Mishima Shrine is a small shrine north of the Nishinasuno area. I have been there before, but a while back. It looked pretty today with the lush green of summer, so I stopped by to take some photos. While I was there a couple of people came and opened it, and so I got a… Read More Mishima Shrine
Nasu Highland park is an amusement Park in the Nasu highlands area. Surrounded by mountains on one side and the valley below, it really is a scenic spot.It opened in 1969 as a sports park and as a “ride park ” in 1979, so I guess that the current style.. Hard to tell sometimes with… Read More Nasu Highland Park
Japanese cuisine is incredibly diverse, with regional and seasonal impacts on almost everything..Cost varies hugely too, it can be downright expensive ( a restaurant near me serves a 125 g steak for around $1000 USD) or ridiculously cheap (Tonkatsu set $10 USD) .. What i think is different is the quality of the food and… Read More Some favorite Japanese foods
Ima is a local cheese farm in the Nasu area. I cant believe I’ve been here almost 6 years and only just found it – especially given my love of cheese.. Anyway they make cow & goat cheese in a number of styles.. Including washed rind cheeses, and fresh cheeses. I also read somewhere that… Read More Cheesy delights in Nasu – Ima
Strangely enough there is a Marijuana museum in nearby Nasu. I’ve seen the sign many times, but I couldn’t find it. Anyway this weekend I finally found it, just off the main road into Nasu mountains. Historically hemp was used in Japan to make clothing and as a fibre for bow strings and fishing lines and was… Read More Japan’s only Marijuana Museum
I love this time of year, end of spring, beginnings of summer. Maybe the weather isn’t so stable, but on the fine days its lovely to walk or cycle around, lots of color and everything is lush and green.. Nature at its best. I usually cycle around on the weekend doing my shopping and often… Read More Late Spring
Odaiba is a waterfront area to the east of Tokyo city, its a reclaimed land island and a popular spot, especially on the weekends for tourists and locals alike. I’ve been there a few times, as there is a “Bills” restaurant there and every now and again I crave scrambled eggs for breakfast, so if in… Read More Odaiba day trip
an amazing oasis of peace in busy Tokyo… Read More Tranquil Tokyo
Otawara, the town I live in is a rural community in Tochigi prefecture. Around 80,000 people live in the area, its a spread out community with many farms and local growers. About 50% of the area would be rice fields and there is some industry here, in fact the reason I live here is that my… Read More Otawara Street sculpture
Abukumado Caves are in Fukushima prefecture near to a town called Tamura. The limestone caves were discovered in late 1960’s and have been developed as a tourist attraction. They stretch for a few hundred meters inside the mountain and a pathway has been created to walk through and view the lights illuminating the stalactites and… Read More Abukumado Caves
Just Life in Japan 