My husband and I drove to Nikko on July 6 and 7, 2023. Where is the must place to go in NIKKO? You would probably say 'Toshogu' which...

Sunset Whale Watching in Victoria, Canada

The exhibition features the magnificence of mountains which KATSUSHIKA Hokusai depicted. It is on view from June 20 to August 27, 2023....

Having arrived at Helsinki airport I met a driver at custom exit. I had already reserved the car and he took me to the hotel. His car...

VIctoria in Canada Host Family

Izumo-Taisha, or Izumo Grand Shrine, is located in Izumo City, Shimane prefecture and is a Shinto shrine dedicated to the god Okuninushi...

Studying abroad in Victoria

Victoria Day Parade in Canada

The video above is a cave hot spring bath of "Genbi no yado Aizuya" at Shiobara in Tochigi Pref. My husband & I drove to Futamata &...

Beautiful Victoria Canada!

The exhibition selected from permanent collection is on view Apr. 5～Apr. 30, 2023. ⁂Expression of light and shadow in Japanese art The...

In the Edo Era (1603～1867), it became fashionable for citizens to go out to see birds, to keep birds, and even to visit some peacock...

Spring has come! It was chilly and windy When I visited Chikura(千倉) last weekend, where I saw an abundance of stocks in their best....

SAMURAI Fes took place in Tokyo Metropolitan Ueno Park for four days from Feb. 23 to Feb. 26, 2023. It was held for the first time in...

This is the entrance of the Sumida Hokusai Mueum. The museum was established on November 22, 2016, in honor of an outstanding ukiyo-e...

On a brisk and chilly day in Kyoto, we visited Jonangu (城南宮) early in February. It is a historical shrine established about 1200 years...

The exhibition of AODO Denzen (亜欧堂田善)（1748～1822）is now on view from Jan. 13 ～　Feb.26, 2023. It commemorates the 200th anniversary of his...

The exhibition selected from permanent collection is on view Jan. 4～Feb. 5, 2023. The woodblock print above is a part of "Japanese Toys...

Miyakojima is located in the far south of Japan among the southernmost islands of Japanese Archipelago, where tropical flowers are in...

I joined a Nabedana sake brewery tour at Kozaki in Chiba prefecture last week. Nabedana's ancestors started brewing sake near Naritasan...