Aug. 4, 2009: T0-In-Teien, Heijo\Palace, Nara

You can see the very origin of the Japanese landscape garden here, not in Kyoto.

July 29, 2009: Chinese tourists to Japan

Chinese tourists are now whipping the Japanese tourism circle into a frenzy of anticipation.

July 23, 2009: The survey on Japanese guides' business activities

Japanese licensed tour-guide-interpreters are making substantial efforts to get the job.

July 16, 2009: Is Japan a country of collectivism?

It's now accepted that Japanese people put more emphasis on human interdependence and
the importance of a collective, rather than the importance of separate individuals.
Is it true?

June 23, 2009: a small cozy bar Yanagino, in Kyoto

Along the Sanjo-street in the Sanjo-Shinmachi district, Kyoto, you can find a small, cozy bar Yanagino. Why don't you enjoy its mature and sober atmosphere?

June 11, 2009: The ancient mysteries around Mt.Mikasa, Nara

In 1977, the two enormous constructions were discovered in and around Mt.Mikasa: the stone-flagged remains paved on the slope of the mountain, and wall remains surrounding the mountain. And mysteriously, nobody knows who created such enormous construction and why.

June 2, 2009: pub Mahi-Mahi with Tasmanian beer

Recently, at long last I ended up finding a pub which offers that Tasmanian beer! It takes only 30 seconds on foot from the subway Tanikyu station, Osaka. The pub's name is Mahi-mahi that provides us more than 50 kinds of beer.