For “Doraemon” fans, the Fujiko F. Fujio Museum in Kawasaki is a must visit location. For those who are not familiar with “Doraemon”, back in 1969 when Fujiko F. Fujio created the popular manga (comic book) series “Doraemon”. One of the best-selling manga in the Read More …
Throughout Enoshima Island, you will see signs of “Beware of Hawks”! While most areas of Japan, the type of birds that you see around food areas are typically crows/ravens, pigeons or smaller birds, Enoshima Island and Shonan Beach are quite interesting because you will find Read More …
I’m a big fan of the manga and anime series “Neon Genesis Evangelion” and visiting Hakone, one of the coolest things was to visit the Evangelion store in Hakone “EVA-YA” during the holidays! Of course, there were a lot of cool Christmas Evangelion merchandise but Read More …
For those who have traveled throughout Japan, one of the things you start to notice is that certain areas have their own dish and sweets that they proudly display. In Japan, specifically in the Kanagawa prefecture, is the town of Hakone. And it is one Read More …
Located not far from Hase Station in Kamakura is a small temple known as Shugenji Temple. The location is the former resident of Shijo Kingo, a samurai and vassal of Ema Mitsuoki (the Ema family was a branch of the ruling Hojo clan) and a Read More …
It’s one thing to expect see the giant bronze Buddha statue at Kōtoku-in in Kamakura, but there was a moment of time, while I looked out the window and I was shocked to see a huge white head in the middle of trees near Ōfuna Read More …
When you head to Kotoku-in in Kamakura, Kanagawa, one thing you will notice a lot of are soft cream (ice cream) shops. In fact, the area takes pride in their ice cream that you’ll even see President Obama partaking in soft cream. And one of Read More …
In the Shonan and Kamakura area of Kanagawa, there is one street food that I absolutely love and it’s called jacoyaki (or jakoyaki) While takoyaki (a popular Japanese snack made of wheat flour-batter and cooked in a molded pan and inside is octopus, tempura, pickled Read More …
For those planning to go to Hakone, will no doubt end up arriving or departing Hakone-Yumoto Station via the Hakone Tozan Line. Located in the western Kanagawa Prefecture of Japan in the Ashigarashimo District, a mountainous district that is sparsely populated, but a location with Read More …
While many countries around the world celebrate October 31st as the eve of the Western Christian feast of All Hallow’s Day. Somewhere in the past, the day known as Halloween has changed to being a day full of pumpkins, ghosts, witches, spiders, bats and a Read More …
If you are a student at Kanagawa University or living near the area, the place has restaurants, shops, pachinko…probably within that area is where you’ll see a lot of foot traffic. One of the things that people will find the shopping area in “Rokkakubashi Shopping Read More …