9 Culture Fukui: Mt. Asuwa Tea Ceremony Takako Sakamoto In Asuwa Mountain Park at the top of Mt. Asuwa in Fukui, the Tea Ceremony Association of Fukui Prefecture, which consists of 14..
16 Transportation Ohato; The Port of Nagasaki Takako Sakamoto Under Japan's isolationist policy during the Edo period (1603-1867), the port of Nagasaki was the only port in Japan open to..
Culture Fukui Toastmasters Club Takako Sakamoto If you are frustrated because you don't have places to speak English in Fukui, OR are desperately wanting to be understood..
15 Fukui's Ajimano Shrine in Echizen Takako Sakamoto Located just beside Ajimano-en Park, Ajimano Shrine in Echizen City enshrines the 26th Emperor of Japan, Emperor Keitai. It s..
10 Lights in the Port Town of Kobe Takako Sakamoto Beautiful night-time lights of the exotic port town of Kobe make me yearn for unknown foreign countries.
9 Illuminated Underground Malls Takako Sakamoto Strolling around underground malls of Osaka and Hankyu Umeda Department Store concourses after work at Christmas time.
8 Living Wooden Jizo Statue Takako Sakamoto A Living Jizo Statue carved into a living tree, which is still growing deep in the woods in the village of the Heike Legend in Ehime..
14 Echizen Beach in Early Autumn Takako Sakamoto Echizen Beach in Fukui Prefecture has an amazingly clear, blue water which is good for swimming and diving. Just driving along the..