JR Kyushu Train "Nanatsuboshi" Some Japanese railway companies provide Luxury train services for domestic travels . In Kyushu, JR (Japan Railway Company) offer Cruise train called "Nanatsuboshi(=Seven Stars)" periodically on an advance tour application basis. "Nanatsuboshi" is like a moving hotel with 14 guest rooms (12 suites and 2 exclusive deluxe suites), a dining car, and a lounge with bar (nightly music entertainme… Read more

Nippon Maru (日本丸) was a training ship for the cadets of the Japanese merchant marine. Permanently docked in Yokohama harbor now as a Japanese museum ship.… Read more

8-10am Morning Curriculum(outdoor) Daily Routine Sexercise after Breakfast(7-8am) 10:15 - 12:00 Study of Human Behaviors(classroom) A vital class to understand how we survive on the earth Afternoon 13:30 - 15:30 Reading books (library recommended) If library is too hot, please feel free to make yourself comfortable 15:45 - 17:00 Hiking Nearby mountains http://blo… Read more

Night View Over Tokyo Disneyland and vicinity… Read more

Kibune (貴船) is a small town in a forested valley in the northern mountains of Kyoto. A large part of Kibune-town is made up by traditional styled ryokan and restaurants that line the narrow road for a few hundred meters parallel to Kibune River. It is a popular retreat from Kyoto's famed summer heat, but is also well visited in autumn when the color of leaves changes. Narrow street of Kibune-town From June to September, Kibune's resta… Read more

Yokohama Port… Read more

Gozan-no-okuribi (五山の送り火) - Kyoto Gozan no Okuribi (五山送り火), more commonly known as Daimonji (大文字), is a festival in Kyoto. It is the culmination of the O-Bon festival on August 16, in which five giant bonfires are lit on mountains surrounding the city. It signifies the moment when the spirits of deceased f a m i l y members, who are said to visit this world during O-Bon, are believed to be returning to the spirit world—thus the name Okuribi (送り火) (roughly, "send-off fire"). http://blog-imgs-77.fc2.com/s/k/b/s… Read more

Tokyo Bay and Aqualine (Highway)… Read more

Japan has 4 Seasons Each is nice Actually there is one more season "Tsuyu", or rainy season, she's always WET "V" Forget hot Summer Enjoy 3 other seasons http://blog-imgs-77.fc2.com/s/k/b/skbjkjsk/649_1000_co… Read more

Mukae-bi Ritual at a town of Tsumagoi-village "Obon" (お盆) or just "Bon" (盆) is a Japanese Buddhist custom to honor the spirits of one's a*****ors. This Buddhist-Confucian custom has evolved into a f a m i l y reunion holiday during which people return to a*****ral f a m i l y places and visit and clean their a*****ors' graves, and when the spirits of a*****ors are supposed to revisit the household altars. "O… Read more

Hoshinoya, Hoshino-resort, Karuizawa… Read more

Gujō Odori Gujō Odori (郡上おどり) is a Bon Festival held every summer in Gujō, Gifu, Japan. The dance festival's origins have been traced back to the Kan-Ei Era (1624–44), when it is believed to have originated as an exercise in social cohesion; it has been designated an Important Intangible Folk Cultural Property. The festival lasts thirty-two nights, from the middle of July to early September. During the four days of Obon in mid-August (… Read more

Yodogawa Fireworks Festival, Osaka, August 08… Read more

Tokushima Awa Odori ( 徳島阿波踊り) Each year more than 100,000 festivals take place in Japan. Of these, the Tokushima Awa Dance Festival is the best. The people of Tokushima (on Shikoku island) put all their energies into the festival. The local airport is even named after "Awa Odori Airport". Tokushima Awa Odori attracts large numbers of domestic and international tourists. In total, around 1.3 million people flock to Tokushima prefecture for the Awa Odori (the population of Tokushima City is only 263,372… Read more

Kochi-city View from Godai-yama(146m) Kochi is a city in Shikoku with 343,400 population(as of 2010)… Read more

Miyajima Water Fireworks Festival combines one of Japan’s most scenic places with one of Japan’s favourite summer activities – fireworks. While not as full on as some of the big city fireworks festivals, it has the advantage of offering one of the most stunning views around – 5,000 fireworks (including water fireworks) on the surface of the water behind the giant torii gate. Viewing the fireworks fr… Read more

Itsukushima Jinja(shrine), Miyajima, Hiroshima-prefecture… Read more

Oriental Cuckoo (Cuculus saturatus) is called "Tsutsudori" in Japan. Oriental Cuckoo was formerly classified as a subspecies of the Himalayan cuckoo (C. saturatus). 30-33 cm long with a Wingspan of 51-57 cm and a weight of 73-156 g. The common Cuckoo (C. canorus) is very similar in appearance but is slightly bulkier with long… Read more