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• kinwashi

  13 Jul 14, 20:27

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   Japan Museums: Chiran Peace Museum For Kamikaze Pilots, Kagoshima Prefecture

  History | Exhibits | Other World War II Sites | Legacy | Access

  Peace Museum For Kamikaze Pilots 知覧特攻平和会館

  The Chiran Peace Museum For Kamikaze Pilots in Chiran, Kagoshima Prefecture in southern Kyushu is a thought-provoking, and to many, a controversial museum dedicated to the lives and deaths of 1,036 suicide pilots or kamikaze (more commonly known as tokkoh-tai-in ç‰¹æ”»éšŠå“¡ in Japanese), who sacrificed themselves in the name of the Japanese emperor in the latter stages of World War II.

  

  Chiran Peace Museum For Kamikaze Pilots, Kagoshima

  History of the Museum

  A flight training school for young air cadets was established in Chiran as early as 1941 and by 1945 when Japan was clearly losing the war in the Pacific, the two runways at the base where used to launch suicide missions on the US fleet engaged in the battle for Okinawa. There were also other kamikaze bases in Taiwan, Kengun in Kumamoto, Bansei in Kagoshima and Miyakonojo in Miyazaki Prefecture.

  A statue of Kannon, the Buddhist Goddess of Mercy was erected at the Chiran site in 1955 and a temple here was built in 1974 with donations from around Japan. The bronze statue of a kamikaze pilot dates from this time, along with the original museum. As interest and visitor numbers increased, the larger, present museum was opened in 1987.

  

  Chiran Peace Museum For Kamikaze Pilots, Kagoshima

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  Statue of a Kamikaze Pilot, Chiran Peace Museum For Kamikaze Pilots, Kagoshima

  Exhibits at the Chiran Peace Museum For Kamikaze Pilots

  The Chiran Peace Museum For Kamikaze Pilots is a large museum with thousands of exhibits and can occupy the visitor for an hour or more. Photographs of the pilots are displayed in the chronological order of when they died along with their family records, personal effects, such as hachimaki headbands, water bottles and Hinomaru flags, inscribed with messages of encouragement from family and friends, uniforms, farewell letters and weapons. English explanations are at a minimum and photography is strictly forbidden.

  Inside the main museum building are original, intact Army Type-3 Hien, Army Type-4 Hayate and Type-1 Hayabusa Type-1 fighter aircraft. A damaged Mitsubishi Zero fighter recovered from the sea in 1980 is also on display. A Shinyo suicide motor boat is also preserved in the museum as are exhibits from wars waged by Japan from the Meiji Period onwards.

  In the museum grounds, Japanese stone lanterns, statues and aircraft stand among numerous cherry trees. The grounds of the Chiran Peace Museum For Kamikaze Pilots also contain a reconstruction of a triangular-shaped barracks where the pilots lived before their ill-fated missions and a shrine.

  Other World War II-Related Sites in Japan

  Visitors to Japan interested in the history of World War II should visit the Yamato Battleship Museum in Kure, Yasukuni Shrine, the Yushukan War Memorial Museum and the Chidorigafuchi National Cemetery in Tokyo as well as the Peace Museums in both Hiroshima and Nagasaki, which commemorate the atomic bombings of those cities in August, 1945.

  On Okinawa, where the main ground fighting between US and Japanese forces took place in Japan there are a number of sites relating to World War II including the Peace Memorial Museum on Mabuni Hill and the Former Japanese Navy Underground HQ in the suburbs of Naha.

  

  Temple, Chiran Peace Museum For Kamikaze Pilots, Kagoshima

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  Pilots' Bunkhouse, Chiran Peace Museum For Kamikaze Pilots, Kagoshima

  Legacy & Controversy

  The coupling of the words "peace" and "kamikaze" may raise eyebrows for many visitors to the Chiran Peace Museum For Kamikaze Pilots (Chiran Tokko-Heiwa-Kaikan). While it is understandable for the defeated, as well as the victors in conflicts, to seek to honor their war "heroes," the background of state "brainwashing" in education, media and society at large in Japan in the 1930's and 1940's that led to the blind obedience of the suicide missions of the kamikaze pilots is not really addressed at the museum.

  Efforts by the museum to have the kamikaze pilots' last letters to their families and friends recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Memory of the World have also caused concern among Japan's neighbors, China and South Korea.

  The Chiran Peace Museum For Kamikaze Pilots is not as overt a homage to the Japanese Right as say the Yushukan War Memorial Museum at Yasukuni Shrine; however, it does draw right wing sound trucks on August 15, the anniversary of the Japanese surrender in World War II, as well as bus loads of junior high and high school baseball teams to imbue them with a yamato damashii fighting spirit.

  It could be argued that the actions of the kamikaze and Japan's refusal to acknowledge that the Pacific War was over long before its final end in 1945 only strengthened the resolve of its enemies to use even more horrendous weapons and tactics to shorten the conflict, which increased the suffering and casualties of the Japanese people in the long run.

