I have a driver license what is valid for five years inside Japan. However, the international driver license is valid just one year, so I have to apply that one every year. Actually, I applied for an international driver licence three week…

I'm waiting my flight for Osaka at Sendai airport... It's really cloudy and kind of chilly in Sendai. I needed a jacket. Is it hot in Osaka?

We're planning to visit US in this summer vacation. I bought our flight tickets for visiting US on last Sunday!! Kansai international airport is best place to go out another countries for us, because we live in Shiga prefecture. However, t…

It's raining everyday, because it's rainy season now in Japan. I don't feel like doing anything when it rain. I hope the rainy season finishes soon.

We went to Toyama for sightseen last weekend. We visited Meiken Onsen on Saturday. It was really tough trip, because we couldn't use a car for getting there. We have to borad the Kurobe Gorge train from Unazuki to Keyaki Daira station with…

Last week was really busy. This week is still going to be tough, I think. I hope we get a break sometimes soon.

It was fine day in Fukushima. Everything was went well!

I'm going to Fukushima on the my business. (Now, I'm on the ferry boat) I hope it will be fine weather on the tomorrow and the day after tomorrow.

It's fine and beautiful day today. What are you doing, Rossy? Are you OK with that?

We stayed at Niseko on 3rd/May, and next day was the last day of our ski season. It was little rain in the morning, actually we went to Niseko Annupuri ski resort. We were lucky, because when we arrived at there, rain was stopped. We enjoy…

We went to Hokkaido not only for skiing, but also for watching the baseball. In the morning on 3rd May, we went to Sapporo Kokusai ski resort, and In the afternoon we went to Sapporo dome stadium for watching the baseball game, Nippon Ham …

We went to Furano in Hokkaido during GW vacation. Furano city is located the center of Hokkaido, and two hours from Sapporo by car. We visited the Furano for skiing. The temperature got –4 degrees at the Furano ski resort, and finally it h…

Winter was back today. It was snowing all day... We enjoyed the powder snow.

It was raining and cold today. We gave up skiing today... It's snowing outside now, I didn't expect this weather.

I boarded on the ferry boat at Maizuru port in Kyoto yesterday. It was find day and the sea was calm today. It was really comfortable on the ferry boat.

I'm going to Hokkaido this weekend, because of this one is long weekend (Golden week). My trip will start to board the ferry boat for Otaru from Maizuru port in Kyoto. I will stay on the ferry boat one night. (It takes me to Hokkaido with …

I went to Fukushima on business last weekend. It was fine day on Saturday, and everything went well. By the way, the cherry blossom season has finished in Kansai area, but it's still good season for nice viewing in Tohoku area. It's so goo…

I went to Miyagi prefecture last weekend with my wife. It wasn't for a business trip. We visited Kesennuma and Naruko Onsen in Miyagi by public transportation. We used discount tickets (18 Kippu). This ticket is a seasonal pass for just lo…

Kokanee salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka) is a Salmonidae and fresh water fish. They inhabit the Hokkaido and Tohoku area. Lake Numasawa in Kaneyama is their only habitat in Fukushima prefecture. There fishing for Kokanee salmon is one of the ma…

I went to Appi Kogen ski resort in Iwate prefecture last weekend with my wife and her parents. We arrived at Appi around 10AM on Saturday , and it was a little rain in there. The snow has started to melt in heavy snowfall areas, because it…

I went to Niigata for skiing last week. It was no snowfall and mild weather in there. It has less snow than usual in Niigata. Most snow resorts have been troubled with the lack of snow. There was a lot of rocks and bushes on the ski runs, …

Five years have passed since the Eastern Japan Earthquake of March 11, 2011. I hope everything in Tohoku area is back to normal as soon as possible.

It was really warm today. The spring has come.

We visited the Okaya Silk Museum in Nagano last Saturday. Okaya area had a lot of Silk Mill in Meiji period. Actually there are many Heritage of Industrial Modernization in Japan. Okaya Silk Mill is one of them. We learned a lot about coco…

We stayed at Minsyuku SWAKO last night. This Japanese style hotel has a open air hot spring bath. It was so nice. And this one has also black cat. It was great!

Today is 22/February(2/22). It's National Cat Day in Japan….

The weather forecast said it was going to be rain today in Shiga and in snow countries too. The weather of this winter is really terrible. The temperature is going up and down. I gave up to go skiing this weekend….

We stayed in down town Toyama last Saturday, and woke up early the next morning , because there was a lot of snow in the Hokuriku area on Sunday. We left the hotel aroud 6:30 AM, and went to Tateyama Sanroku ski resort. We waited line in f…

The baseball season has started in Japan. I'v never been to spring training in Japan, because I'm super busy in every weekend in winter skiing season. I'd like to visit Okinawa for watching baseball training in February with my wife someda…

We often visit to Nagano for skiing in winter season. I used to go to Nagano by bus or JR train "Shinano". We have been to Nagano by JR new Hokuriku bullet train and JR express train "Shirasag" since last year. This one is comfortable than…