There is an interesting facility related to Japanese traditional culture “Origami” near Kanda Myojin, the sacred place of “Lovelive!” anime. Its name is “Ochanomizu Origami Kaikan”. If you visit, you will be amazed at the possibilities that a sheet of paper can create. First of all, Origami is a traditional […]
At the end of August 2023, I took my children to the Miraikan in Odaiba, Tokyo. I had the impression that a science museum would be a bit stuffy and difficult to explain, but the Miraikan was a very interesting place with many fun ways to learn that I could […]
Have you ever heard that there is the largest dinosaur discovery site in Fukui prefecture and Fukui prefecture is called “Dinosaur Kingdom”? In Katsuyama city, the big and incentive excavation project was started in 1989 inspired by finding alligator bone from the Cretaceous period in 1982. In fact, about 80% of dinosaur […]
Do you know about Mie Prefecture? If you are one of the G7 World leaders – or a keen Japan Golfer – you probably do, as it was a host city for the G7 summit in 2016 and is also one of the leading Golf destination in Japan. And if […]
Beautiful Ago Bay, with its intricate ria coastline and small islands, is world-famous as a pearl farming area. There is a stay-type seaside resort “Nemu Resort” that skillfully utilizes the beautiful scenery. It was developed by Yamaha, a global musical instrument manufacturer headquartered in Hamamatsu City, Shizuoka Prefecture. “Yamaha” was […]
D. T. Suzuki and Kitaro Nishida are one of Japan’s leading philosophers born in Ishikawa Prefecture. In fact, they were classmates and close friends at the Fourth Higher Junior High School. Facilities that convey their ideas and trajectories are located in their respective hometowns. The “D.T. Suzuki Museum” in Kanazawa […]
Last week, we introduced Fuji Speedway Hotel and this week, we would like to present Fuji Motorsports Museum where you can discover the 130 years history of motorsports together with roughly 40 exhibits. So let’s check it out! Most probably, this is the first motorsports museum in the world to […]
One of the iconic race circuits in Japan – Fuji Speedway. In October 2022, there is a new luxury hotel opened next to it named Fuji Speedway Hotel! This area is surrounded by tons of golf courses so let’s check it out! Fuji Speedway hotel is located next to Fuji […]
Karuizawa, Japan’s most popular highland resort area, has many golf courses, and in the summer it becomes a mecca for golf, attracting many golfers from the metropolitan area. Among them, “Karuizawa Golf Club”, which I introduced last time, is a members-only resort golf course that boasts one of the longest […]
Who was D. T. Suzuki ? D. T. Suzuki (1870-1966) was a Buddhist scholar and doctor of literature from Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan. He is known for spreading abroad the frontiers of Asia, Zen and other forms of Buddhism, as well as Eastern and Japanese cultures & thoughts. With his […]