  Access - Getting to Chiran Peace Museum For Kamikaze Pilots

  Chiran Peace Museum For Kamikaze Pilots
  17881 Kori
  Chiran-cho
  Minamikyushu-shi
  Kagoshima Prefecture, 897-0302
  Tel: 0993 83 2525

  From Kagoshima Chuo Station take a train on the Ibusuki Makurazaki Line to Hirakawa Station (36 minutes) and then a bus to the museum (32 minutes). Alternatively there are buses from Kiire Station to the museum (26 minutes). There are also direct buses from Kagoshima to Chiran samurai district and the Chiran Peace Museum for Kamikaze Pilots from Yamagataya Bus Center and Kagoshima Chuo Station. From Yamagataya Bus Station the first bus in 6.20am and the last bus is 6.10pm. The journey time is 1 hour and 26 minutes.

  The Chiran samurai district is a short drive away by hire car, bus or taxi.

  Related Links

  Kamikaze Images

  

  Stone Lanterns, Chiran Peace Museum For Kamikaze Pilots, Kagoshima

  
  
  Read more: http://www.japanvisitor.com/japan-museums-art-galleries/chiran-peace-museum-kamikaze-pilots#ixzz37LofzOkd

• kinwashi

  13 Jul 14, 20:30

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   Japan Guides: Chiran Samurai District, Kagoshima Prefecture

  Satsuma Samurai | Samurai Gardens | Access

  Chiran Samurai District & Gardens 知覧�武家屋敷町

  Jake Davies

  The Edo or Tokugawa Period (1603 to 1868) is often referred to as Pax Tokugawa, ("The Tokugawa Peace"), because it brought to an end the almost incessant warfare between rival warlords that had for several centuries embroiled Japan to the extent that the period is known as The Warring States Period.

  

  Samurai Lane, Chiran Samurai District, Kagoshima

  Satsuma Samurai

  This new found peace and stability was achieved by a series of controls placed on the warlords by the new Shogunate, the most well known of which was the sankin kotai system that stipulated that each daimyo (feudal lord) must maintain a residence in Edo (Tokyo) and live there in alternate years, and when back in their home domains their families would remain in Edo as hostages. This led to Edo becoming one of the biggest cities in the world.

  Another control was that each domain could only have one castle, and that the samurai must live in the vicinity of the castle. Hundreds of smaller castles were destroyed and around the remaining castles towns grew up which led to an acceleration of the merchant economy and the creation of the urban culture that is now considered characteristic of the period. In many of these towns upwards of 40 percent of the residents would be samurai.

  At the far southern end of Kyushu, about as far as it was possible to get from Edo, in the Shimazu clan's domain of Satsuma, present day Kagoshima Prefecture, they chose to do things a little differently. Instead of bringing in all their samurai to one central location they did the opposite. They dispersed the samurai all over the domain. This may have been due to the fact that Satsuma had a lot of samurai.

  Across Japan as a whole the samurai made up about 10% of the population, but in Satsuma it was more like 40%, and the Shimazu distributed them across more than 100 districts. Of course this was technically illegal, but the shogunate seems to have ignored it, but perhaps as a justification for the clan's rather small and unimpressive main castle, Tsumaru-jo, the daimyo  proclaimed that a land is not protected by a castle but rather by its people.

  

  Samurai Lane, Chiran Samurai District, Kagoshima

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  Fortified Entrance to a Samurai Residence, Chiran, Kagoshima Prefecture

  Samurai Gardens

  One such district was Chiran, and by virtue of its location in the middle of the peninsula, far from urban development, the samurai district has been preserved. The street of higher class samurai residences now runs parallel to the main street of the town, and its narrow length flanked by substantial stone walls topped by hedges appears pretty much as it would have centuries ago thanks in part to the absence of the power lines that blight so many other historic districts in Japan.

  The stone work was defensive, for each of these 100 plus districts was a mini fortress, as further evidenced by the castle-like entrances to some of the properties. That had been a castle in Chiran since the twelfth century but it burned down at the end of the 16th century and was not replaced. Just to the east of the samurai street however are the ruins of some subsidiary fortifications of the castle. The samurai who lived on this street were wealthy, they made their money by growing tea, something for which Chiran is still famous, and with wealth came culture, which leads to the delights of this particular samurai street; seven well preserved gardens.

  Most of the gardens were built in the 17th century by gardeners brought from Kyoto for the purpose. Each garden is designed to be viewed from the house, but unfortunately none of the houses are open to the public as most are still lived in, but all seven gardens can be viewed from within the grounds. Since 1975 the gardens have been maintained by a Preservation Society, and though small they are quite exquisite. They are registered as National Cultural assets. Six are of the karesansui, dry style, one of which is quite unusual being composed almost completely of trimmed bushes.

  

  Saigo Keichiro Garden. Constructed 1804-1829. Karensansui Style, Chiran, Kagoshima, Kyushu

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  Sata Tamiko Garden. Constructed 1741-1763. Karesansui, Chiran, Kagoshima

  Access - Getting to Chiran Samurai Gardens

  Admission to all 7 gardens is 500 yen, but tickets cannot be purchased at the gardens themselves but at ticket offices at either end of the samurai street or at 3 other sites along the nearby main street.
  Open from 9am to 5pm all year round.
  Kori, Chiran-cho, Minamikyushu, Kagoshima 897-0302
  Tel: 0993-58-7878

  From Kagoshima Chuo Station take a train on the Ibusuki Makurazaki Line to Hirakawa Station (36 minutes) and then a bus to Chiran (32 minutes). Alternatively there are buses from Kiire Station to Chiran. There are also direct buses from Kagoshima to Chiran samurai district and the Chiran Peace Museum for Kamikaze Pilots from Yamagataya Bus Center and Kagoshima Chuo Station. From Yamagataya Bus Station the first bus in 6.20am and the last bus is 6.10pm. The journey time is 1 hour and 26 minutes.

