”Sakura”, Cherry Blossoms are one of the most famous flowers in Japan. Usually they bloom in early April, but this year, they bloomed on 15 March in Tokyo because of warm winter temparature. 15 March is the eariest record of blooming in Tokyo. 桜は日本で大人気の花の一つです。通常桜の開花は４月初頭ですが、今年は暖冬の影響もあり、東京では3月15日に開花しました。この東京の開花日は記録最も早い開花です。 There are many cherry blossom spots …
The location of Ebisu is 6km south west away from Tokyo station. There used to be very large Japanese beer factory “Ebisu Beer” there. But Sapporo Beer, the owner company of Ebisu beer factory decided to move the factory function from there and a vast land was generated in the …
Most central areas in Tokyo are filled with modernized buildings and few structures have design problems. However, here “Takawana Guard (underpass)” is one of the rare spots with a mysterious structure that I know. 東京の都市部の多くは先進的なビルに埋め尽くされ、設計上の問題がある構造物はほとんどありません。しかし、ここ「高輪ガード」は私が知っている不思議な構造を持つ数少ないスポットの代表格です。 The reason this Takanawa underpass is famous is its low ceiling. Vehicles over 1.5m height …
Many cities in Japan will have their own decoration with lots of lights in winter. Here Yurakucho, the next station to Tokyo has got the beautiful illumination from November 16. 日本の多くの都市は、冬に数多くの電飾で飾られます。東京駅の一つ隣のここ有楽町も11月16日から美しいイルミネーションで飾られました。 Winter season is one of the most beautiful periods in many city area in Japan at night. ウインター・シーズンは日本の都市が、夜、最も美しく輝く期間です。
Mount Fuji is the tallest mountain in Japan (3,776 meters). And Mount Fuji is the most famous mountain in Japan. 富士山は日本で最も高い（標高3,776m）山であり、日本で最も有名な山です。 その山の形は「成層火山」（コニーデ）という形式に分類されます。それは、適切な粘度の溶岩が同じ火口から何回も表面に流れて堆積した結果作られる形です。その形は均整がとれていて、日本人の美意識に古くから訴えかけてきました。その結果、日本には「富士見」という地名が非常に多く存在します。 The mountain shape is classified as “stratified volcano” (Konide). It is formed as a result of lava with a medium viscosity flowing over the surface from the same …
The view from Lavender Bay is brilliantly beautiful, magnificent and healing. While Lavender Bay has such perfect bay view of Sydney, it is not so popular among tourists. I think this is because its location. Lavender Bay is located in North Sydney which is the other side of Sydney City …
There is a spot in Bangkok which is really like a “Jewelry box” at night. It is “Train Night Market Ratchada”. It opened in January 2015, there are about 1,000 shops on the site. It’s a night market, so the store will open around 5pm. バンコクにまるで夜の「宝石箱」に例えられる名所があります。「ラチャダー鉄道市場」です。2015年1月にオープンし、約1,000件のお店が敷地に並びます。ナイトマーケットなので、お店が開くのは午後5時くらいから。 There are many stores …
Roppongi is very popular area in Tokyo for foreign visitors. Sometimes I can see more foreign people than Japanese especially at night. 六本木は外国人訪問者に非常に人気のあるエリアです。ここでは多くの外国人がいて、特に夜などは日本人よりも外国人の方が多いほどです。 Just two minutes walk from Roppongi intersection to Shibuya area, there is a large skyscraper which name is “Roppongi Hills”. It is the tallest building in Roppongi …
Wollongong is a mid-sized city in Australia which location is about 70 km south from Sydney. If you visit near Wollongong, there is a place which you must go. It is Mount Keira Lookout which is just 20 minutes drive from the central area of Wollongong. ウロンゴンは、シドニーから南に約70 kmの場所にあるオーストラリアの中規模の都市です。 ウロンゴンの近くを訪れるなら、絶対行くべき場所があります。 ウロンゴンの中心部から車でわずか20分のキーラ山展望台です。 …
The sunlight will be weakened at sunrise and sunset. So we can see a fantastic view that includes the sun then. Of course it is also important to have nice background view which contains the fantastic sun behind the horizon. 日の出と日の入りでは、太陽の光が弱められ、太陽を含んだ幻想的な景色を見ることができます。当然ながら、太陽が地平線、水平線のかなたに見られ、その幻想的な太陽にマッチする背景であることも重要です。 I think that there are more people watching the …
