Entries Tagged as 'Saitama'

月曜日, 5月 20th, 2013

Walking Tour ~ Saitama Prefecture: Kounosu, Gyoda, Yoshimi Part2

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Walking Tour ~ Saitama Prefecture: Kounosu, Gyoda, Yoshimi Part2

Next, I headed to Kounosu Flower Center, one of Japan’s top class producers of flowers, with many horticultura […]

木曜日, 5月 9th, 2013

Walking Tour ~ Saitama Prefecture: Kounosu, Gyoda, Yoshimi Part1

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Walking Tour ~ Saitama Prefecture: Kounosu, Gyoda, Yoshimi Part1

Taking a stroll in a place where there are stores with tradition. This time, we take you to Kounosu-shi, a cit […]

金曜日, 2月 1st, 2013

Guide to Chichibu and Nagatoro Part 2

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Guide to Chichibu and Nagatoro Part 2

The Paleo Express is a steam train which used to run across the north-east of Japan and was reintroduced 25 ye […]

木曜日, 1月 31st, 2013

Guide to Chichibu and Nagatoro

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Guide to Chichibu and Nagatoro

How many of you have felt like taking a stroll in a town filled with Japanese traditions? This is a guide to C […]

水曜日, 1月 23rd, 2013

Otakonkatsu: Masked Ball “We may wear masks but nothing matters as long as we love each other.”

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Otakonkatsu: Masked Ball “We may wear masks but nothing matters as long as we love each other.”

Akihabara might be considered the holy ground of anime but there is also another sacred place – Washimiya in S […]

金曜日, 2月 3rd, 2012

Omiya Ogawa Studio

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Omiya Ogawa Studio

We went to observe the Ogawa Studio that is the general party goods place that can be said to be the most famo […]

火曜日, 1月 31st, 2012

Omiya Walking Guide

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Omiya Walking Guide

Today’s walking guide is in Omiya, Saitama. I walked from Toro station to Omiya station. There are many museum […]

水曜日, 7月 14th, 2010

Florets of spring blossom in my heart!

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Florets of spring blossom in my heart!

Flower and leaf viewing are activities so common as part of daily life in Japan. From the yearly Sakura Festiv […]

金曜日, 6月 25th, 2010

Metropolitan Area Outer Underground Discharge Channel (MAOUDC)

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Metropolitan Area Outer Underground Discharge Channel (MAOUDC)

The other day, I went to the Metropolitan Area Outer Underground Discharge Channel, and would like to write ab […]