Tonite's the Night ! Drinks for us , hot bath and warm bed .... what else you desire… Read more

Born in 1644, Matsuo Bashō (松尾芭蕉) is generally regarded as Japan's greatest haiku poet, largely responsible for creating the art-form with its 5-7-5 syllable syntax. His pseudonym "Bashō" means "banana tree", chosen after a fruitless tree near his hut. He achieved a modest degree of fame during his lifetime with gems such as this: The old house in Ueno (Iga-city) where Basho was born His father may have been a low-ranking samurai, which would have promised Bashō a career in the military but not much cha… Read more

Terraced Rice Field in Winter Yamabuki, Ichinoseki-city, Iwate-ken… Read more

How's Japanese High School Gurl Pai-chan Doing This Year ? Japanese Crossdresser School Gurlie Pai-chan Have I been your good class-mate ? My Horny Valentine is Cumming I just wonder why all my exam scores were 69 points ??? Mini Skirt School Gurl Pai-chan All teachers told me that I may need to stay in the seni… Read more

Terraced rice fields(棚田, "Tanada") are common in Japan’s mountainous countryside, where agriculture has been active for thousands of years. They are built in stair-like tiers along the slope of a mountain or a valley and are often called “Senmaida=千枚田”, or thousand rice fields, because the field is divided into many small sections. Stones and mud are used to separate the sections and prevent the water from leaking out of them. Stone masonry barriers are used more often in Western Japan and mud and soil are used i… Read more

Tsunoshima Lighthouse (角島灯台), Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi-ken First lit 1876, in Meiji era. Granite tower, fresner lens and outer wall without paint.… Read more

Article quote from Rocket News 24 | Casey Baseel | December 02, 2015 "Tsuta"(蔦), a Tokyo downtown Ramen restaurant : the first to ever receive a Michelin dining guide star For some time now, Tokyo has had more Michelin-starred restaurants than any other city on the planet. And while you’d be right in guessing that many of them are sushi restaurants, there are also Italian, French, and fusion eateries in Tokyo that can proudly boast a star from the French-based dining guide. But Tokyo, and for that matter the wo… Read more

An Evening View of Sapporo City from Moiwayama Restautrant… Read more

"Citrus unshiu" or Japanese "Mikan" is a seedless and easy-peeling citrus species, also known as unshū mikan (温州みかん or 温州 蜜柑), cold hardy mandarin, satsuma mandarin, satsuma orange, Seedless mandarin, Christmas orange, and tangerine. Easy to peel and easy to eat, "Mikan" are a great source of Vitamin A, C and thiamin. In fact, a single cup of mikan sections provides 100% of the daily adult requirement for Vitamin C, and 18% for Vitamin B. They are also a good source of: Calcium Potassium Limonene (may help… Read more

Mount Fuji at 12 noon today (December 12, 2015) This year's 27th Typhoon (Melor) was born near Caroline Islands of the West Pacific Ocean today. This is the first time since1951 that typhoons have formed in each month of a year.… Read more

Honda’s business jet certified fit to fly by U.S. regulators by Keiichiro Otsuka | Kyodo | The Japan Times | Dec 10, 2015 GREENSBORO, NORTH CAROLINA – Honda Motor Co. said Wednesday that its HondaJet has been certified as airworthy by U.S. regulators, giving the company the green light to soar into the aviation business. The approval by the Federal Aviation Administration allows Honda to start deliveries of the light business jet more than half a century after the company’s late founder Soichiro Honda… Read more

December 11 was a windy and unusually warm day (picture of Mount Fuji at 16:00 Japan Time) Tokyo 24.1c (+11.6c than ave. past mo.) / Owase, Mie-ken 25.6c (+11.2c than ave. past mo.)… Read more

- 2015 Autumn Foliage Final Report from Tokyo - This year has been an unusual one that started off strong in the northern regions of Japan, but hit a snag when moving down to the Kanto and Kansai regions as abnormally warm temperatures and low amounts of sunshine conspired to stretch out the season and rob the foliage of its full intensity. However, it was an enjoyable season with many bright spots along the way. This year's delayed season means that a lot of the sites still continue to show nice fol… Read more

Hokkaido Shinkansen Line is scheduled to open on March 26, 2016, between Shin-Aomori Station and Shin-Hakodate. The Tohoku and Hokkaido Shinkansen lines will be directly connected, allowing passengers to travel between Tokyo and Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto without changing trains. Hokkaido Shinkansen trains on test run (October 14, 2015). The estimated travel time is said to be a little more than 4 hours. A reserved-seat ticket for bullet-train service between Tokyo and Shin-Hakod… Read more

Ōma (大間町 Ōma-machi) is a town located in Shimokita District of northeastern Aomori in the Tōhoku region, heavily dependent on commercial fishery with a small population of 5,784 as of September 2015. (Captured from TV News this evening. Its tail was already cut. The title at right bottom says "Gigantic Tuna").… Read more

After an unusually warm and rainy mid-season, this year's autumn color season cast some doubt about how it would finish in its last few weeks. While the colors in Tokyo seemed to be pushed back a little later than usual by the weather, the Kansai Region has seen its trees losing their leaves rather quickly. Kyoto (December 04, 2015) The momiji (Japanese maple) were definitely the highlight, lighting up several groves around the garden with brilliant reds and orangy yellows. http://www.japan-guide.com/blog/… Read more

Port of Yokohama… Read more

" Maiko (舞妓) " is an apprentice to " Geiko (芸妓) " in Kyoto. Maiko (舞妓) translates to ‘dancing girl’ or ‘c h i l d’,who undergoes about 5 years of training in various arts, before graduating to become Geiko. Outside of Kyoto, the hangyoku (半玉=means Half-jewel) in Tokyo would be the closest equivalents to maiko. Their jobs consist of performing songs, dances, and playing the shamisen or the koto (traditional Japanese instruments) for visitors during feasts. Maiko are usually aged 15 to 20 years old and beco… Read more