Enoshima is a 4km circumference Island which is about 1 hour by train away from Tokyo making it a popular tourist location. The landscape is representative of the Shonan coast of Japan and it is one of the top 100 locations in all of Japan.

There is a cavern on the far opposite end of the island which takes 40 minutes to walk up to by foot, or 30 minutes if you pay to use an escalator. During the weekend it is also possible to get there by ship which leaves from near the Enoshima station and crosses over to the cavern.

You cannot miss the Katase-Enoshima station which is designed after the Dragon Palace.

read more →

This time in collecting data based on Japan’s oldest most historic pottery, I went to Junko Yamamoto’s studio in Gunma prefecture Oota city.

Miss Yamamoto’s studio

read more →

Shin-Okubo at the moment has the most foreign residence in Kanto. Among the many people from different countries such as Korea, Thailand, Myanmar etc, there is the most Koreans, and is also said to be a holy place for recent trend of Korean fans. I decided to walk the town where you can feel a different country while being in Japan.

First I got off the station, went under the guard rails into Okubo dore Ave. From that part the town is filled with Hangul. Although it was during the daytime on a weekday, there are a lot of people!

read more →

Famous for being an office town, Tamachi/Hamamatsucho is lined with corporate head offices. Surrounded by houses and apartments, office buildings, and many school facilities, a variety of weekday passengers make for a particularly crowded station.

Also, with the development of coastal districts, and the old Shiba-Rikyu Garden in Shiba Koen surrounded by tall buildings, the town is also known for its many shrines and gardens such as Hama Rikyu garden. Speaking of symbols in this area, this is where you will find Tokyo Tower! This route aims to introduce the walk from Tamachi Station to Tokyo Tower.

read more →