Kasuga grand Shrine is located at the foot of Mt. Mikasa with a history of 1250 years. Walking around the Kasuga Shrine complex, along...

Well, actually, I have hundreds of pictures of sakura.... as I accumulate every year... !! #Nara

Many foreign travelers express their wish to come back to Japan during SAKURA (桜）, or cherry blossom season．However, the blooming season...

February is the coldest season in Japan, and yes it sometimes snows. This year, we had unexpectedly large amount of snow fall in many...

​ Here are some photos taken during the tours in Nara and Kyoto. Some photos are from 2016, as I made this website in April 2017. I...

​Last November, I encountered Quin, on a way back from a book launch event in Kyoto about Zen Garden by Professor John Dougill. We had...

Waterfall of priest KUYA（空也の滝） Can you imagine yourself standing under this waterfall ----(in winter)? Such a training actually take...

The other day, I went to a movie screening in Osaka, hosted by a friend of mine, Rey. The title of the movie was "PLANETARY". Rey is...

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I was introduced to a very unique travel agency called "OKU Japan". "OKU (奥）", literally means "deep" in Japanese. They are specialized...

(Map: The ancient Silk Road on the Land. Source: internet) Do you know a historic transcontinental trade route between the ancient China...

There are about 2,000 stone lanterns both sides of the approach to the main Shrine. Many of them are covered with moss, showing how old...

"Itadaki masu" is a very common, typical Japanese phrase recited vocally before dining with folded hands in front of our chest . When I...

It was two years ago, I encounter a unique, future oriented small eco farm in suburb of Nara city named "Toyouke no Mori ". I believe...