For a country that doesn’t celebrate Christmas, Japan has a total love affair with Christmas illuminations. Even where I live in rural Tochigi prefecture, there are illuminations everywhere. Near me is a concert hall called Harmony hall, every year they deck the outside in lights or a musical & Christmas nature. Its part of a local… Read More Xmas lights in downtown Otawara
Ouchijuku is a small thatched roofed village that was a post town during the Edo period, on the road linking Edo (Tokyo) & Sendai. Established in 1600’s as a post town it was important during the Edo period because the Daimyo had to travel regularly between the city of Edo and their domains, as a requirement of… Read More Ouchi Juku, Fukuhima prefecture
To No Hetsuri literally means cliffs shaped like towers. The popular sightseeing spot near Shimogo in Fukushima prefecture is a naturally created valley, where the erosion from wind, rain and water have shaped the rocks along the Ōkawa river. The rocks or “towers” have been assigned names like Eagle Tower, Hawk Tower, Lion Tower, House Tower,… Read More To No Hetsuri
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