Gion Matsuri
The adventure has finally come to an end. The Gion Matsuri is Japan's most famous festival, with its origins reaching back all the way to 869. Spanning the whole month of July, it is studded with benchmark events. The most breathtaking of these amazing events is the Yamaboko Junko on July 17th, whic...
Awaji Ningyoza
Set against beautiful Fukura Bay, Awaji Ningyoza offers a magical entrance into the captivating tradition of Japanese puppetry. The beautiful one-of-a-kind theater offers daily performances with skillfully manipulated puppets, stunning sets, and a mesmerizing fusuma karakuri show. Kabuki is a tradit...
Kappo-Tempura Yokoi
After visiting Chitose River, we stopped at the Kappo-Tempura Yokoi to eat some traditional Japanese food. The Kappo-Tempura Yokoi is a traditional tempura restaurant. Tempura is a type of Japanese dish, where they fry almost everything that's edible. When we were waiting for our food to arrive, we...
Chitose River
While visiting Japan, we came across Chitose River. When we went to take a closer look, we saw lots of dolls floating with the current. At first, we thought the river was a garbage dump, but then we remembered that there was a holiday called Hina Matsuri, where people bless young girls with dolls an...
Yokohama Museum of Art
Next stop, Yokohama Museum of Art! Also in Yokohama, the Museum of Art opened to the public on November 3, 1989. With its iconic architecture, coupled with the expansive space of the Grand Gallery, the museum is made up of a total of seven gallery spaces, as well as an Art Information and Media Cent...
Sankei-En
We went to Sankei-En in Yokohama to see historical buildings of Japan. Sankei-En was covered in plants and trees, with the beautiful buildings buried inside. A large river flowed through the park, and we could ride the boats along the river, passing by many of the buildings. The models of the buildi...
The Land of the Rising Sun (continued)
The culture of Japan has changed greatly over the millennia, from the country's prehistoric Jōmon period, to its contemporary modern culture, which absorbs influences from Asia and other regions of the world. Modern Japanese people have an estimated 80% Yayoi and 20% Jōmon ancestry. Japanese culture...
The Land of the Rising Sun
Konnichiwa (Hello) ! In the Land of the Rising Sun, ancient temples sit alongside pastel wonderlands, and shinto shrines offer pockets of peace amid metropolises. Add tea ceremonies, snow monkeys, sushi, kimonos, and karaoke to the mix, and you’ve got one of the world’s most fascinating countries. J...