Samurai was very much in existence ages ago in Japan. In fact, samurai is an important part of Japan’s political system in the old days. They were part of bureaucracy and military systems. There are more to samurai than armour, sword, military strategy and the fights alone. The tea ceremony, rock gardens, poetry and ink …
Higashi chaya district is one of Japan’s historical villages with hundreds years of history. It’s a home many traditional wooden houses or chaya. Chaya in Japanese literally means teahouse. What is so special about Chaya within the Higashi Chaya district? They are not just tea houses you can find in many places in Japan. The …
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 …
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 …
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, …