If you are asked to list the Japanese invention that changed our life, what do you choose? Can you think of any? Actually there are many : a shredder, cutter, battery, but also instant coffee and… yes, instant ramen ! Instant ramen were invented in 1958 by Mr. Momofuku Ando, […]
In September 2020, Four Seasons Hotel opened its 2nd property in Tokyo and 3rd in Japan – it’s the “Four Seasons Hotel Tokyo at Otemachi”. I enjoyed feeling a petit voyage at a sophisticated hotel. Four Seasons Hotel Tokyo at Otemachi is located in the (mainly) high-rise area of the […]
In 2020, my workload was reduced due to the new coronavirus and I had more time on my hands, so I wanted to deepen my knowledge in some way. I was particularly interested in contemporary art (as well as architecture), so I started visiting art galleries in Roppongi and Tennozu […]
Score is not everything about golf – there are lot more important and joyful points.However… if you can get good score, it’s nice and makes you happy for sure.The weather, your condition and also the uniqueness of each course are making huge impact on your score but how hard you […]
“Vegan” refers to people who do not eat any animal products, including eggs and dairy products, as well as honey etc. Some vegans also give up on using goods made from animals (leather, etc). The number of vegans in the world has increased six-fold between 2014 and 2019. This trend […]
At Demachiyanagi Station, I changed to Eizan train and arrived at Yase-Hiei-Yamaguchi Station, the edge of Kyoto city. There, I was welcomed by a breathtaking view of Rurikoin in Autumn. Rurikoin temple became very popular thanks to beautiful pictures on Social Networks, of autumn leaves reflected to the table. This […]
In older times, Elementary schools served, of course as an education center, but also as an important gathering spot for local authorities and the traditional communities. So when a school that has been in use for over 80 years closes down, it can either disappear forever, or become reborn with […]
Located near Utsunomiya City in central Tochigi Prefecture, Sun Hills Country Club is a 36-hole hill course with a variety of terrain designed by renowned American course designer Robert Trent Jones Jr. The Kobe Golf Club, the first golf course in Japan that opened in 1903, is said to have […]
I visited Yoshitomo Nara’s private museum at the foot of the Nasu Mountains, in Tochigi Prefecture (about 20 minutes from Seiji Fujishiro’s museum). Being in the woods, it felt in harmony with nature and entering Yoshitomo Nara’s world while listening to the birdsong, was such a precious moment. About Yoshitomo […]
I went to a restaurant called “TexturA”, which serves both Chinese and Spanish. The atmosphere and the taste was nice, so I would like to present it to you in today’s blog post. TexturA was opened in April 2019 at the back of The Peninsula Tokyo, this restaurant is a […]