Guide & Interpreter JAPAN

01/10/2025

The special exhibition of Unkei, the 13th-century sculptor, is on display at the Tokyo National Museum now. Unkei’s sculptures of Buddhas and Gaurgian kings seem to emit power and energy, which overwhelmed me. They are amazing artworks!!

23/09/2025

森小径青どんぐりが告げる秋
While walking in the woods in the park after lunch, I found a green acorn on the ground, which seemed to tell me that autumn was around the corner. Finally, we are released from the very hot season.

23/09/2025

刈り株から薫る青稲初々しく
I enjoyed walking along the path by the rice field, where rice has been harvested. Young sprouts are still growing from the cut roots, among the rice that is left to be harvested or dried under the sun. I felt the great power of nature.

12/09/2025

Imabari in Ehime, Japan, is famous for its shipbuilding. The monument of the most enormous propeller of a big tanker stands just in front of the city hall.

03/09/2025

I did not know anything about Niodo Blue in Kochi, Japan. It’s super clean and amazingly beautiful blue! I should visit there as soon as possible.

高知県の「奇跡の清流 仁淀川」とその流域6市町村(仁淀川町・越知町・佐川町・日高村・いの町・土佐市)の観光情報をお届けします。

02/09/2025

Japanese native morning glories (asgao in Japanese), also known as Fujimusume, "Purple Girl," and Kurenai, "Deep Red," bloom on my terrace.

31/08/2025

The heavest time is almost there in the rice field in my town. They have grown healthy even under severe heat in Japan.

30/08/2025

I wanted to join it as a Yokohama citizen, but my wife stopped me because the weather forecast warned us that today would be the hottest day of the year. Uhmm, I am still looking for a convincing reason to get permission from her.

It's worth heading down to Yokohama for this lively festival.

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27/08/2025

It's a new blog post where I introduce some of my favorite food stalls in Tsukiji Outer Market. Please read it and share your feedback.

As a guide with extensive experience leading tours to Tsukiji Market since 2017, I have some favorite stalls for delicio...

23/08/2025

It's great to know that Sukiya, one of the major beef bowl chains, has started offering Tekkadon, a tuna sashimi bowl, at 830 yen since August 19. Look at the site. Although it is a Japanese site, you can see the photos of them.

毎日、話題のグルメを紹介しています。2025年8月19日より、すき家が新メニュー「まぐろ鉄火丼」を販売開始しました。色鮮やかなまぐろの切り身をごはんに盛りつけ、まぐろをごはんと一緒に頬張

22/08/2025

Lunch in Yokohama: Tonkatsu, a Japanese-style pork cutlet, is my favorite. Have you heard of the meals called Youshoku? “Yo” means west, and “Shoku” means food or meals, so it means Western meals in Japanese, but it’s also one of the Japanese meals. In the early 20th century, Japanese chefs made a great effort to adapt Western meals and arrange them to suit Japanese people unfamiliar with Western foods. Tonkatsu was one of them, and it is now one of the most popular meals in Japan.

21/08/2025

Wow, I should take my guests there! I didn’t know that we had a Yosakoi festival in Tokyo.

If you only see one thing, make sure it’s the massive parade along Omotesando avenue on Sunday.

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