In typical Japanese suspense TV dramas, criminals being chased by detectives, somehow very often end up on a sheer cliff top and confess their crimes. Read More…

Do you know a Japanese expression, “Jump off the stage of Kiyomizu (Kiyomizu no butai kara tobioriru)”?
The expression is commonly used Read More…

“Ah, tranquility! Penetrating the very rock, a cicada’s voice”

This is one of the many masterpieces left by Basho Matsuo Read More…

Japan is surrounded by the sea on all sides. One of the pleasures of sightseeing is to enjoy the taste of fresh seafood dishes, and yet another is to look at views of Read More…

What comes to your mind when someone speaks of food from Nara? Classic answers include narazuke pickles, kakinoha-zushi with persimmon leaves, Read More…

In December of 1993, Himeji-jo Castle was the first World Heritage Site to be recognized in Japan along with the Horyu-ji Temple of Nara Prefecture. Read More…

Many people will associate Kochi Prefecture with “The Shimanto River”. It is located in western Kochi Prefecture and is known nationwide as “the last clear stream of Japan” Read More…

Now let’s take a look at other features of the park. After you have learnt about history at Nagasaki Museum of History and Culture, now you can get close to animals. Read More…

Nagasaki Park, which is the oldest park in the prefecture of Nagasaki, was founded in 1874. It is not a Western style park like many other parks commonly seen Read More…

When I was driving on a country road in Saitama Prefecture, a strange tower emerged in the vast countryside. And did I see a monster at its foot!? Read More…