We went to Motosu town in Gifu prefecture by car. I drove there in just two hours and it was a one day trip. We had lunch in Ayu fish restaurant riverside. The Ayu fish lives in small clear rocky bottomed rivers and streams. In Japan it is…

Nagoya is east of Oasaka, Kansai and it’s just 50 minutes by bullet train. After we finished work, we headed to Nagoya to watch an interleague baseball game, the Chunichi Dragons versus the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters at Nagoya dome stadi…

We're flying to Sapporo from KIX.

At the end of November, we went to Hiroshima prefecture for sightseeing. We stayed one night and enjoyed Hirosima-Yaki. It’s very similar to Kansai style Okonomi-yaki, which is a kind of Japanese omelet. The Kansai style doesn’t contain no…

We went to Sayo town last weekend. It is located in the western part of the Hyogo prefecture. It took about two hours from Kyoto station to get there by JR train. We arrived at Sayo station around noon and had lunch there. We ordered fried…

Last weekend, we visited Miyazaki prefecture and enjoyed baseball games and the local food. Our trip started aboard the ferry boat from Kobe port. It is an overnight ferry and we arrived at the port of Miyazaki on Saturday morning. We head…

I went to Kochi prefecture on business last week. Kochi is located in the southern part of Shikoku Island and it take about 4 or 5 hours by train. So, I used FDA airlines from Kobe to Kochi and it took just 45 minutes. I think it’s the bes…

We stayed at Sapporo in central Hokkaido last weekend and visited Shiraoi town south of Sapporo. It takes one hour by JR train to get there. In the town, there is the UPOPOY a kind of theme park where you can learn about the Ainu people an…

I have visited the Oku-Aizu area in Fukusima prefecture many times on business and as a tourist. This region is located in the mountainous area 250km north of Tokyo. I sometimes went to there by the Tadami railway line. This line is origin…

My wife, my friends and I went to Minami-Sanriku and Ishinomaki in Miyagi prefecture on the 20th and 21st August. We stayed one night and enjoyed the local food around the seaside. On Sunday, we visited the Great east Japan Earthquake memo…

We had an amazing time in Hokkaido during our summer vacation. We spent almost one week there and enjoyed watching a baseball game, the hot springs, the local food, beer, Japanese sake, the nice weather and the beautiful natural scenery. T…

We went to Tsugaike Nature Garden in Otari on 17th July. Otari village is located in the north of Nagano prefecture and close to the Japan Northern Alps. There’re so many ski resorts and we often go skiing there in winter. It was the first…

Last weekend, we visited Fukuoka prefecture for sightseeing and had a great time there. Our trip started a board the bullet train from Shin-Osaka station. After two hours and half, we arrived at Hakata terminal in Fukuoka. There’re so many…

We visited Sapporo city in Hokkaido last weekend. We watched a pair of Interleague games, the Nippon Ham Fighters versus the Chunichi Dragons. I thought that both games were exciting and we enjoyed them very much. Last Sunday, we went to t…

I heard some good news yesterday. The U.S. government has announced new entry regulations on November 8. According to the new rules, you can enter the US with a certificate of vaccination and a negative certificate for COVID-19. You don’t …

We took a trip to Kyushu last weekend. We enjoyed a watching baseball game, relaxing in the hot springs and amazing food in Kagoshima and Miyazaki. There is a lot of great sea food, because Kyushu is surrounded by the sea. We ate silver-st…

Last weekend, we flew to Hokkaido. I’m a member of the mileage club with ANA. Right now, they provided discounted mileage from Kobe to Chitose, so we got flight tickets with reasonable mileage. I want to say, “thank you to ANA”. Last Frida…

We had a summer vacation last week and visited Akita, Iwate, Aomori and Hokkaido prefecuers by car and ferry boat. We enjoyed amazing sea food, relaxing natural hot springs, canoeing on the lake Kuttari and driving through the scenic cuntr…

We enjoyed a four day holiday last weekend. We visited Nagano prefecture and stayed three nights there and enjoyed canoeing on the lake, eating local food, trekking through the mountains and relaxing in the natural hot springs. They were v…

Last Saturday, we visited Mt.Koya in Wakayama prefecture. We took the JR and Nankai trains, then rode to the cable car to the top of the mountain. There are so many old and historical temples located on the high mountains. These are some o…

Last Saturday, I visited the Samegai Trout Farm operated by the government of Shiga Prefecture in Maibara with my wife and friend. Now, it is the rainy season in Kansai, but it was a fine and hot day. Samegai was a nice place to visit, bec…

The Sagano Romantic Train is a scenic railway in Kyoto. We had the chance to board this railway last Sunday from Kameoka to Sagano and take a 30 minutes ride. To sum up my feelings, I highly recommended to take this trip, because the view …

We went to the Tateyama Mountains in Toyama prefecture and stayed one night in Mikuriga-Ike hot springs last weekend. We enjoyed skiing, viewing the beautiful mountains covered with snow, eating local food and relaxing in the natural hot s…

The cherry blossom season has finished in Kansai area, however you can still enjoy them in the northern part of Japan. Actually, we went to Nagano to ski last weekend by car and enjoyed skiing and viewing the cherry blossom too. There’re s…

We were planning to visit Murodo, Tateyama in Toyama prefecture last weekend, but we canceled our traveling due to the typhoon. That area is located in the Chubu central mountains national park and is over 2,400 meters above sea level. Pri…

I told you that we visited Hokkaido this summer by ferry boat last post. There are a couple ways to get to Hokkaido from Kansai area and most people choice an airlines. However, if you have a time I highly recommend to choice a ferry boat …

Honestly, we visit the US for sightseeing every summer, but we couldn't go there this year due to the Corona virus. It's too bad and it can't be helped, I think. Instead of visiting the US, we went to Hokkaido with our car by ferry boat in…

I like fruits and summer is the best season to enjoy them. We often buy a watermelon from Tottori and Nagano. Watermelons from Tottori are especially delicious and I love it. Actually, we went to farmers market in Obanazawa, Yamanaga last …

We visited Miyagi and Yamagata prefecture for sightseeing because last weekend was a long one. Actually, our trip started by heading Komaki airport in Nagoya by car on the afternoon of 23rd July and then we headed to Nagoya port to board t…

We visited Gifu prefecture for sightseeing last weekend. On the Saturday morning, we headed to Seki city in South of Gifu by car and visited the Cutting tools museum and the Traditional swordsmith museum. Seki was famous for sword manufact…