Hanazono Shrine is in Shinjuku on Yasakuni Dori . It is is tucked away behind some buildings and is painted bright red and white.- the colours of the fox. To get to it you walk down a narrow lane under numerous red torii. This shrine is where businessmen and women pray for the success of […]
スミス英会話高円寺 The Power of Dogu
I have become a fan of the Tokyo National Museum and the other museums that are found throughout Ueno Park – Japan’s first public city park that was founded in 1873. They regularly have exciting exhibitions that feature unique antique treasures and naturally they also have regular exhibitions which can be found at this webpage. […]
Abolition of Nuclear Weapons
One of my students when asked about her weekend said that she had spent her time in Suginami Ku talking with friends and acquaintances about the need to have a worldwide ban of nuclear weapons. In August 2006 a proposal was presented to the United Nations by Daisuku Ikeda in which he spoke of “people […]