Kisarazu Outlet in Chiba
This autumn I somehow ended up going to Kisarazu again. I did stop by the Gotemba outlet last time, but there wasn’t much there I wanted to buy. The view from the Aqua-Line Scenery …
This autumn I somehow ended up going to Kisarazu again. I did stop by the Gotemba outlet last time, but there wasn’t much there I wanted to buy. The view from the Aqua-Line Scenery …
Around Mt. Fuji there are five big lakes known as the Fuji Five Lakes, and a lot of tourist spots are clustered around them. There are local-food restaurants, hot springs, and the scenery is pretty gorgeous to…
There are a few places to visit in Gotemba besides the outlet mall. The distillery is somewhere I had wanted to go for ages, but there was the constraint that I could not go unless a friend who drives and does…
There was an idol festival going on in Odaiba. I did not go there to see the idols, though; I had work to do at the office nearby, so I dropped by to see what it was like. A side stage You cannot get i…
Summer in Japan is festival season. I heard that the main event of the Shiba Matsuri, held every year in the shopping street near Shiba Park, is pro wrestling, so I went over at night to check it out. T…
On the way back from L’atelier de Plaisir I made a quick stop at Komaba-Todaimae. There was one more place I wanted to see. An ultra town This is Soshigaya-Okura Station, said to be the birthplac…
I lived in Japan for a long time, but I never really had the chance to properly explore the Setagaya area on the west side of Tokyo. Setagaya itself is an enormous area, the transport is not great, and since i…
My regular round-up of scenery photos. Tokyo Tower The sky Tanabata event Tokyo Tower on Tanabata Zojoji was absolutely packed with people. The newly…
Kisarazu in Chiba used to be somewhat famous for the TV drama Kisarazu Cat’s Eye. It used to take over two hours to get to Tokyo from here, but since the Aqua-Line crossing Tokyo Bay opened, you can get …
Tennozu is the area just south of Shinagawa. It was redeveloped fairly recently, so there are lots of interesting shops. T.Y. Harbor Brewery is still doing great business, too. One weekend I dropped by for a l…
Those who know me know I love whisky. You could call it the final destination of a long gourmet journey. While gathering information as a hobby, I decided to go and check out a few good whisky shops. I always …
These days I mostly just shoot with my iPhone… but part of me wants to get more serious about photography. I’d love to enjoy life once I have some breathing room, though who knows when that’l…