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Railways in Tokyo -Odakyu Line-
The major transportation in Tokyo and its neighbors, railways. Once you overcome all the confusion about diffe [...]
The Winter Outfit of Rikugien Park
On February 6th, people were preparing for a snow storm as they knew how the last one on January 14th messed up the transportation in the town. I can tell that it was real load off their mind when we ended up having no snow for the day. However, Rikugien park in Komagome (TOKYO) showed [...]
Place to Feel the Peace
I spent the new year holiday at one of my favorite places. My grandma’s house! Sitting in front of a gas heater in a quiet tatami room is a totally peaceful moment. Why don’t I have some mochi since it’s a New Year holiday. Put hard mochi on top of a gas heater. and [...]
Watch out when you visit Nishiogikubo! :-O
On the way to the share house in Nishiogikubo, TOKYO, I came across this sign on the door of a shop. It says, “watch out for the fierce dog.” Okay. Where is it? … There must be another one here. A much bigger one. There must be… Tweet
Special “Sentō” Bath in Shin Egota
Sentō. Even if it’s not necessarily hot spring in the great nature, you can still enjoy bathing in a large bath tub. If you are not satisfied with an ordinary sentō, however, try this one! Toyotama Yokujo is a local public bath house located behind SAKURA HOUSE Shin Egota B / SAKURA HOUSE Shin Egota [...]
Into Japanese Martial Arts? What about Kendo?
Hey folks! The annual exciting event is coming up in a few weeks! 60th All Japan KENDO Championship will be held at Nippon Budokan on November 3rd! AJKC Official Website Kendo is Japanese martial arts often described as Japanese-style fencing. You wear a set of uniform and gears and fight against each other with a [...]
Takoyaki Party This Weekend!
Hi, folks! We would like to announce that there will be another fun event coming up this month! Takoyaki Friendship Party at SAKURA HOSTEL Asakusa! September 29th (SAT) Takoyaki + Beer + Snacks + All-you-can-drink highball + Friends! What else do you need? Huh? You don’t know what takoyaki is? Well, this is the best [...]
Respect for the Aged Day
Recently, I visited my grandma in Yokohama. I love chatting with her in her quiet house. I like the tatami flooring in her house too. After dinner, she brought a box of old pictures of my mom, aunt, uncle, grandpa, and grandma herself. A lots of black & white pictures! Some of them are from [...]
Enjoy the Sunshine & Bleeze in a Share House
Need a house to relax? What about a share house with a nice & cozy space to relax outside? Here’s a list of the share houses with a front/back yard which you can move in now or from early September. – Kami Itabashi “Patio House C” – Otsuka B [...]
Yellw Iceberg? Nope. It’s a Jucy Treat of Summer! :)
One day when I visited SAKURA HOUSE Shinjuku Kagurazaka, the kind landlady of the house came into the house and said hello to me. Her smile is one of the things I always look forward to see when I visit the house. She brought me a bottle of coke with a chunk of fruit. Woo [...]
