nature Park)

Erythronium (Katakuri Flower) is tiny and cute.

04/02/2022

Kokonoe Mirin Brewery
(Mirin brewery tour, Mirin Shop,Cafe Restaurant)

Do you know ''MIRIN'' ? 　Mirin is a kind of cooking sake (rice wine) which is important seasoning in Japanese cooking and it's sweet. (The sweetness of TERIYAKI is the sweetness of mirin)

This Kokonoe Mirin Brewery is established 1772 and oldest Mirin brewery in Japan. Guided Mirin brewery tour is available in advance reservation.

8min walk from Meitetsu Hekinan station.
（About 50min from Nagoya station by Meitetsu train）

https://kokonoe.co.jp/

24/12/2021

Toyohama Sakana Hiroba (Toyohama fish market)

Toyohama is a fishing harbour on the Chita Peninsula near Chubu Internationa airport Centrair. Very frsh seafoods are sold at this fish market.

https://www.aichi-now.jp/en/spots/detail/1007/

17/12/2021

Tokugawa-en (Tokugawa Garden)

Autumn leaves are almost over and this is probably the last autumn leaves of this year. It will snow tonight in Nagoya

13/12/2021

　Nagoya Marine Rider (Amphibious bus)

A new activity has arrived in Nagoya! It is Amphibious bus!
The bus drive from Sakae to Nagoya port on road and then jump into the sea. It is so amazing, the bus cruise on the sea.

https://www.shachi-bus.com/marine/

30/11/2021

　Ruins of abandoned railway, Aigi Tunnel

The second most beautiful ruin of abandoned railway in Japan. Normally people can't enter this ruin, but there are special event for about 10 days in spring and autumn.

From 27November to 05December is this special event days.
We can enjoy the ruins and autumn leaves.

https://aigi-tunnel.org/PDFBOX/pamph_EnglishAll-page.pdf

28/11/2021

Obara Sikizakura (Winter Cherry Blossom) & Autumn Leaves

Shikizakura is a kind of Sakura but this blooms in autumn to winter.
There are more than 10,000 sikizakura trees in Obara town. It is a rare place to see cherry blossoms and autumn colors at the same time.

http://www.kankou-obara.toyota.aichi.jp/english/shikizakura.html

22/11/2021

Autumn Leaves at Korankei Gorge

It is the peak of the autumn leaves. They are turning red and yellow now.

11/11/2021

Inuyama Castle

Inuyama Castle is Japan’s oldest existing castles. This castle built in around 1585～1590 and keeps the same shape from the time. This castle stands on top of a small hill next to Kiso River.

Inuyama is only 30min by Meitetsu train fron Nagoya.

08/11/2021

Seaside road of Chita Peninsula

Only one hour drive from Nagoya.
Good view and nice seafood lunch.

04/11/2021

Mentai Park Tokoname

Mentaiko is a food loved by Japanese people and it is seasoned and salted po***ck roe. This park is oeprating by wellknown Mentaikko factory Kanefuku. There are mentaiko factory, museum, cafe and shop.

https://www.aichi-now.jp/en/spots/detail/992/

02/11/2021

Nakano Sake Brewery Co., Ltd.
　 Kunizakari Sake-no-Bunkakan Museum

Learn About the History of Sake and Try Sake Tasting.
This black wall building was used for sake brewing for 200 years. Now used as a museum.

31/10/2021

The Handa Red Brick Building

Day trip rfrom Nagoya.
This building was build in 1898 as Kabuto Beer brewery.
This abandoned building was renovated and open as a museum, cafe and shop in 2015.

Kabuto beer won the gold medal at the 1900 Paris Exposition.
But, this beer was produced only for about half a century from 1889 to 1943 and is also called a phantom beer. However reproducted Kabuto Beww are sold by local , but the number of production is not large and they are only available in this red brick building or in a limited area around Handa City.



http://handa-akarenga-tatemono.jp/en/

28/10/2021

＜Matsudaira, Toyota-city,Aichi＞
　　Matsudaira-go & Matsudaira Toshogu

Matsudaira-go is located in mountains area of Toyota-city. This village was the birthplace of the Matsudaira clan, said to be the origin of the Tokugawa family. Ieyasu Tokugawa, the founder of Tokugawa opened the Edo Shogunate.

23/10/2021

Unuma-shuku (station) , fifty second station of Nakasendo

Nakasendo is traveling road from Edo (Tokyo) to Kyoto in the Edo priod. This road is about 532km long and takes about 16-20 days on foot. Therefore, there were 67 stations (Shuku ba) along the road.

This Unuma-Shuku is 52th station from Edo(Tokyo)

20/10/2021

Hirugano Picnic Garden
Garden of Petunia ,Coleus and Kokia

13/10/2021

＜Okazaki, Aichi>
Kakukyu Haccho Miso no Sato (Miso Brewery)

Today, Miso has become a world-famous Japanes seasoning. Miso and Soy Sauce are most inportant seasoning for Japanese food.
Anyway, there are many kind of Miso depending on the region. This Haccho miso is populr in Aichi area. This miso is originaly from Mikawa (Eastern Aichi).

This Miso brewery has free brewery tour. It is good chance to learn about miso.

This brewery is only 10min from Okazaki Castle on foot.

About Haccho Miso ⇓
https://www.kakukyu.jp/global/english.asp

11/10/2021

30/09/2021

Japanese Autumn taste "Kaki"

Kaki = Persimmon
A new variety of persimmon "Baby persimmon"
This is small and about 3-5cm. Small but sweet as normal kaki.

29/09/2021

　Seitengu (Taiwanese Taoist Temple in Japan）

This temple looks like a Chiniese temple. Yes, This is Taiwanese Taoist Temple in Japan （Sakado city, Saitama Pref.)

A Taiwanese monk recieved a message from a god. The message was to built a temple at this place.

＃Temple ＃Taoisr Temple ＃Taiwan

22/09/2021

Yoshimi Hyakuana (Yoshimi hundred holes)

Hyakuana means hundred holes. As the name suggests, there are many holes, and 219 holes that have been identified.
These holes were ancient tomb dug from the end of the 6th to the latter half of the 7th century.

https://www.town.yoshimi.saitama.jp/soshiki/shogaigakushuk/7/909.html

02/09/2021

Vison Resort

Newly opened resort at Taki town, Mie. Only 20min to Ise Shrine.
The resort is designed to be inspired by a beautiful village in nature. This resort consists of Hotel, local product marche, shopping & dining area, Japanese herbal (Honzo) hot spring and Spa. You can also have a BBQ with fresh foods purchased from Marche.