When thinking about the famous Japanese architect Kengo Kuma, the first thing that comes to mind is his extensive and innovative use of wood. A fine wooden structure is a trademark of Kengo Kuma, that continues to fascinate people with its lightness and inherent poetry. However, Kuma has also worked […]
Introduction Most people visit the Prefecture of Tochigi as a day trip from Tokyo and only visit the Nikko area, that is the most famous since it has been recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Of course, it’s a beautiful place and important part of Japan’s history, so we […]
At Art Biotop Nasu, an art inn located in an area full of nature on the Nasu Plateau, there is a beautiful water garden where you can relax, just by looking at the trees and forget about the rush of modern times. I was finally blessed with the opportunity to […]
The senior tour of professional golf started in Japan in 1988, with 11 games held annually and the total prize money was about 190 million yen. The hot battle by professional golfers who are 50 years old or older has become popular, and by the time of the bubble, 22 […]
As of October 2020, there is a total of twelve Steam Locomotive Trains still in activity in Japan and today, I experienced the nearest route from Tokyo: the Steam Locomotive Train Mooka running trhough Ibaragi & Tochigi Prefectures! Steam Locomotive Train Mooka It takes around 90 minutes from Tokyo, to […]
Hideki Matsuyama, who has achieved the feat of winning the Masters for the first time this year, is probably the most prominent male professional golfer today. However, it is a pity for golf fans that he cannot see his performance in Japan because his main battlefield is the US tour. […]
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 […]
In this blogpost, I would like to introduce the Seiji Fujishiro Museum in Nasu, Tochigi prefecture. I didn’t know about Seiji Fujishiro – not even his name – but after visiting this, I became a big fan because his world touched me a lot and I really appreciated his precise […]
Nikko, in the Prefecture of Tochigi, is a very famous place in Japan as it is home to the huge complex of Shinto Shrines and Buddhist Temples listed as World Heritage Sites in 1999. The Nature surrounding, Chuzenji-Lake and also Mt. Nantai, is also considered a World Heritage. So there […]