There is one dog the world knows for his unshaken loyalty: Hachiko, an Akita dog. Hachiko belonged to Japan’s reputable scholar, Professor Hidesaburo Ueno. In 1924, Professor Ueno purchased an Akita and named him Hachi. The year after, Prof Ueno died from cerebral hemorrhage while giving a lecture at the University of Tokyo. After finding that …
Mima Isono
Welcome to TiptoeingWorld, a blog by Mima Isono, hyperactive mom with restless feet and wandering mind living in Tokyo, Japan.
We spend a lot time researching the best time to visit a place. It is very reasonable to plan our holiday carefully as we want to be in a place when it offers the best attraction. As a resident to Japan for 3,5 years, “when is the best time to visit Japan” was the number …
Barcelona Cathedral sits the Pla de la Seu, the centre of the Barri Gotic or gothic quarter. It can be reached by walking from the famous tourists spot La Rambla. Barcelona Cathedral is one of the most stunning gothic structure in the city. We went to Barcelona Cathedral after visiting La Rambla and Boqueria …
Palau de la Musica Catalana is the only concert hall in the world that labeled as UNESCO World Heritage Site. It was designed by Lluis Domenech i Montaner and built between 1905 and 1908. In a nutshell, Palau de la Musica Catalana is not something to be missed when visiting Barcelona for the first time. …
It is easy to spot out Casa Batllo in Passeig de Gràcia. The bright colour building with skull and bone liked facade definitely is eye-catching to any passerby. We thought Casa Batllo was closed when we arrived on Friday afternoon. It was because there were so many people gathered in front of the house taking …
Visiting Barcelona is incomplete without checking Antoni Gaudi’s works. This statement is not exaggerated. As a home to world famous modern architecture, it is reasonable to put visiting Antoni Gaudi’s works in Barcelona itinerary. The question is which Gaudi’s work is the best to visit with limited time in hand? Of course visiting Sagrada Familia, …