11 Activities Yokohama's Zo-no-hana Park Tomoko Kamishima Zo-no-hana (Elephant Nose) Park was newly opened in 2009 to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the opening of Yokohama Port.
12 Culture Yokohama's Aka-renga Park Tomoko Kamishima Aka-renga Park surrounds the Red Brick Warehouses that were built between 1911 and 1913. Now they have been completely restored..
11 Culture The Three Face Cards of Yokohama 1 Tomoko Kamishima Yokohama has three famous old towers. The main governmental office building of Kanagawa prefecture is called “King” with affec..
11 Culture The Beauty and Wonder of Tosho-gu Tomoko Kamishima Even after visiting Tosho-gu Shrine in Nikko more than 15 times, I still enjoy its different faces, depending mainly on the se..
Culture Tosho-gu Shrine’s Secret Magic - 1 Tomoko Kamishima Tosho-gu is directly north of Edo Castle—the residence of the king of this world. Ieyasu thought that Tosho-gu would be the re..
Area Nikko Welcome to Nikko! Nikko, located in the northwest corner of Tochigi Prefecture, is known for its picturesque beauty, and was registered as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1999. Nikko boasts ..
Culture Walk the Old Hakone Highway Tomoko Kamishima Can you believe that you can take a walk down the exact same road and see the exact same view that people did 400 year ago?
Culture Yokohama Kamon-yama Park Tomoko Kamishima Kamon-yama Park (originally known as Railway Hill) is a famous viewing spot for cherry blossoms, only a 10-minute walk from JR Sakuragi-cho..