  The Chiran Peace Museum for Kamikaze Pilots is a short drive away by hire car or taxi.

  

  Mori Shigemitsu Garden. Constructed 1741-1743, Chiran, Kagoshima Prefecture

  
  
  Read more: http://www.japanvisitor.com/japan-city-guides/chiran-samurai-district#ixzz37LpQ4fjZ

• kinwashi

  13 Jul 14, 20:33

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    Hana no toki wa kanashimi no toki: Chiran tokkou obasan Torihama Tome monogatari (Flower season, a sad season: Story of Tome Torihama, aunt of Chiran's kamikaze pilots)
    by Masako Aihoshi
    Takisyobou, 1992, 210 pages

    Tome Torihama operated a small restaurant near Chiran Air Base in southern Kagoshima Prefecture, and many pilots from the base frequented her restaurant. She became like a second mother to many young pilots, and after the war she frequently told stories about kamikaze pilots she had met. Hana no toki wa kanashimi no toki (Flower season, a sad season) tells the story of Tome Torihama's life in 15 chapters. Chapters 6 to 8, which cover the spring of 1945, mention several kamikaze pilots who sortied from Chiran. However, lack of details about individual pilots greatly lessens the emotional impact of these stories. The other chapters contain some interesting tidbits about Tome's life before and after World War II, but most of these stories also lack depth.

    The principal source for this book comes from interviews of Tome Torihama during the last three years of her life between 1989 and 1992, when she was living at a retirement home. The author Masako Aihoshi interviewed several other people, including Reiko Akabane (maiden name of Torihama), Tome's younger daughter who met many kamikaze pilots, and Yoshikiyo Torihama, Tome's grandson who took over from Tome the operation of Tomiya Ryokan in Chiran. The extensive quotations from these interviews, most in difficult-to-read Kagoshima dialect, tend to interrupt rather than enhance the flow of the book's narrative. Aihoshi states in the first chapter that in this book she wanted to include stories about kamikaze pilots that Tome Torihama had not yet told the world. However, Hana no toki wa kanashimi no toki (Flower season, a sad season) contains very few details about Chiran's kamikaze pilots other than those published in other books.

    The most interesting stories and photos in this book deal with Tome's personal life before and after World War II. Tome worked as a babysitter and maid prior to her marriage to Yoshitoshi Torihama and then as a peddler who walked between several small towns in southern Kagoshima Prefecture including Chiran during the early years of her marriage. In 1929 at the age of 27, Tome opened Tomiya Restaurant when she and her husband moved to Chiran. Tachiarai Army Flight School opened a branch school in Chiran in December 1941, and Tome became like a mother to many students who frequently visited her restaurant. When she had to stay in a hospital in the nearby town of Kaseda (now known as Minamisatsuma City) for several weeks due to complications after an appendix operation, pilots from Chiran not only sent her flowers and get-well letters but also often flew their planes low over the hospital as a gesture to show they wanted her to recover soon.

    After the end of the war, Tome Torihama built a small monument out of sticks in remembrance of the kamikaze pilots who sortied from Chiran. In the beginning Tome walked to the former airfield where the monument was located about once a week in order to pray for the departed pilots, and she steadily increased the frequency until she went every other day. She continually campaigned to town officials, local businessmen, and townspeople for the erection of a Kannon (Buddhist goddess of mercy) statue in remembrance of the kamikaze pilots who died, and this dream finally was realized in 1955. Tome also performed tax collection work after war's end, and the book contains an interesting 1963 photo of Tome and 36 men who received a certificate of commendation from the Director of the Regional Taxation Bureau. The latter part of the book deals with Tome's move into a retirement home.

    Although this book covers many episodes from Tome Torihama's life, the author does not effectively connect events and provide sufficient personal details to transform them into a compelling narrative. Other books with stories about Tome Torihama more successfully present her close personal relationship with many kamikaze pilots. These books include Hotaru kaeru (The firefly returns) by Akabane and Ishii and Sora no kanata ni (To distant skies) by Asahi Shimbun Seibu Honsha.

     

    Hana no toki wa kanashimi no toki: Chiran tokkou obasan Torihama Tome monogatari (Flower season, a sad season: Story of Tome Torihama, aunt of Chiran's kamikaze pilots)
    by Masako Aihoshi
    Takisyobou, 1992, 210 pages

    Tome Torihama operated a small restaurant near Chiran Air Base in southern Kagoshima Prefecture, and many pilots from the base frequented her restaurant. She became like a second mother to many young pilots, and after the war she frequently told stories about kamikaze pilots she had met. Hana no toki wa kanashimi no toki (Flower season, a sad season) tells the story of Tome Torihama's life in 15 chapters. Chapters 6 to 8, which cover the spring of 1945, mention several kamikaze pilots who sortied from Chiran. However, lack of details about individual pilots greatly lessens the emotional impact of these stories. The other chapters contain some interesting tidbits about Tome's life before and after World War II, but most of these stories also lack depth.

