Nijo Castle was built by Tokugawa Ieyasu, the first shogun of the Edo Shogunate, to protect the Kyoto Imperial Palace, where the emperor resided, and to provide a place for the shogun to stay during his visits to Kyoto. Nijo Castle, which has seen the rise and fall of the […]
Belated (?) Happy New Year!May 2024 be a happy and great year for you! In Japan, we go to the shrine to pray for great year as part of traditional new year activities. It doesn’t matter which one you go but The Golf Japan Team always goes to our Ujigami-sama […]
We visited ShinPuhKan, a brick building with a strong presence in Karasuma-Oike, the central area of Kyoto City. ShinPuhKan is a commercial facility renovated from the former Kyoto Central Telephone Station built in 1926 during the Taisho era and opened in 2001. It gained popularity as a commercial facility open […]
The Hoki Museum, located in Chiba City, Chiba Prefecture, is a rare museum in the world that specializes in realistic paintings. There are not many opportunities to see realistic paintings in Japan, and – to be honest – at first, I was not very interested in them. I had always […]
It is a beautiful course where you can see the sacred mountain Mt. Fuji from almost every hole, including the clubhouse and starting hole, as the name suggests. What’s more, the course is not located at the foot of Mt. Fuji, but is at a suitable distance and height, so […]
We arrived at Kyoto Station. The time was 11:44. We hadn’t had lunch yet. So…this time we went to Nishiki Market, the “kitchen of Kyoto,” to have lunch! Since we had come all the way to Kyoto, there were many things we wanted to eat! Nishiki Market is truly a […]
I had a trip to Kyoto in the first half of November. The best time to view the autumn leaves in Kyoto is usually from early November to early December. This year was unusually warm even in November, so even though I knew in my head that it would be […]
Jack Nicholas boasts 18 wins in the four major tournaments (6 Masters, 5 US Professionals, 4 US, 3 British), and is a famous player called the “Monarch” of golf. In 1966, he became the fourth player in history to complete the career Grand Slam since Gene Sarazen in 1935, but […]
Introduction One of the stopover destinations of choice for many travelers, Hakone has always enjoyed some kind of popularity. In this article, we would like to show you what makes Hakone such an attractive place to visit during your first (or second) trip to Japan. Perfect Location In the past, […]
The “National High School Baseball Championship” held every August is commonly known as “Summer Koshien,” and is a Japanese summer tradition that is looked forward to by not only baseball fans but also many people. It has a long history of more than 100 years since its predecessor was held […]