Food Hakone’s Miyanoshita Naraya Café Tomoko Kamishima Even if you are not planning to take a long, hot spring bath in Hakone, having a nice cold beer while enjoying a leisurely footbath..
Culture Former Iwasaki Residence & Garden Tomoko Kamishima British architect Josiah Conder, the father of modern Japanese architecture, was invited to Japan in 1877. The former Iwasaki ..
Culture Yamate History Archives Tomoko Kamishima One of the preserved buildings, the Yamate History Archives (Shiryo-kan 山手資料館 ) now acts as an archive of the old Yamate ..
Activities Memorial of the Blue-eyed Samurai Tomoko Kamishima The memorial stone of William Adams, the British shipmate, ship pilot, and trader that the main character in Shogun was modeled..
Culture Yokosuka's Verny Park Tomoko Kamishima There is a beautiful park near JR Yokosuka Station called Verny Park. It is named after a Frenchman who came to Japan in 1865.
Activities Tokyo City Hall Observatories Tomoko Kamishima If you had a chance to see the entire city at the same time, you would grab it, wouldn’t you? You can enjoy that fabulous Toky..
Culture Hakone Check Point Tomoko Kamishima The Samurai Government in Edo (the original name for Tokyo) controlled “incoming guns and outgoing women” very strictly.
Food Hakone-Yumoto Tai Ramen "Sai" Tomoko Kamishima Since the soup at this ramen shop near Hakone-Yumoto station is flavored with either salt or soy sauce, you can choose the type..
