Culture Hase Kannon Temple in Kamakura Tomoko Kamishima At Hase Temple, you can take the opportunity to trace a picture of a Buddhist statue, or write Buddhist chants in Chinese kan...
Shopping Shopping for Yokohama “Tenugui” Tomoko Kamishima Find lovely traditional Japanese hand towels at two Yokohama souvenir shops.
Activities Cosmo Clock 21 Ferris Wheel Tomoko Kamishima Cosmo Clock 21 is both a huge Ferris wheel, and the largest clock in the world!
Shopping Yokohama’s Yurindo Books Tomoko Kamishima The Yurindo bookstore in Isezaki-cho is a compact treasure box of of the good old days of Yokohama!
Area Kamakura Tomoko Kamishima Kamakura is pure Japan. Often called “the little Kyoto”, Kamakura has hundreds of temples scattered around the hilly, green c...
Hiking Mt. Misen, Miyajima Tomoko Kamishima Mt. Misen (Miyajima) is considered to be a sacred mountain, standing just north of Itsukushima Shrine.
Miyajima Itsukushima Shrine Tomoko Kamishima The original formal procedure to worship Itsukushima Shrine was to pass through the big red torii gate on a special boat.
Culture Kamikochi and the Japan Alps Tomoko Kamishima Mountaineering as a leisure activity in Japan started after Westerners came here. Walter Weston left full records about his e...
Hiking around Kamikochi Tomoko Kamishima If you are the type of person who likes walking along the water and viewing beautiful mountains, then these flat Kamikochi Hi...
Culture Karuizawa Shaw Memorial Chapel Tomoko Kamishima Owning a summer cottage in Karuizawa is now a status symbol in Japanese. But the first cottage was built by a conservative fo...