    The principal source for this book comes from interviews of Tome Torihama during the last three years of her life between 1989 and 1992, when she was living at a retirement home. The author Masako Aihoshi interviewed several other people, including Reiko Akabane (maiden name of Torihama), Tome's younger daughter who met many kamikaze pilots, and Yoshikiyo Torihama, Tome's grandson who took over from Tome the operation of Tomiya Ryokan in Chiran. The extensive quotations from these interviews, most in difficult-to-read Kagoshima dialect, tend to interrupt rather than enhance the flow of the book's narrative. Aihoshi states in the first chapter that in this book she wanted to include stories about kamikaze pilots that Tome Torihama had not yet told the world. However, Hana no toki wa kanashimi no toki (Flower season, a sad season) contains very few details about Chiran's kamikaze pilots other than those published in other books.

    The most interesting stories and photos in this book deal with Tome's personal life before and after World War II. Tome worked as a babysitter and maid prior to her marriage to Yoshitoshi Torihama and then as a peddler who walked between several small towns in southern Kagoshima Prefecture including Chiran during the early years of her marriage. In 1929 at the age of 27, Tome opened Tomiya Restaurant when she and her husband moved to Chiran. Tachiarai Army Flight School opened a branch school in Chiran in December 1941, and Tome became like a mother to many students who frequently visited her restaurant. When she had to stay in a hospital in the nearby town of Kaseda (now known as Minamisatsuma City) for several weeks due to complications after an appendix operation, pilots from Chiran not only sent her flowers and get-well letters but also often flew their planes low over the hospital as a gesture to show they wanted her to recover soon.

    After the end of the war, Tome Torihama built a small monument out of sticks in remembrance of the kamikaze pilots who sortied from Chiran. In the beginning Tome walked to the former airfield where the monument was located about once a week in order to pray for the departed pilots, and she steadily increased the frequency until she went every other day. She continually campaigned to town officials, local businessmen, and townspeople for the erection of a Kannon (Buddhist goddess of mercy) statue in remembrance of the kamikaze pilots who died, and this dream finally was realized in 1955. Tome also performed tax collection work after war's end, and the book contains an interesting 1963 photo of Tome and 36 men who received a certificate of commendation from the Director of the Regional Taxation Bureau. The latter part of the book deals with Tome's move into a retirement home.

    Although this book covers many episodes from Tome Torihama's life, the author does not effectively connect events and provide sufficient personal details to transform them into a compelling narrative. Other books with stories about Tome Torihama more successfully present her close personal relationship with many kamikaze pilots. These books include Hotaru kaeru (The firefly returns) by Akabane and Ishii and Sora no kanata ni (To distant skies) by Asahi 

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  • 08 Jul `13, 8:12PM

    Kamikaze...

     

    http://youtu.be/qATP3BDgSLc

    Edited by kinwashi 08 Jul `13, 8:12PM
  • 08 Jul `13, 8:17PM

    Kamikaze.

     

    http://youtu.be/buELxe1Wwa4

  • 09 Jul `13, 7:19PM

    KAMIKAZE pilots...

    a few make it, alive,

    and some just never make it.

     

     

    http://youtu.be/evC_UP-J6ME

  • 09 Jul `13, 7:22PM

    KAMIKAZE pilots.

     

    http://youtu.be/i0fYwInqxCw

  • 09 Jul `13, 9:00PM

    Why there is a mountain, behind the Kamikaze planes. Always.

     the answer...

    Stayed tune for more Kamikaze.

     

    

    Edited by kinwashi 09 Jul `13, 9:00PM
  • 09 Jul `13, 9:12PM

     

    KAMIKAZE.

     

    �MAD】太平洋航空戦

    http://youtu.be/_yN5hXkiRXA

    Edited by kinwashi 09 Jul `13, 9:12PM
  • 09 Jul `13, 9:15PM

    KAMIKAZE pilot the lucky  ones alive and who returned.

     

     

    http://youtu.be/b9NrJFvn47c

  • 10 Jul `13, 8:34PM

    • Today cafeteria Tomiya, 

      became a museum, collections of those Kamekazi.

      only historical belonging.

      No more a cafeteria.

      

       

    • 05 Nov `12, 6:34PM

      

    • 05 Nov `12, 6:44PM

      More will be coming after all uploaded are ready.

       

      

    • 05 Nov `12, 6:51PM

      Young punk 32 years old malay taxi driver earned 7000 dollars a month, just only three months on the road..

       He told we need to learn from him,

      we old birds.

      where he go where we go...

      knn only Medan he went.

      Like this kind of destination, can he do as good as me.

       

      

       

    • 05 Nov `12, 6:54PM

      

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    • 05 Nov `12, 9:36PM

      

    • 05 Nov `12, 9:44PM

      The picture below,

      on the right, the red letter cylinder letter box,

      according to the staff. Most of the Kamikaze young pilots,

      send their letters to their love ones, into this letter box.

      

    • 05 Nov `12, 9:47PM

      

    • 05 Nov `12, 9:52PM

      Cafeteria Tomiya and Chiran Peace Museum are not in the same area.

       

      Now we cross over there and see more info of Kamikaze pilots.

       

      http://www.chiran-tokkou.jp/

      Edited by kinwashi 05 Nov `12, 9:53PM
    • 05 Nov `12, 9:55PM

       English version for those who don't understand Japanese.

      Here.

      Click.

      http://www.chiran-tokkou.jp/english/index.html

      Edited by kinwashi 05 Nov `12, 9:56PM
    • 05 Nov `12, 9:59PM

      Gallery Photos.

