Culture Utsunomiya’s Ohya-ji Temple Tomoko Kamishima Ohya-ji Temple, located in Utsunomiya, Tochigi Prefecture, is famous for its old Buddhist carvings (from 1200 years ago) inside..
Activities Kisuge-daira: Day Lilies in Nikko Tomoko Kamishima Beautiful yellow day lilies cover the grass halfway up the mountain of Nikko's Ko-maruyama in early summer. They bloom from..
9 Activities Ko-Maruyama Hiking Course in Nikko Tomoko Kamishima Mt. Ko-Maruyama is located within Nikko’s Kirifuri-kogen highlands. This course is very slippery year round. But the splendid ..
Culture The Making of Kamakura Daibutsu - 2 Tomoko Kamishima In this second article, we’ll look at some of the unique physical features of Kamakura Daibutsu and what they mean.
Culture The Making of Kamakura Daibutsu - 1 Tomoko Kamishima Knowing how Daibutsu was made (in the mid 13th century) is quite interesting and will help you appreciate your visit there much..
12 Activities Kamakura’s Inamura-ga-saki Shore Tomoko Kamishima Inamura-ga-saki is a small cape between Yui-ga-hama and Shichiri-ga-hama beach. There is a tiny stretch of rock next to the cape...
Transportation Sumida River Water Bus Route Tomoko Kamishima Taking a Water Bus and experiencing Tokyo from the river is a great way to grasp how water-centric this city really is.
10 Activities Nikko’s Ryuzu-no-taki Falls Tomoko Kamishima “Ryuzu-no-taki Falls” gets its name from the fact that the falls look like a dragon’s head when you see it looking up from nea..