Tokyo Sanpo Michi – Shinagawa
Tokyo Sanpo Michi by Natsuko Nakabayashi My favorite street is also in Christmas version. At Shinagawa Prince Hotel side way.
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Tokyo Sanpo Michi by Natsuko Nakabayashi Today I was in Kawasaki, a little outside of Tokyo. Lazona Kawasaki is a shopping centre with 300 shops. And there is an ice-skate rink in the main square,...
View ArticleTokyo Sanpo Michi – Sento
Tokyo Sanpo Michi by Natsuko Nakabayashi Sento (銭湯) is a public bath where you can have a hot huge bath with your neighbours. This is "Sakura-Kan (桜館)", my local sento where I often go. They open...
View ArticleTokyo Sanpo Michi – Ginza
Tokyo Sanpo Michi by Natsuko Nakabayashi There are secretly famous idol cats in Ginza. Maybe they are mother and son, wearing the same chouchou as a collar. Despite of the crowd around them, they...
View ArticleTokyo Sanpo Michi – Leaf Curtain
Tokyo Sanpo Michi by Natsuko Nakabayashi The house covered with a leaf curtain. Is it an eco house? They must´ve been green but now they´ve all changed into the autumn colour. In Minato-ku (港区)
View ArticleTokyo Sanpo Michi – Mt. Fuji
Tokyo Sanpo Michi by Natsuko Nakabayashi Today I went a little far, to the Mt. Fuji, the symbol of Japan. It was a nice fine day and Fuji-san (富士山) looked clearly.
View ArticleTokyo Sanpo Michi – Tokyo Motor Show
Tokyo Sanpo Michi by Natsuko Nakabayashi The 42nd Tokyo Motor Show has just started in Tokyo Big Sight in Odaiba (お台場). I found a "Dokodemo Door (どこでもドア)" at Toyota booth. "Dokodemo Door" is one of...
View ArticleTokyo Sanpo Michi – Saiwai Inari Jinja
Tokyo Sanpo Michi by Natsuko Nakabayashi At the entrance of Saiwai Inari Jinja (幸稲荷神社), there is always a little nice phrase and the phrase of this month is this. This is a phrase of Norinaga...
View ArticleTokyo Sanpo Michi – SL Plaza
Tokyo Sanpo Michi by Natsuko Nakabayashi After Christmas, entire Japan is rushing into the preparation for the end of the year. All salary-men go out for drink every night with colleagues and...
View ArticleHow to enjoy “Onsen” in Japan?
The spring is just around the corner and people are fidgeting that they have a need for a trip. Japan perhaps one of the destinations. Japan is famous for Onsen (温泉/ hot springs). You may be hesitated...
View ArticleThe myth of plastic bottle
I personally like cats. When I first got my camera, my teacher told me to find a subject I like and take as many photos as possible. So I picked cats as my subject. I´d buy Tokyo Sanpo magazine (Tokyo...
View ArticleMt.Fuji, the World Heritage
Since the Mt.Fuji was added to the World Heritage, the news in Japan don´t stop talking about Mt. Fuji and show a long line of climbers everyday. Anyway, it was a great news that the Mt.Fuji was...
View ArticleGaijin Meet Japan – Itadakimasu!!
Oleñka and Cédric´s Japan adventure, the 4th episode is about food! Japanese gastronomy is not only about sushi but it is so diverse. Oleñka and Cédric were also impressed about it. Let´s see the food...
View ArticleKanamara Festival – Penis Festival
Many people think Japanese culture is either very serious or crazy. I see blogs where westerners write their experiences in Japan in the sense of, “Look, crazy!”, “Wow, that´s strange!”. But then they...
View ArticleThank you Shinkansen, 50 year anniversary
The word Shinkansen (新幹線) has almost become an universal word as well as Sushi. In case you don´t know what it is, they are Japanese bullet trains. And today is their 50th birthday. Wow, Shinkansen is...
View Article3rd of November is Bunka no Hi in Japan
Today 3rd of November is Bunka no Hi (文化の日/ Culture Day) in Japan. This was the day The Constitution of Japan was issued in 1946 and two years later, this day was set as Bunka no Hi and is a national...
View ArticleLet´s experience a footbath in Shinkansen-Toreiyu-
When I first saw the Ads about Toreiyu (とれいゆ), I didn´t pay much attention. I just thought, another crazy idea of Japanese people. You don´t know Toreiyu? JR East Japan Railway´s new Shinkansen that...
View ArticleGo! Go! Touka Ebisu!
Posted by Chisai Fujita Japanese believe in many Gods. In Christmas, they go to a church and only one week after, they go to the temple where they ring “Kane (鐘/ bell)” for purify their bad spirits....
View ArticleWhere to make your Hanko in Tokyo?
http://www.inkan-kyoto.com/3/13/ When you live in Japan, Hanko (判子/seal) is an item you must have. Any occasion you sign in the Western society; contract, opening a bank account, buying a car,...
View ArticleThe way you get the change back in Japan
A few days ago, I received a question about this thing from one of my students (I teach calligraphy). http://tamenal.com/4520 Because he had read this article of The Japan Times and wanted to...
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