Ramen Makoto-ya Haebaru Branch. Makotoya is a ramen chain headquartered in Osaka, run more than 70 stores in Japan and overseas. Operated by Makoto Food Service Ltd., this ramen chain is currently gaining momentum, and forcus the goal of opening […]
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Yomitan – Cape Zanpa/Zanpa-misaki
Yomitan Village Scenic Spot “Zanpa-misaki” Cape Zanpa is said to be “the place where the sun sets last on the main island of Okinawa”. Well, Cape Zanpa is located at the westernmost point in the central and northern part of […]
Nishizaki, Itoman City – Izakaya “Bubuka”
Nishizaki, Itoman City – Izakaya “Uomachiya Bubuka” From Naha, go south on “Okinawa Prefectural Route 256 – Tomigusuku Itoman Line” and turn right at the Kaneshiro intersection where Kentucky Fried Chicken Itoman branch is located, then enter Nishizaki. Then turn […]
Karaoke House Tomato Ginowan Branch
Karaoke House Tomato Ginowan Branch Karaoke House Tomato Ginowan branch along Route 330. A famous karaoke shop in Okinawa that has a chain on the main island of Okinawa. Currently, there are 9 stores in Nishizaki, Kohagura, Ichinichibashi, Miyadaira, Uranishi, […]
Aichi – Nagoya Castle.
Aichi – Nagoya Castle. Nagoya Castle was built by Tokugawa Ieyasu in 1609 and is the residence of the Owari Tokugawa family which is the head of the three Tokugawa families. It is one of Japan’s top 100 castles, and […]
Kyoto – Kimono Forest in Arashiyama Station.
The Kimono Forest at Arashiyama Station in Kyoto. The Kimono Forest in Keifuku Electric Railway Arashiyama Line Arashiyama Station. Randen Arashiyama Station, with the catchphrase “Hannari Hokkori Square”, reopened in July 2013 after renovation. An interior designer, Yasumichi Morita, installed […]
Kyoto – Kinkakuji/Rokuonji.
Kyoto Kinkakuji / Rokuonji. Kyoto Kinkakuji / Rokuonji. I entered the car as directed to the large “Kinkakuji No. 1 parking lot” where large sightseeing buses also stop. Kiyomizu-dera and Ginkaku-ji did not have their own parking lot, but Kinkaku-ji […]
Kyoto – Ginkakuji / Higashiyama Jisho-ji.
Kyoto – Ginkakuji / Higashiyama Jisho-ji. Ginkaku-ji Temple(officially named Higashiyama Jisho-ji), which has the Jisho-ji Garden, which symbolizes Higashiyama culture in the Muromachi period, was originally built as a mountain villa by Ashikaga Yoshimasa, who retired the eighth shogun of […]
Kyoto – Kiyomizu-dera/Mount Otowa.
Kyoto – Kiyomizu-dera/Mount Otowa. Kyoto Mt. Otowa Kiyomizu-dera is the head temple of the Buddhist Kita-Hosso sect. It is said to have been founded in 778 the early Heian period, and is one of the few temples in Kyoto with […]
Himeji Castle light-up event “Kyoka Suigetsu”.
Himeji Castle History “Kyoka Suigetsu” 2022. After crossing the Akashi Kaikyo Bridge from Awaji Island, We arrived at the parking lot of Himeji Castle at 8:08 pm. Himeji Castle can be seen from even a distance from Otemon Street, which […]