Niigata is famous for rice.Tokamachi City is dotted with many terraced rice fields and offers a beautiful rural landscape. Among them, Hoshitoge Rice Terraces (星峠の棚田) is said to be the most famous rice terraced field that represents Tokamachi. About “Hoshitoge … Read More
Speaking of ice rime, Zao in Yamagata is famous. This time, we would like to introduce the ice rime called “Ice Monster“.See the monster-class ice rime that suddenly appears in the pure white world. About ice rime Ice rime is … Read More
Mt. Nokogiri in Uchibo, Chiba Prefecture.It is one of the sightseeing spots in Chiba Prefecture.There are many cliffs and depressions on the wall, so you can enjoy the atmosphere of exploring the archeological sites! Mt. Nokogiri is like walking through … Read More
Nagasaki Lantern Festival was originally an event for the people of Nagasaki Shinchi Chinatown to celebrate Chinese New Year.Since its expansion in 1994, its name has become known throughout Japan as a major winter feature of Nagasaki.During the 15-day period, … Read More
Do you know Kihoku Uwaba Park?Kihoku is a town on the Osumi Peninsula in Kagoshima Prefecture, but it is a scenic spot that has been chosen many times in the past as the “starry sky in Japan”.This time I would … Read More
“Kusatsu Onsen” is a large hot spring area with a symbol of Yubatake, where hot smoke rises.The Yubatake source has a pH value of 2.1 and boasts one of the most acidic properties in Japan. About Kusatsu Onsen Kusatsu Onsen … Read More
Do you know the monkeys in “Jigokudani Yaen-Koen (地獄谷野猿公苑)” in Nagano? This monkey is famous for being the only one in the world to take a hot spring.They are called “Snow monkey“. What is Jigokudani Yaen-Koen? Jigokudani Yaen-Koen is located … Read More
Kakunodate is called “Michinoku Little Kyoto” in the castle town that flourished in the Edo period. Many ancient buildings such as samurai residences still exist in a compact area with a radius of about 2 km, and it is a … Read More
Maruoka Castle (丸岡城) is located in Sakai City, Fukui Prefecture.The castle was built in 1576. This Maruoka Castle was originally built as a preparation for Ikko Ikki.Ikko Ikki is a resistance movement against the power of those days, which was … Read More
Okunoshima(大久野島) is a small island in the Inland Sea of Japan in Hiroshima Prefecture. It is often called “Rabbit Island” because of the numerous feral rabbits that roam the island.There are more than 700 wild rabbits on the island, and many tourists visit throughout the year. Cute rabbits!! When you drop … Read More