       

      click.

      http://www.chiran-tokkou.jp/gallery/index.html

      Edited by kinwashi 05 Nov `12, 10:01PM
    • 05 Nov `12, 10:04PM

      Young pilots, will be station here a night,

       before waiting to be called for their mission.

       

      

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  • 10 Jul `13, 8:40PM

    source

  • 10 Jul `13, 8:46PM

     Chiran (知覧町) Kagoshima Prefecture Japan

    
    Tom Burchill 1999

    Location
    Located on Kyushu Island in Kagoshima Prefecture.

    Mount Kaimondake
    Kaimondake is significant in Kamikaze history as the pilots circled this mountain as a final farewell to Japan as they headed for Okinawa.

  • 10 Jul `13, 8:46PM

    Why there is a mountain, behind the Kamikaze planes. Always.

     the answer...

    Stayed tune for more Kamikaze.

     

    

  • 10 Jul `13, 8:51PM

    nOw this is what i know, i saw,

    when heading my convoy at the highway.

    took this pictures along the way.

     

    • This the last mountain,

      kamikaze pilots,

      after flew across over this mountain that is the end,

      dead of alive, all depended on  his own fate.

      return or not returned.

      Mount Fuji of Kyushu.

       

      

       

    • 05 Nov `12, 6:04PM
      

      

  • 10 Jul `13, 8:51PM

    nOw this is what i know, i saw,

    when heading my convoy at the highway.

    took this pictures along the way.

     

    • This the last mountain,

      kamikaze pilots,

      after flew across over this mountain that is the end,

      dead of alive, all depended on  his own fate.

      return or not returned.

      Mount Fuji of Kyushu.

       

      

       

    • 05 Nov `12, 6:04PM
      

      

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    • 06 Nov `12, 9:59PM

      

    • 06 Nov `12, 10:00PM

      This are the real ones.

       

      

    • 06 Nov `12, 10:06PM

      

  • 11 Jul `13, 7:34PM

    THE MOVIE.

     

    VIDEO.

     

    The Movie "Hotaru" Kamikaze Pilots from Chiran 知覧特攻平和会館

    http://youtu.be/6cb1BSXn_5I

  • 11 Jul `13, 7:48PM

    The Last Letter of 18 year old Kamikaze, Human Torpedo Kaiten

     

    http://youtu.be/Z-i3wp-4_ZQ

     

    In Japanese.

     

    http://youtu.be/ST0hjulCAt4

     

     

    Edited by kinwashi 11 Jul `13, 7:50PM
  • 11 Jul `13, 7:59PM

    芙蓉部隊�特攻��PART1

     

    http://youtu.be/BMBTmYh2ZrE

     

     

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    Edited by kinwashi 11 Jul `13, 8:01PM
  • 11 Jul `13, 8:10PM

    If this thread is not running till today.

    How you know ?

    Kamikaze Song.

    For Kamikaze.

     

    "D�ki-no-Sakura"Kamikaze song

    http://youtu.be/OLo246hyhQQ

    Edited by kinwashi 11 Jul `13, 8:12PM
  • 12 Jul `13, 5:56PM

    Now you know.

    Kagoshima come to Chiran and witness the history.

    source

     

     

    Chiran
    (Sep 7th 2002)

    Chiran, the town of kamikazes. It is the place where I always wanted to visit, and I finally got the chance to visit there in 2002. Since Chiran is the town of kamikazes, I could talk with the old people who still remember the time when the war was still going on. I was given a lot of materials, and also I myself took several poor pictures. I would like to organize them step by step.

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    â—�Chiran-cho (cho means town in Japanese) 
    Chiran-cho is located in southern Satsuma　Peninsula in Kagoshima Prefecture. Chiran-cho borders on Makurazaki-shi in the west, and on Shijuku-shi in the east. The population of the town is approximately 14,000, and major industry of the town is agriculture. Specially, Chirancha(Chiran tea) is well known in Japan, and it has been awarded many times. 　　Because in Chiran-cho, many residents of　samurais of Edo Period (1603-1868) is still conserved, it is called “Little Kyoto of Satsuma,” and many of tourists visit there every year.
     As I wrote in the chapter, “Story About Torihama Tome-san” on this homepage, Chiran used be a forefront base of the Imperial Army Aerial Special Attack Missions. Also a movie Hotaru (The Fire Fly) (2001, summer) was shot in Chiran. 
    In Chiran, Chiran Special Attack Peace Hall was built on the site of Chiran Air Base, with effort of people in the town, war bereaved and survivors of Special Attack Force.
    It is the place where I would like you to visit, and I introduce briefly about the place.

    

     â—�Ishidourou (Stone Lanterns) 
    From Satsunan Industrial High School of the center of Chiran to Peace Park (Heiwa Kouen), there is a line of stone lanterns. Visitors to Chiran always see the lanterns and wonder at the presence of them. Those lanterns are built with donations from all over Japan and according to the plan, there would be total of 1,036 lanterns in future. The number 1,036 is the number of the spirits of kamikaze pilots, mostly Army soldiers who made sorties from Chiran and died in Okinawa.

