Summer 2023 Hanabi
Now that COVID is over, the hanabi is being held regularly again. Yatai (food stalls) There are just too many people, so the plan is to get there early and eat early.. Honestly, if I were on my own I would bu…
Now that COVID is over, the hanabi is being held regularly again. Yatai (food stalls) There are just too many people, so the plan is to get there early and eat early.. Honestly, if I were on my own I would bu…
In Japan, every neighbourhood still keeps up the custom of the matsuri. Is it some scheme to boost tourism through festivals? No, nothing like that — they do it simply because it is tradition. In a place like …
Just putting up a few photos I snapped without much thought. The Pacific The horizon Yogibo Yogibo looked pretty good, so I bought one, but the smell was awful… I really did not see that coming……
The town centre of Toyohashi turned out to have a surprisingly solid food scene. When I went there was an event on called Hashigo Night, where you buy a coupon and get to eat and drink on the cheap. As a resul…
I doubt the name Toyohashi rings a bell for anyone… it sits at the far edge of Aichi Prefecture, close to Shizuoka, and it was the setting for the Japanese drama “Minna! Esper Dayo!” (Everyon…
There is an area of Hamamatsu called Sanaru. It has a lake that formed naturally, and that lake is called Lake Sanaru. It is not all that far from central Hamamatsu, and since there is a park laid out around t…
I had some free time over the weekend, so I dropped by this park in Arai, Kosai. Rode my bike all the way around it. A place like this A typhoon had come through the day before, and yet, somehow, there were s…
Super Nintendo World opened at USJ during the COVID years and it has been getting a lot of attention… but there were so many people that it was hard work. Mario Cafe This is a cafe you can just queue up…
When you come to an amusement park like this, it’s best to eat lunch a bit early. I’d been walking around all morning and was worn out, so I just ducked into a place where the line looked short. A …
I knew there was a Harry Potter theme park at USJ, but in the end, if you want to go, there is so much to see and so many people that you have to set aside a whole day for it. The entrance It has a bit of a S…
They were running a SPY×FAMILY collaboration, so I gave it a go. SPY×FAMILY Secret Mission It was a bit convoluted.. but a lot more people were taking part than I expected. The SPY×FAMILY food truck They sel…
The popular attractions all have long lines, but for The Amazing Adventures of Spider-Man The Ride I only waited about 40 minutes and got right on. It always ends up taking less time than the posted wait. Main…