Recommended accommodation for those traveling on a budget from overseas (Lake Towada, Aomori Prefecture)
Cherry blossom season is the best time to visit Japan. In major cities such as Osaka, Kyoto, and Tokyo, the trees are often in full bloom around the end of March. However, at this time of year, there are a…
Kobe Chinatown（神戸中華街）
Chinatowns are located in three major cities: Yokohama, Nagasaki, and Kobe. Yokohama is the largest, followed by Kobe. Previously, I wrote an article about Yokohama Chinatown. Kobe’s Chinatown is located in Kobe’s Nankinmachi. Not far from JR and Motomachi station…
Osaka people are supported by the water of Lake Biwa（大阪人は琵琶湖の水に支えられている）
In Japan, the rainy season is usually from June to mid-July, and then the drought continues until the end of August. In the land where the water source is uncertain, some measures have been taken such as constructing a dam….
The marriage of a fox
Sometimes we see it raining even though the sun is shining. In Japan, it is called “the marriage of a fox.” In Japan, the fox is regarded as a bad animal that deceives humans . The saying is probably related to…
Stupid decree issued by a dog lover’s general？（愛犬家の将軍による馬鹿な法令？）
In the 15th century, shortly after the center of politics moved to Edo (now Tokyo), Shogun Tsunayoshi Tokugawa, who was born in the year of the dog and was also a dog lover, issued an order not to kill any…
How to find out where the picture of Mt. Fuji was taken（どこから撮影した富士山か知る方法）
Mt. Fuji is a very beautiful mountain, but it is not symmetrical. There is a circular crater at the top, but the height is different. The highest point in the west, this is the highest point in the Japanese archipelago….
The radio gymnastics（ラジオ体操）
I think it’s good to wake up in the morning and do gymnastics as the beginning of the day. Japanese people all learn the radio gymnastics in elementary school, so any Japanese knows it. But when I was a child,…
About the Japanese jewel beetles（タマムシについての言われ）
The Japanese Jewel beetle is very beautiful that appears in the summer. In the high places of giant trees of cherry blossoms and Celtis, we can sometimes see them flying while shining brightly. Because it stands out well, there are…
We can’t meet bears in the mountains of Japan
Of the four major Japanese islands, the brown bear is distributed only in Hokkaido. And the black bear is distributed in Honshu, Shikoku, and Kyushu. I have been a field worker for about 30 years, but until recently I had…
Legendary baseball pitcher Eiji Sawamura died in the war
There is a Sawamura Award for professional baseball in Japan in commemoration of Eiji Sawamura (1917-1944). This award is sent to a pitcher of hard throwers rather than technical pitchers. Sawamura was a legendary pitcher, and in the 1930s he…
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