Tsuru no Yu is the onsen I wanted to visit most in Akita Prefecture; it is a unique onsen mainly because of its milky white water found only at a few other onsens in Japan. Tsuru no Yu means “hot spring of cranes” in Japanese, and apparently, it got this name from a legend of an injured crane who was seen bathing in here.
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Last week, I was invited to the opening of a beautiful, new restaurant in Ginza, Tokyo’s most luxurious shopping district known for its high-end fashion stores and also as a center for fine dining in Tokyo.
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This picturesque island is called Niijima island and it is part of Tokyo’s 11 islands. In fact, I just learned that Tokyo prefecture includes 219 small islands located in the Pacific oarsman, containing many unspoiled, natural environments. Among these, 11 are inhabited islands and are onsen (hot springs) or beach resorts. They are known for white, sandy beaches and blue waters. They are easily reachable from Tokyo, by large ships, high-speed ferry jets, or even by plane.
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One thing that I love about living in Tokyo is that I can always have something new to explore. It can be a neighborhood I haven’t explored yet, a new cafe that just opened nearby, a new exhibition! This weekend, I finally went to Yanaka 谷中, a quiet neighborhood in the Taito ward, east of…
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I kicked off 2020 with a trip to a new prefecture in Japan: Yamagata Prefecture! I finally got to visit Ginzan Onsen, the place I’ve been obsessing over since 2017; I even included it on a post here on the blog without having visited it yet. I said there that I would like to visit…
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Japan is very proud of its four seasons and I don’t know why but quite a few Japanese people often think that not many other countries are blessed with four seasons… Although its summers might be too humid and winters too dry and cold, Japanese autumns and springs are the best time to visit the…
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This September, my family finally came to Japan and I was super happy and excited to show them around, to bring them to all my favorite places and to see what they think about this country that I love so much: Japan. Planning everything for 5 persons was not easy, but starting early with the…
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This year’s rainy season was very looong… rainy season in Japan usually lasts throughout June, however, this year it officially ended this week (last week of July). It is also true that in June we had many sunny days for a rainy season, but most of July was so gloomy and cold, I would even…
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With every new place I visit in Japan, I wonder how can there be so much beauty in a single place? That is what I felt when I visited Ashikaga Flower Park for Golden Week this year. With the beginning of the new imperial era, Reiwa, this year’s Golden Week was 10 days long! Double…
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Today is an important day in Japan, the last day of the Heisei Imperial Era, the day of the abdication of Emperor Akihito. From tomorrow on, a new era starts, the Reiwa Era. All day today I’ve seen news about this event, about the ceremonies, about how Japanese people feel, what do they do on…
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