Cities & Town

Parking system/駐車場システム

日本語は英語の下に続きます。 The photo above is one of the parking systems in Japan.Generally, it’s installed in smaller space...

Drift Ice/流氷

Drift Ice from Garinko, in Monbetsu city, Hokkaido, on March 9 of 2015 According to the announcement from Japan Mete...

100th anniversary of construction of Hario Radio Tower/針尾送信所建設100周年

Congratulations on our 100th blog!Today's blog is about the Hario Radio Tower, which also celebrates its 100th anni...

Jizo Bodhisattva with rotating head/首振り地蔵

There is a unique Jizo Bodhisattva(see the photo above) in Zenkojido in Kyoto, which is located at the entrance of ...

The Great Buddha of Nara and its nostril/奈良の大仏と鼻の穴

TheGreatBuddhaofNaraisthebiggest in Japan,whichisabout15meterstall,madeofbronze,locatedinTodaijitemple.In addition,...

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What’s this object for?/これは何のため？

Can you guess what is this melon shaped object for?A hint is that you can see it along a road.We'll give you a few ...

The Original Lily of Casablanca/カサブランカの原種

Brilliant Lily/カノコユリ As you may know, Casablanca is an elegant and gorgeous lily worldwide. Everyone would agree tha...

Mt. Fuji/富士山

UFO with Mt. Fuji/UFOと富士山 Mt.FujiisthehighestmountaininJapan.Theheightis3,776metersfromthesealevel(roughlyover12,000...

Rice terraces: Japan’s nostalgic scenes and virgin landscape/棚田:日本の原風景

Western Japan has many rice terraces because of its geographical features. Mountains in western Japan including Kyu...

Sodesurizaka- Narrow Slope/袖摺坂

There is a narrow slope called "袖摺坂/Sodesuri-zaka" in Kazurazaka, Tokyo."Sodesuri-zaka" means the slope is so narro...

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