There are many ropeways that climb mountains, but I think ropeways that cross over the city are quite rare. In April of this year, Japan’s first urban circulation ropeway started operation in Yokohama.
Parfait to call it at night
do you know it has a unique culture of “Parfait to call it at night”?
Out on the Farm
Japan has a lot of farm land, but I don’t usually think of farm animals… my image is mostly of hunched over old people working in their rice fields. Recently I took a trip out to a farm in Chiba…
Is Panda Fever back？
It is not too much to say that giant panda is the most popular animal in Japanese zoos.
Views from the Shinkansen
I took the shinkansen for the first time in a long time. I always enjoy looking out the window as we fly by the different cities and rural areas. This time I travelled from Tokyo to Osaka so I went…
Olympic Host City
As the world knows, Tokyo is the host city of the 2020 Olympics. I was really excited to experience living in an Olympic host city during the Olympic period. I applied for tickets and was able to get tickets for…
Having dinner under the wing of a Boeing 787♪
During my 1 week business trip to the Chubu International Airport, I found a fantastic facility called “Flight of Dreams”. One day, when I finished my work, I saw a sign that said there are restaurants open in Terminal 2. It’s a little far from the airport train station, but I just followed the path until I arrived and was so surprised with this amazing spot! It was a food court where you can have dinner under the wing of Boeing 787
A Gacha Station?
Looking at the photo above, where do you think it is? A department store? A toy store? A game center? The answer is a Gacha corner in Akihabara Station. “Gacha” is what people in Japan usually call capsule toys. It…
Tokyo Disneyland
There are a few Disneyland locations around the world and luckily Tokyo is one of them. I’m sure all Disney parks are popular, but Tokyo Disneyland is no exception. It’s not only popular with families and young children, but also…
Entrance ceremony in Nippon Budōkan
If you are familiar with J-POP, you must have heard about Nippon Budōkan, as a concert venue. Or if you are interested in western music, you may know that here is the venue that Beatles had their first concert in…