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☆Summer Festival- Sakura House Staff Blog☆
Many summer festivals are going on !!! I had a chance to go to Brazilian Festival about a week ago. ☆One of the main reasons why I went to the festival is…… I was desperate for the Churrasco!!! LOL☆ ☆Lovely musical stage♪ Do you know Ramos who was the former soccer player? He was on the [...]
Twilight Summer Tour
He everyone ! It was scorcher today in Tokyo.. Rather than staying inside your house with air-conditioner switched on, how about enjoying Twilight Summer Tour organized by Sumida-Ku ??? Here are the information. http://visit-sumida.jp/portals/0/tour.pdf You can hear Yukata, a Japanese summer garment, and I am sure it will be fantastic experience for this summer [...]
Cheap Stuff.
You may still be hasitating to come to Japan, thinking that everything in Japan is so expensive… But not like when I was a kid. Now there are many 100yen stores and they sell so many different kids of stuff at 100yen. For example, this 100%Vegitable&Fruit Juice… I don’t know how good it is to [...]
The Story of Manekineko
Have you ever seen a manekineko or welcome cat? You may have seen one in a store, a restaurant or in an office. There are several stories about the welcome cat, but let me tell you a popular one. In the Edo period, a wealthy feudal lord was passing by a temple. A thunderstorm was approaching, but the [...]
Yebisu Garden Place
When I visited one of our share houses in Ebisu, I dropped by Yebisu Garden Place. Have you ever been there? If not, I reccomend to visit there. There are many shops. That is what I want on a hot day. You can watch free movies there on weekends in summer. As for the schedule, [...]
Interesting Noodle shop inside Shibuya station
Do you know the common way to have lunch when you are a busy business man in Tokyo? It’s TACHIGUI SOBA ( noodle stand ) at the platforms of the stations. I found a interesting noodle stand at Shibuya station, on my way to the office. It’s a restaurant for instant Udon & Soba noodle!(link in [...]
Fireworks anyone?
Hey guys, How’s the Japanese summer treating you? I ve traveled a lot in my life, and saw fireworks in many countries. I must admit that most of them were quite dissapointing. I do not usually brag about my country but please let me this time. The biggest one of them all is Sumidagawa firewoks. [...]
Back to the good old days in Motohasunuma
With improved transportation in Japan, it has been very easy to travel around in Japan. However, even shinkansen cannot take us back to the past as of July 2012. This is what I found in Motohasunuma for those who wish to enjoy the classical town of Japan. A town of Japan from the old ages appears [...]
One of options for small summer trip? – AKEBONOYAMA PARK in Chiba
I went Akebonoyama Park in Chiba with my parents, parents-in-law from India, husband and daughter. Akebonoyama park is about 15 mins by bus from ABIKO station. http://www.akebonoyama-nougyoukouen.jp/index.htm Very big park which has athletic facility, pond, huge flower garden, windmill, restaurants, small shops etc… It was Tulip festival season. Great place for picnic also! The nearest [...]
Summer Party @SAKURA HOUSE Kamiitabashi B, C and D!
Last Sunday, July 16, I was invited to a summer party hosted by Mr. and Mrs. Takashi Kato. Mr. and Mrs. Kato own SAKURA HOUSE Kamiitabashi B, C and D. Kamiitabashi, which is a short train ride from Ikebukuro, is an attactive residential area characterized by a long shopping street and a nice park. In the springtime, many people visit the [...]
