Play Mini Golf at Tsurumai Park
Jul 14, 2013 By First Admin
You can play mini golf, "putt putt" or "baby golf," in Japanese, at Tsurumai Park Baby Golf at Tsuruma Park near Tsurumai Station! This is a great way to kill a couple of hours with the family within the city, and it costs less than any drinks and snacks you...[ Click to read more ]
Six Things You Should Know About Tokyo
Jul 09, 2013 By Ray Proper
You might be interested in this article from The History Channel in the US, "Six Things You Should Know About Tokyo." If you live in Tokyo these might not come as a surprise, but then again... they may still. You can read the introduction here, and click through to read...[ Click to read more ]
Kawadoko: Riverside Terrace Dining in Kyoto
Jun 14, 2013 By Ray Proper
It’s summer — time for trips! If you’ll be visiting Kyoto this summer, one highly-recommended activity is kawadoko, or river dining. In Japan, eating outside in the summer is popular because finding ways to cool off becomes of paramount importance as the humidity increases. What is Kawadoko? The official name...[ Click to read more ]
Tokyo Whiskey Bars
By Ray Proper
Japanese distiller aims to revolutionize whiskey drinking, focus on new generation of drinkers. Suntory's sales soar after rolling out "highballs", or whiskey with a slug of soda in a pint glass (or can!). This new found popularity of whiskey is bringing with it new watering holes that specialize in whiskey,...[ Click to read more ]
The Ieyasu And Mikawa Bushi Museum Okazaki
May 30, 2013 By Ray Proper
Within Okazaki Castle and Okazaki Park is a museum dedicated to the Chubu Region's favorite son, Okazaki native Tokugawa Ieyasu, and the famed warriors of central Japan, the Mikawa Bushi. Mikawa Bushi was the collective name of the region's warriors; a title worn with great pride. The Museum is split...[ Click to read more ]
HimakaJima in Sparkling Mikawa Bay
Mar 26, 2013 By Ray Proper
This article, and HimakaJima itself, caught my attention for various reasons: Chris Glenn knows where the good stuff in Japan is. It is a day trip from Nagoya. It is a day trip to an ISLAND. I like islands and oceans; though technically this is in a sea. The seafood...[ Click to read more ]
Takayama in Gifu Prefecture
Mar 20, 2013 By First Admin
Located in Gifu Prefecture, and surrounded by some of Japan's richest natural areas just below the famous Northern Alps, Takayama is some what isolated and distant. This isolation allowed the city to developed its own distinct culture that combines that of nearby Edo and Kyoto's into a new and interesting...[ Click to read more ]
Let’s Tour the Metropolis: Shimo-Kitazawa
Mar 14, 2013 By Jason Gatewood
[caption id="" align="alignleft" width="210"] Shutter artists in Shimokitazawa (Photo credit: Wikipedia)[/caption] This is the first in a series of articles that will introduce some of the neighborhoods that make up the Tokyo Metropolis Area. It's my goal to try to cover areas that don't get as much limelight in the...[ Click to read more ]
The Takasanji Oni Matsuri in Okazaki
Feb 01, 2013 By Ray Proper
The Takasanji Oni Matsuri (Ogre or fire festival) is held at Takasanji Temple every February on the Saturday closest to February 7th, New Year in the old Lunar Calendar in Japan. Part of the festival involves blessing the local 42, 25, and 12-year-old males; 3 are selected to participate in...[ Click to read more ]
Ceramics Shopping at the Cera Mall
Nov 12, 2012 By First Admin
The "Cera Mall" is a wholesale pottery shopping park in Tokoname City, on the Chita Peninsula. The area is famous for pottery, and you will find every local variety represented at the Cera Mall; which is the largest outlet in both scale and variety on the Chita Peninsula for ceramics....[ Click to read more ]