    â—�Special Attack Peace Hall (Tokkou Heiwa Kaikan)
    It is thought that present peaceful and prosper Japan was built by the sublime sacrifices of kamikaze pilots. For that reason, Special Attack Peace Hall was built in Chiran to thank and console the spirit of the pilots who died in Southern Pacific and to pray for eternal peace. 
    With the cooperation of war bereaved and the persons concerned, many valuable belongings and materials of the kamikaze pilots. Those are all very important to pass down the stories of great achievements of the kamikaze heroes to future generations.

    

    

    A road lined with cherry trees to Special Attack Peace Hall

    Chiran Special Attack Peace Hall

    

    Chiran Special Attack Peace Park

     

    "Tokoshieni"(Forever)

    "Yasurakani"(Peacefully)

    To make access to Chiran, Airport Express Bus from Kagoshima Airport is the most popular way to get there. With express bus, it takes 40 minutes to Kagoshima city and 75 minutes to Chiran. I used a rent-a-car from the airport and it took me about an hour to get to Chiran.

    Bibliography: Chiran Tokkou Heiwa Kaikan Chiran-cho Chiran Chiran-cho, Kagoshima Prefecture 
    The map used in the article is provided from Chiran-cho Town Hall
    Translated by Mr.Ishiguro

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  • 12 Jul `13, 5:56PM

    Now you know.

    Kagoshima come to Chiran and witness the history.

    source

     

     

    Chiran
    (Sep 7th 2002)

    Chiran, the town of kamikazes. It is the place where I always wanted to visit, and I finally got the chance to visit there in 2002. Since Chiran is the town of kamikazes, I could talk with the old people who still remember the time when the war was still going on. I was given a lot of materials, and also I myself took several poor pictures. I would like to organize them step by step.

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    â—�Chiran-cho (cho means town in Japanese) 
    Chiran-cho is located in southern Satsuma　Peninsula in Kagoshima Prefecture. Chiran-cho borders on Makurazaki-shi in the west, and on Shijuku-shi in the east. The population of the town is approximately 14,000, and major industry of the town is agriculture. Specially, Chirancha(Chiran tea) is well known in Japan, and it has been awarded many times. 　　Because in Chiran-cho, many residents of　samurais of Edo Period (1603-1868) is still conserved, it is called “Little Kyoto of Satsuma,” and many of tourists visit there every year.
     As I wrote in the chapter, “Story About Torihama Tome-san” on this homepage, Chiran used be a forefront base of the Imperial Army Aerial Special Attack Missions. Also a movie Hotaru (The Fire Fly) (2001, summer) was shot in Chiran. 
    In Chiran, Chiran Special Attack Peace Hall was built on the site of Chiran Air Base, with effort of people in the town, war bereaved and survivors of Special Attack Force.
    It is the place where I would like you to visit, and I introduce briefly about the place.

• kinwashi

  14 Jul 14, 10:56

   

   

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  I know that Tokyo is a very exciting place, especially for first-time visitors, but I cannot emphasize it often enough: It’s important to get out and see other parts of Japan as well. If you cannot afford going all the way to Kyoto, Hiroshima or Fukuoka, then at least plan a few day trips from Tokyo. I’m sure you won’t regret it. In fact, there are million of options, so it might be hard to choose. Here are my recommendations for day trips from Tokyo.

   

  Day Trips from Tokyo to Kanagawa Prefecture:

  Kanagawa Prefecture is right next to Tokyo, so it’s easy, cheap and fast to visit. As there are a lot of things to see, Kanagawa is certainly one of the best options for a day trip or even a weekend trip. I want to introduce a few places that are especially worth visiting.

   

  1. Hakone:

  Hakone (箱根) is part of the volcanically active Fuji-Hakone-Izu National Park centered around Lake Ashino. It’s an internationally famous holiday resort offering hot springs, natural beauty and great views of Mt. Fuji. As it’s less than 100 km from Tokyo, it makes a great day trip.

  

  A big red gate stands at the entrance of Hakone Shrine which is located right next to Lake Ashino.

   

  You can take a cable car to explore Owakudani, a volcanic hot spot full of sulphurous springs.
  There you can enjoy black eggs (黒玉å­�, kuro tamago) which are unique to Hakone. The shell turns black due to a chemical reaction with the sulphurous water. Despite their look, they actually taste delicious and are said to prolong your life, so definitely try them!

  

  You should take a pirate ship tour on Lake Ashino. On a clear day you can even see Mt. Fuji.

  If you’re interested in visiting Hakone, check out this website with lots of useful information in English.

   

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  http://zoomingjapan.com/travel/day-trips-from-tokyo/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+ZoomingJapan+%28Zooming+Japan%29

• kinwashi

  14 Jul 14, 11:04

  2. Kamakura:

  Kamakura (鎌倉) is less than an hour away from Tokyo. It’s also known as the Kyoto of Eastern Japan, offering numerous temples, shrines and other historical structures such as Hasedera Temple, Engakuji Temple and Tsurugaoka Hachimangu Shrine.

  

  The most famous attraction of Kamakura is the Great Buddha of Kotokuin.

  If you’re planning a day trip to Kamakura, check out this website.

   

  3. Enoshima:

  Just like Kamakura, Enoshima (江�島) is located in the Shonan area.
  It’s a small island, connected to the mainland by the 600-m-long Enoshima Bridge.

  

  In summer you can go swimming or surfing at the beach. On a clear day, you’ll be able to see Mt. Fuji.

