Haste makes waste（急がば回れ）
When I see proverbs with the same meaning expressed differently in other languages, I strongly feel that the essence of human beings is the same, although the culture and customs are different. The detour may sometimes be faster than trying…
The only Slovenian restaurant in Japan “Pikapolonca” with the ladybugs（日本唯一のスロベニア料理店＝テントウムシ＝ピカポロンツァ）
When I hear of Slovenia, it was hard for me and probably any Japanese people to imagine where it was. Even if you hear that it is a country of the former Yugoslavia, unfortunately there are very few information that…
Ramen & Italian restaurant “Coccinella” in Nishi-ku, Osaka（ラーメン＆イタリア料理店 コッチネッラ 大阪市西区）
In the second largest city in Japan, Osaka, there is a green park called Utsubo Park in the center of the city. The restaurant Coccinella is located close to it. Excuse me, but it doesn’t have a high-class feel, and…
Showa Shinzan where a wheat field suddenly changed to a mountain（麦畑が急に山になった－昭和新山）
The Japanese archipelago has volcanoes here and there. Occasionally, eruptive activity becomes active, affecting the local area. However, it is rare for a mountain to be created rapidly. In about 600 days from 1943 to 1945, the wheat field near…
This is not Mt. Fuji, but Mt. Yotei in Hokkaido（これは富士山ではありません 北海道の羊蹄山です）
I don’t think there is a mountain in the world that is as well-shaped as Mt. Fuji. It is a volcano formed by the regular arrangement of lava that has flowed out due to the eruption,. There is a mountain…
Japanese Jomon Culture (Part 2) Sannai Maruyama Site 日本の縄文文化（その２） 三内丸山遺跡
The northernmost area of Honshu which is the largest and most important island in the Japanese archipelago, seems to have been the center of Japan in the Jomon period thousands of years ago. There are Jomon archaeological sites here and…
Japanese Jomon culture (1) Humorous clay figurines 日本の縄文文化（その１） ユーモラスな土偶
The glacial period ended about 10,000 years ago. Then humankind, which had already spread all over the world, has blossomed civilization in various places. So-called four major civilizations have emerged in the Middle East and Asia. In Japan, various relics…
A simulated castle tower in Sumoto, Awaji Is., Hyogo Pref. （兵庫県淡路島・洲本城の模擬天守）
The castle is often a symbol of the city and is important for tourism, so it is often rebuilt with the exceptions of Tokyo and Kyoto mentioned before. Until the middle of the 20th century, Nagoya Castle in Nagoya was…
The towers of the castles in Tokyo and Kyoto have not been rebuilt（東京と京都の城は天守閣が未再建である）
The castle towers, where the lord lived in the castle, are the tallest building. However, after the 17th century, when peace continued, the castle towers have not been rebuilt after it disappeared due to fire. I stated that there are…
Original castle tower (2) -Inuyama Castle-（現存天守閣２ 犬山城）
Of the 12 original castle towers, the oldest is Inuyama Castle in Inuyama City, Aichi Prefecture. The castle was built in 1537, and although there have been major repairs since then, basically the architecture of that time remains. I have…
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