Travel Log: Hakone, Kanagawa Prefecture

Last weekend, I went to Hakone in Kanagawa Prefecture which is located surprisingly close to the Izu Peninsula. Hakone is a popular day-trip destination for Tokyo-ites being so close to the capitol as it is. If you are interested in some amazing views of Mt. Fuji, I definitely recommend a trip to Hakone. Check out the comprehensive Japan-Guide.com page for more information about traveling in Hakone. Enjoy some snaps below...

Tops Tuesday

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Why, hello there! Mitsubishi's latest range of cars will bring out the metrosexual in you...

T.G.I.F.: Tohoku Rokkon Matsuri Festival, Morioka, Morioka Pref.

This special event is held with the intention of encouraging Tohoku District's people to cheer up, because the Tohoku District suffered extensive damage from the earthquake and tsunami on March 11, 2011. Six major festivals from each prefecture in the Tohoku District will come together and parade through the main streets in the city on both days. The festivals are: Aomori Nebuta of Aomori Pref., Akita Kanto Matsuri of Akita Pref., Morioka Sansa Odori of Iwate Pref., Yamagata Hanagasa Matsuri of Yamagata Pref., Sendai Tanabata Matsuri of Miyagi Pref. and Fukushima Waraji Matsuri of Fukushima Pref.

You can get there via the JR Tohoku Shinkansen Line or the JR Tohoku Honsen Line to Morioka Sta. Click the image below for more information.

Diary of a JET #8: What are they up to?

I'm going to hell for this one...

So I'm riding my bike home from the station after one of the last trains home late at night, and my students are right there wandering around the streets in some kind of daze...

Tops Tuesday

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Of course it's the solar eclipse that occurred at 7.30am this past 21st May in Japan. What a romantic way to propose...