  

  There are several interesting sights such as temples, shrines, a cave and even an aquarium.
  Most popular is probably the Enoshima Shrine complex dedicated to Benzaiten, goddess of good fortune, wealth, music and poetry. She’s said to be the creator of Enoshima.

  If you’ve decided to go there, make sure to have a look at the “Enoshima-Kamakura Freepass” and the “Enoshima 1-Day Passport“. You might be able to save some money.

   

  4. Odawara:

  Odawara City (å°�田原市) is the entrance to the Fuji Hakone Izu National Park. You could stop by for a short 1h-visit on your way to Hakone.

  

  If you’re into Japanese castles, then you’ll love Odawara Castle. Its size is quite impressive and the museum on several floors inside the castle tower offers a lot of interesting artefacts.

   

  5. Yokohama:

  Yokohama (横浜) is probably one of the most popular day trips from Tokyo. There are so many things to do and see there, it won’t get boring.

   

  Minato Mirai (left photo) and China Town (right photo) are well-known attractions.
  Apart from that you can also check out the Cup Noodle Museum, Ramen Museum, Kirin Beer Museum as well as a former residential area of foreign merchants.

  

  If you like Japanese gardens, enjoy a few hours at the beautiful Sankeien Garden, especially worth checking out in autumn and spring.

  For more information, read the Yokohama Visitors’ Guide.

   

  6. Kawasaki:

  If it’s not your first trip to Japan, you might have already seen the most popular tourist spots close to Tokyo. Then, I suggest going to Kawasaki which is only a short train ride away from central Tokyo.

  

  The Kawasaki Daishi Temple is quite impressive. The shopping street leading to the temple offers so many delicious snacks and you can get all the souvenirs you’ve ever dreamed of. Especially for Maneki Neko and Daruma lovers it’s a tiny paradise.

  There’s also a lovely Chinese garden nearby.

   

  If you happen to be there in early April, you might want to experience one of the craziest Japanese festivals. The Kanamara Matsuri also known as “Phallus Festival” is held in Kawasaki every year.

   

  Day Trips from Tokyo to Tochigi Prefecture:

  Tochigi Prefecture is located in the Kanto region just like Tokyo. It’s contiguous with Ibaraki, Gunma, Saitama, and Fukushima Prefectures. Not a very well-known prefecture for travelling, apart from one spot:

   

  7. Nikko:

  Nikko (日光) is a small town that marks the entrance to Nikko National Park.

  

  Nikko is mostly famous for Toshogu Shrine, the mausoleum of Tokugawa Ieyasu, which is aUNESCO World Heritage site.

   

  The shrine buildings are extremely fascinating and the various carvings with all their details could keep you busy all day long. The three monkeys are one of the most popular carvings there.

  When you are in Nikko, make sure to also visit the beautiful Lake Chuzenji (中禅寺湖, right photo) – which offers a lovely scenery, especially in autumn (mid to late October).

  

  And don’t miss the Kegon Fall (è�¯åŽ³ã�®æ»�, kegon no taki) which is not only very close to the other two sights, but is also one of Japan’s Most Beautiful Waterfalls.

  There’s so much more to see in the Nikko National Park, so if you want to visit, check out this website for more information.

   

  Day Trips from Tokyo to Saitama Prefecture:

  Saitama Prefecture is bordered by Tokyo and parts of it can actually be seen as a suburb of Tokyo. In short, it’s really close and thus ideal for a day trip.

   

  8. Kawagoe:

  Kawagoe (�越) is probably the most famous sightseeing spot in Saitama.
  It’s a former castle town and you can still visit one last remaining buildings of Kawagoe Castle, called “Honmaru Goten“.

  

  A very well-known attraction is the Warehouse District with its clay-walled buildings that create an Edo period (1603-1867) atmosphere.

   

  Well worth checking out is also “Kitain Temple” (喜多院). You’ll find the only remaining buildings of the original Edo Castle there. Make sure to visit the “Gohyaku Rakan” statues as well. These are more than 500 stone statues of the disciples of Buddha and each of them has its own facial expression. Find the one that looks like you. Very amusing!

  For more information about sightseeing in Kawagoe click here.

   

  9. Chichibu:

  Another major attraction of Saitama Prefecture is Chichibu City (秩父市).

  

  In spring (late April – late May) you can enjoy beautiful shibazakura (pink moss) in Hitsujiyama Park.

  

  Chichibu Shrine is also well worth checking out. In early December a lot of people attend the yearly night festival at the shrine.

  While those two attractions are certainly a highlight when visiting Chichibu, there are a lot more to explore.

   

  Day Trips from Tokyo to Shizuoka Prefecture:

  Shizuoka Prefecture is probably quite well-known – even among foreign visitors to Japan – because of its beautiful sights of Mt. Fuji.

   

  10. Izu Peninsula – Atami:

  Atami City (熱海市), a coastal hot spring resort, is located at the entrance to the Izu Peninsula. Even if you’re short on time you can at least visit Atami. It even has a Shinkansen station, so if you have the Japan Railpass, it’s a cheap 40-mins trip.

  

  You can just soak in one of the many onsen, enjoy the beautiful views of the ocean, visit one of the several museums or …

  

  … check out Atami Castle. From up there you’ll also get a breathtaking view.

  If you want to do more than just a day trip, I highly recommend exploring the rest of the Izu Peninsula as well.

