TODOROKIKEIKOKU, A NICE OASIS IN TOKYO (1)
Looking for green in Tokyo ? Not difficult actually, there are many parcs and even with a bit of train you are quickly in the mountains. For example Takao San is about 1h from Shinjuku... I don't even mention if you take the Shinkansen... (then it is not even a question of time and distance but more of money...)
Today I bring you to Todorokikeikoku just near Tokyo West part. It is just one stop after Jiyugaoka (on the Oimachi line) which is also on the Tokyu - Toyoko line that starts from Shibuya (and goes to Motomachi - Chukagai in Yokohama).
From the "outside" almost nothing reveals this place, even there is a huge road passing over it at some point. But once you walked down the river you are in a completely different mood, you can almost forget the city "up there".
It is not a long walk but it is a very nice path along the river borded by a luxuriant vegetation, and to finish with it, there's a temple at the end where you can enjoy a macha (green tea).
I totally recommend it. There was already some people last week-end, but not too many so we could enjoy the walk.
Posted on : 2010-05-15 00:01:32
KAIKE - DAISEN EXCITING TOUR !
Last week I was kindly invited by the Tourism and International Affair Division of the Western Tottori General Office Citizen's Bureau (yes, a long name:-).The purpose of this invitation was to participate to the monitoring of a 3 days tour that could be offer in the future. This tour entitled "Kaike Daisen Exciting Tour" is for people having an interest in outdoor and sporty activities. The main activity being a ride around Daisen, the highest mountain of Western Japan, about 1700m. A good... Read more
Posted on : 2011-11-06 11:13:10 - Comments : 2
VOLUNTEERING IN ISHINOMAKI
Last week-end my wife and I joined Dan Castellano and some of his friends to do some volunteering in Ishinomaki with the NGO JEN. Ishinomaki is a port and one of the cities that have been the most devastated by the earthquake/tsunami of the 11th of March. It's a city about the size [160000 people] of my hometown Le Havre in France which is also a port. It is said that about 10000 persons lost their life in this area only.I upload the following photos and videos to encourage those... Read more
Posted on : 2011-06-08 16:24:02 - Comments : 2
EVERYDAY LIFE IN JAPAN 9 - A JAPANESE SUMMER
Well it is more about *my* Japanese summer...How's your summer?Here it's probably my hottest summer since I've been living in Japan. It 's the first year the lack of AC is bit of a problem at home.I am still working at UltraSuperNew for some Red Bull projects and an other website for an Ayurveda clinic in Tokyo. We already released the keitai site for Red Bull Japan. Keitai meaning "mobile", this website runs only on traditional Japanese handset. For iPhone and Android, things will come a bit la... Read more
Posted on : 2010-08-22 19:00:07 - Comments : 2
LEARNING TO PLAY SHAMISEN - 1
How to play Shamisen was something I wanted to learn even before I start to live in Japan. Well, it actually took some time, but today I had my first lesson! Yeah !!I am a guitar player (well, I mean like everyone~) and always had interest in strings instruments. When I visited Istanbul in 2004 I bought a baglama (pronounced balama) and had fun with it at home even if I never properly learned how to play it :-) A friend also offered me a valiha (pronounced "valee" if I remember well) from... Read more
Posted on : 2010-05-23 11:33:55 - Comments : 8
ASAKUSA SANJA MATSURI - DOG AND SAKE
A quick post with : a cool dog : (I want one like this)And a video shot at arm's length : Japanese Tea Ceremony is well known all over the world. May I introduce you to to their Sake Ceremony :) Read more
Posted on : 2010-05-19 11:22:18 - Comments : 2
By Keith Morrell - Gouka Design At 2010-05-15 21:09:01
from Huddersfield, England ,Chilling on a Saturday
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