Izumo-Taisha, or Izumo Grand Shrine, is located in Izumo City, Shimane prefecture and is a Shinto shrine dedicated to the god Okuninushi...

Studying abroad in Victoria

Victoria Day Parade in Canada

The video above is a cave hot spring bath of "Genbi no yado Aizuya" at Shiobara in Tochigi Pref. My husband & I drove to Futamata &...

Beautiful Victoria Canada!

The exhibition selected from permanent collection is on view Apr. 5～Apr. 30, 2023. ⁂Expression of light and shadow in Japanese art The...

In the Edo Era (1603～1867), it became fashionable for citizens to go out to see birds, to keep birds, and even to visit some peacock...

Spring has come! It was chilly and windy When I visited Chikura(千倉) last weekend, where I saw an abundance of stocks in their best....

SAMURAI Fes took place in Tokyo Metropolitan Ueno Park for four days from Feb. 23 to Feb. 26, 2023. It was held for the first time in...

This is the entrance of the Sumida Hokusai Mueum. The museum was established on November 22, 2016, in honor of an outstanding ukiyo-e...

On a brisk and chilly day in Kyoto, we visited Jonangu (城南宮) early in February. It is a historical shrine established about 1200 years...

The exhibition of AODO Denzen (亜欧堂田善)（1748～1822）is now on view from Jan. 13 ～　Feb.26, 2023. It commemorates the 200th anniversary of his...

The exhibition selected from permanent collection is on view Jan. 4～Feb. 5, 2023. The woodblock print above is a part of "Japanese Toys...

Miyakojima is located in the far south of Japan among the southernmost islands of Japanese Archipelago, where tropical flowers are in...

I joined a Nabedana sake brewery tour at Kozaki in Chiba prefecture last week. Nabedana's ancestors started brewing sake near Naritasan...

I traveled to Oita Prefecture, which has the largest number of hot springs sources in Japan. A survey said the prefecture with the...

The exhibition selected from the permanent collection is on view from Dec.6~Dec.25, 2022. ⁂Ukiyoe focus on Kabuki Star ICHIKAWA Danjuro...

An ukiyoe depicting a catfish and 'Kanameishi' led to last week's visit of Kashima Jingu Shrine in Ibaraki prefecture. (You'll see the...

The exhibition selected from the permanent collection is on view from Nov. 8~Dec. 6, 2022. CHIKAMATSU Monzaemon 近松門左衛門（1653～1725）was a...

I visited my parents' grave at Minami Alps City in Yamanashi Prefecture last week. I enjoyed viewing autumn leaves while my husband drove...