As you know, Tokyo is one of the most densely populated cities in the world. A lot of people live on a limited amount of land. As well as homes,…

In Kochi Prefecture, there is a rare point where 133 degrees 33 minutes 33 seconds north latitude and 33 degrees 33 minutes 33 seconds east longitude. It is called by…

Several months ago, I wrote about my trip to Mt. Takao (Takaosan in Japanese), do you remember? The times are right for viewing autumnal leaves in Japan. Because I had…

Let me introduce a unique episode regarding a national flag today. This episode is selected from a photo blog of a Japanese blogger. This is an American base, Naval Air…

In 1982, the city of Sapporo began construction of Moerenuma Park on the land where disposal facilities used to be. And in 1988, world-famous sculptor Isamu Noguchi joined the project…

Let me introduce a post from a Japanese blog I enjoy reading again. The story is from Osaka.   The domed roof building is Herbis Osaka. It is a famous…

  In Imabari city, Ehime Prefecture, there is a European style palace designed after Belvedere palace in Vienna, Austria. It looks like European nobles live there, but no one lives…

Let me introduce a post from a Japanese blog that I always enjoy reading. The post was about “Anpanman”, the character you may know, one of the most popular anime…

  Do you know karakuri dolls? They are Japanese automata invented during the 17th century to 19th century. For example, the picture above is a tea serving mechanical doll, which…

There are many kinds of regional specialty sodas in Japan. Local specialty soda pop is produced by small companies and sold only in certain towns or areas. And the appearance…

  Tokyo, an urban city mixed with tradition and modern. It is not easy to describe this multi-faced city with a single word. While many Tokyo introduction videos show especially…