I’d like to share some photos from places I’ve traveled to over the past few years, and have chosen some of my favorite landscapes from my travels. Kegon Falls, Nikko City, Tochigi Prefecture The photo was taken poorly, so Kegon Falls appears small in the picture. This is the area around Lake Chuzenji during the autumn foliage season.On this trip, we visited Nikko Toshogu Shrine and Nikko Saru Gundan. I also have photos taken closer to the falls, but when you take photos up close, it’s hard to tell which waterfall it is.We drove around by car, and were happy to be able to drive up the famous Irohazaka slope.I […]
In May 2024, I went to Hikone Castle. What is Hikone Castle? Hikone Castle is located in Hikone City, Shiga Prefecture. It is also designated as a national treasure of Japan. This castle was used as the government office of the Hikone Domain during the Edo Period. I’m not very knowledgeable about history, so I don’t really understand what Hikone Domain is, but it seems it was ruled by the Ii family, who were fudai daimyo.Fudai daimyo are the forces that served Tokugawa Ieyasu even before the Battle of Sekigahara. This is the Ii family of “Ii Naosuke” who appears in Japanese history.Ii Naotora, who was featured in the NHK […]
In May 2024, I went to visit the Dinosaur Museum in Fukui Prefecture, a place I had long been interested in. What is the Fukui Prefectural Dinosaur Museum? About Fukui Prefectural Dinosaur Museum.The Fukui Prefectural Dinosaur Museum is a natural history museum located in Katsuyama City, Fukui Prefecture, with a focus on dinosaurs.It is known as one of the three largest dinosaur museums in the world, and is the leading dinosaur museum in Japan. The museum displays 50 complete dinosaur skeletons, fossils, dioramas, and impressive reconstruction models, making it a fun place for both adults and children. My son, an elementary school student, was especially excited about the fossil excavation […]
