One of the nicest places my wife and I like to spend a sunny afternoon is at Tempozan, a 10-minute walk north of Osaka-ko Station on the Chuo subway line. Between the interesting Tempozan shopping mall, the replica of a 15th Century ship that plies the waters of Osaka Bay, the largest ferris wheel in […]
Unzen-Dake in Nagasaki Prefecture
Hello again, HAPPY NEW YEAR and welcome to the next installment of Sightseeing In Japan. The post on December 3rd talked about Izumo Taisha in Shimane, and if you’ve made the effort to get so far west along the vast Sea of Japan coastline of Honshu, you might as well continue right on to Nagasaki Prefecture! […]
The Spirit of Advent Christmas : スミス英会話 甲東園
Hey everybody! We’re having a German-style Christmas in which the 13th-Century Advent Calendar is used to determine a formal count-down to Christmas. A little activity is carried out and a treat given on each day preceding Christmas Day, December 25th. Normally this custom is dedicated to children who, for obvious reasons relish in the fun, […]
