Last weekend, I went on a great trip to Toyama prefecture to climb Tateyama. Toyama is famous for its giant walls of snow in winter but in September the weather is warm and the mountains are green with many flowers. It truly was a beautiful scene. I got to the top of Tateyama and enjoyed […]
Kyoto Gosho Public Autumn Opening
Hello readers! The time is coming up. Kyoto Gosho will be open to the public nearing the end of October. English Conversation students at the Smith’s School of English in Kotoen スミス英会話 甲東園 are interested as usual and we will be discussing the possibility of a school outing to the event. Kyoto Gosho is open […]
Japanese Garden, Cheshire, England
Recently I dug up some of my older photos of a trip to Tatton Park, Cheshire, England. It is a Japanese style garden commissioned by Lord Egerton for his own mansion. It includes a replica tea house as well as a host of other traditional Japanese plants. It was a trip organised through the Japan […]
