Gotokyo - Aoki Group Tour

14/12/2016

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Happy Holidays from all of us at Doraku. Hope to see you soon!!!
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04/11/2015

-KIKUSUI SAKE BREWERY
-SHIMIZUEN
-TOHOKU MINGEIKAN

04/11/2015

-TOKI TRAIN
-NIGATA
-NORTHERN CULTURE MUSEUM
-TSUKIOKA ONSEN

04/11/2015

-TSUKIJI FISH MARKET
-OHAKARA MAIRI (Kuhonbutsu Temple)
-HARAJUKU

04/11/2015

Checked in at SHINAGAWA PRINCE HOTEL.
Went to OEDO ONSEN (hot spring).

04/11/2015

National Treasure Series Part 14: A Painting on a Hanging Scroll of Zhou Maoshu Appreciating Lotuses
This painting, kept by the Kyushu National Museum, is the only national treasure by Kano Masanobu (1434 – 1530). Masanobu was a painter who established the foundation of the Kano school, which, as a mainstream school, led Japanese art circles until the late Edo period. He served Ashikaga Yoshimasa (1436 – 1490), the eighth Sh**un of the Muromachi Sh**unate who built Ginkakuji Temple (the Silver Pavilion) in Kyoto, as his official painter.
http://www.emuseum.jp/detail/100005?d_lang=en&s_lang=en

18/09/2015

Must Watch!
Join the adventure on March 2016!

Tokyo • Fuji Mountain • Atami Onsen (hot springs) • Kyoto
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01/09/2015

The Wall Street Journal

The postwar generation may now be the majority in Japan, but they too must know the atrocities of war, says Lester Tenney in The Wall Street Journal.

21/08/2015

10/08/2015

Seventy years ago today, the United States dropped the world's first atomic weapon on Hiroshima, Japan, in an attempt to force the Japanese into surrender in the late stages of World War II. The bomb flattened the city and killed tens of thousands instantly. Here's what you should read about Hiroshi…

10/08/2015

Political leaders, aging survivors and ordinary citizens gathered at 8:15 a.m. on Thursday to mark the moment the bomb was dropped.

10/08/2015

Japan marks 70th anniversary of atomic bombingsUpdated 1:00 PM ET, Thu August 6, 2015Japan marks 70th anniversary of atomic bombings 15 photosCandles are lit around the Hiroshima Peace Memorial in Hiroshima, Japan, on Thursday, August 6. Seventy years ago, the United States dropped atomic bombs on t…

29/07/2015

Japanese humor. (^-^)

The Best Vine Comedy Compilations! SUBSCRIBE to Best Japanese Vines: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXzqlPTy4zZaHBqbkUvv8tQ Watch more BEST VINES: https://...

24/07/2015

Check out a piece of the experience!

24/07/2015

Just relax.

06/07/2015

Bonsai series part 5, Yezo Pine "Todoroki" (The Roar of Thunder)
Below is a description from the Omiya Bonsai Art Museum:
“On the trunk of this tree we see that the centre has died and withered away to reveal a hollow space. Together with an austere expression only a Yezo pine can offer and the bright whiteness of the shari (dead white wood) this bonsai is well suited to its name, Todoroki, which means the roar of thunder.”
https://www.facebook.com/OmiyaBonsaiArtMuseum

06/07/2015

The world cannot be without Japan.

If There Were No Japan - A Cultural Memoir
In this eloquent and visionary memoir, which is one of the titles in the Japan Library collection, award-winning writer and translator, Roger Pulvers, makes a passionate appeal for Japan to reinvent itself. Mr. Pulvers’ scholarship shines in his commentaries on ancient traditions and contemporary customs, while his personal insights—gained through his encounters with the nation’s most gifted writers, filmmakers, actors and journalists—paint a truly revealing portrait of Japan.

JAPAN LIBRARY has provided copies for major universities and public libraries around the world. Ebook editions are also available for sale. For more information please visit http://www.jpic.or.jp/japanlibrary/en/

02/07/2015

Get ready!

02/07/2015

OBON FESTIVAL!

02/07/2015

My name means "The Modest One." What does your name mean in Japanese?

30/06/2015

The meal was perfect from beginning to end. We sat in a private room; it was serene and beautiful. The service was absolutely amazing, our servers were attentive, friendly, helpful, and always avai...

30/06/2015

On our fourth day of the trip we went to Niigata and stayed at Tsukioka New Hotel. This hotel’s design is very traditional, the styles of construction are called Honmaru and Kitanomaru. It has abou...

16/06/2015

16/06/2015

The Tsukiji Market - Origin it is said that “Uogashi” or a riverside fish market dates back to the 16th century, the beginning of the Edo period. Tokugawa Ieyasu, the first Tokugawa sh**un and buil...

11/06/2015

Get ready people! Planning Go to Tokyo 2016!

01/06/2015

Introducing Aoki Sake!

14/05/2015

Go to Tokyo 2015