Last week I went on my first autumn leaf hunting trip of the year. I’d like to introduce Nagatoro in Chichibu, Saitama Prefecture, a lovely place where we can easily go day trip from Tokyo!
Kin Mokusei (金木犀)
Does this plant look familiar? If you are in or from Asia, maybe it does. In Japan, it’s known as kin mokusei (金木犀) and it blooms in the autumn. The plant is a big bush or tree and is rather…
The birds you often see in Japan
The birds you can often see in Japan are mainly pigeons or crows. Compared to the cute, round pigeons, you will be surprised by the size of the crows flying low. Even downtown, you can see a big crowd of crows like in this picture.