During the June weekends of Katsushika Iris Festival many events are being held at Horikiri Garden and Mizumoto Park. One of them is the parade around the Horikiri Shobuen Station with performance of traditional dance Awa Odori. Photos-video: Junko Nagata © Japanbyweb.com Video Junko NagataCo-founder of Japanbyweb.com
Katsushika Iris Festival (Katsushika Shobu Matsuri) is held annualy (early-mid June) in two locations in Katsushika (葛飾区) one of the 23 special wards of Tokyo. The first location is Horikiri Shobuen, a famous and old garden of Edo. There are 6,000 Iris flowers of 200 varieties in this garden. Its beauty during the iris flowers blooming […]
As you head to Zojoji Temple at Minato area, Tokyo, you will pass from the Daimon (大門 “Great Gate”) which was the original main gate of the temple. The Gate which is located about 200 metres from Zojoji, was originally made out of wood, but burnt down during the Second World War. The present gate is a […]
Hikawa-jinja is one of the most popular shrines in Japan during hatsumode (first visit to a shrine on New Year) with more than 2 millions visitors. It is located in Omiya-ku, Saitama, Saitama Prefecture. According to the tradition, the shrine was established during the reign of Emperor Kosho (the 5th Emperor in Japan) in 473 BC. Hikawa was designated as […]
Origami Kaikan is the place where you can enjoy and experience origami, the traditional Japanese art of paper folding. You can see a lot of origami which are displayed at the galleries, you can watch the process of making, dyeing and decorating origami paper, you can also attend classes such as “paper doll making”, “origami folding”, “torn […]
A museum for train geeks of all ages Tobu Museum of Transport and Culture introduces the history and the present day of the Tobu Railway, which commenced services in 1899. It exhibits steam locomotives, wooden trains, express trains, buses and other vehicles, features an impressive railway diorama with running model trains, and more. Visitors can experience […]
Hama-rikyu Gardens is a public park located alongside Tokyo Bay and surrounded by a seawater moat. It is a typical garden of the Edo period (1603-1868) and there was the residence of a Tokugawa Shogun. After the Meiji Restoration, they became a villa belonging to the Imperial household. It was opened for the public on April 1, 1946. […]
Mitsumine Shrine is among the most beautiful mountain shrines in Japan and it is strongly recommended for a day trip from Tokyo. It is located on top of Mt. Mitsumine (1,102 meters above sea level) at Oku-Chichibu, Saitama Prefecture. The shrine is known as one of the leading “power spots” (areas of vital energy) and attracts many martial arts […]
One of the interesting spots while visiting Mitsumine Jinja (the shrine deep in the mountains at Chichibu, Saitama Prefecture), is Okunomiya. It is a small shinto shrine at the top of Mt. Myoho-ga-take (1329 meters) which belongs to the sacred territory of Mitsumine Jinja and built by monks who were going to the mountain for pray and meditation-practice. The path to the top […]
Buko Shuzo is a historical sake brewery in Chichibu city at Saitama Prefecture. Saitama is famous for its sake production and there are 35 breweries at this area of Japan. The current building of Buko Shuzo is about 190 years old and has been designated as a national tangible cultural heritage. The sake is brewed using water which runs […]
Tokyo Dome is an all-weather multipurpose stadium where a variety of events are being staged throughout the year, including baseball games, domestic and international sporting events, exhibitions and concerts. As the baseball stadium, it is a home to the Tokyo Yomiuri Giants, and a venue for a number of major events in the history of professional […]
Yanaka Ginza is a pedestrian street market in Taito ward with around 70 shops. It is a popular destination for Tokyo visitors who come here for its charming and nostalgic atmosphere which brings you back to the Edo Period. It is 5 minutes by foot from JR Yamanote Line Nippori Station west exit and 3 […]