   

  11. Mt. Fuji:

  Who doesn’t love Mt. Fuji? I surely do. And Shizuoka is one of the best places to get some great views of this beautiful volcano. Now that it has become a UNESCO World Heritage site, it’s even more popular.

   

  There are tons of places within Shizuoka Prefecture from where you can see Mt. Fuji. I recommend Fuji City and Shimizu, especially Miho no Matsubara beach (right photo). In summer (July – August) you can also climb Mt. Fuji – although you’d need more than a day trip to accomplish it.

  For more interesting sights in Shizuoka, check out my previous blog posts.

   

  Day Trips from Tokyo to Chiba Prefecture:

  Chiba Prefecture is right next to Tokyo and many people forget that some sights are actually in Chiba and not in Tokyo (such as Tokyo Disneyland).

   

  12. Chiba Castle:

  If you’re short on time, but interested in Japanese castles, then visiting Chiba Castle is a good option. It takes less than an hour to get there.

  

  And it’s a famous hanami spot in spring, so that’s probably the best time to visit.

   

  13. Boso Peninsula – Tateyama:

  My personal highlight in Chiba is the Boso Peninsula which offers various extraordinary sights. Here’s a recommended sightseeing tour throughout the Boso region by JR East.

  

  Worth visiting is Tateyama City (館山市) which has a nice castle and several interesting shrines and temples, always with the beautiful ocean in the background.

  

  Apparently it’s also great for windsurfing because I saw a lot of people doing it when I went there.

   

  14. Boso Peninsula – Nokogiriyama:

  Don’t miss Mt. Nokogiriyama (鋸山) when you come to the Boso Peninsula.

  

  Nicknamed “Sawtooth Mountain” because of its current shape it offers not only a great view, but also is home to Nihonji Temple with one of the biggest Buddha Statues in Japan.

  

  I highly recommend this as a day trip from Tokyo.

  There’s a lot more to see, so make sure to check it out.

   

  Day Trips from Tokyo to Yamanashi Prefecture:

  Yamanashi Prefecture is actually the other prefecture besides Shizuoka that Mt. Fuji can call home. Yes, that mountain is so big it’s located in two Japanese prefectures.

   

  15. Kawaguchiko:

  If you want to get some breathtaking landscape photos with Mt. Fuji in the background, then theFujigoko (5 Fuji Lakes) are your best bet.
  The one that’s easily accessible by public transportation (there’s even a direct highway bus from Shinjuku) is Lake Kawaguchi.

  

  Lake Kawaguchi offers quite a few fun things to do, so you could easily spend a few days there, but the main focus is Mt. Fuji, of course.

  The famous red Chureito Pagoda can be found in nearby Fujiyoshida City (just 10 mins by train from Kawaguchiko).

  

  If you happen to be in Japan in spring (late April to late May), then visiting the “Shibazakura Festival” is a MUST! With Mt. Fuji in the background this is by far the most beautiful pink moss field I’ve ever seen in Japan.

  For more lovely places to check out, go and read the Yamanashi Sightseeing Spots website.

   

  Day Trips from Tokyo to Gunma Prefecture:

  Gunma Prefecture is a bit farther away from Tokyo, but a day trip is still possible. For holders of the Japan Railpass it’s totally worth it as the Shinkansen takes less than an hour.

   

  16. Kusatsu Onsen:

  Kusatsu is one of Japan’s best hot spring resorts and one of my personal favorites. Going there on a day trip would actually be a shame as you would want to spend more time there. If you take a direct bus from Tokyo, it’ll take about 4 h one-way, so you wouldn’t have that much time. Using a rental car would be more beneficial.

  

  At Kusatsu Onsen (è�‰æ´¥æ¸©æ³‰) you can watch a so-called Yumomi (湯もã�¿) performance. It’s a traditional method of cooling down the hot water so that people can comfortably take a bath afterwards. Women are stirring the water with a large wooden paddle while singing local folk songs.

   

  The region is a paradise for hot spring lovers all year round. There are so many things to discover, so I recommend taking your time while you’re there.

  

  Another highlight when visiting Kusatsu is the nearby crater lake of Mt. Shirane.

   

  17. Takasaki:

  Takasaki City (高崎市) is only a 50-mins bullet train ride from Tokyo. It’s famous for daruma as it’s the leading producer of the “lucky charm” dolls in Japan.

   

  The Byakue Dai-Kannon statue and the Shorinzan Daruma Temple are the major tourist attractions in Takasaki.

   

  18. Lockheart Castle:

  Ok, I admit that this is not a typical day trip destination from Tokyo. And I swear I’m not adding it because it’s a castle. *g*
  Lockheart Castle was originally built by the Lockhart Family in 1829 in Carluke, Scotland. Then, Japanese actor Masahiko Tsugawa bought it. The castle was taken apart and shipped to Japan where it was put together again.
  Now you can find a lot of galleries and museums there (even a Santa Museum). It’s also a popular place for weddings.

  

  This is just a little extra I thought I’d throw in for all the fans of Japanese dramas and movies, because some of you might have seen it there. It has been used as shooting location for dramas such as “Atashinchi no Danshi” or “Kaibutsu-kun“.
  Lockheart Castle is about a 2h drive from Tokyo, but you can also access it by public transportation. Take a train to JR Numata Station and from there a bus (~ 20 mins) or taxi.

  The Tourist Guide of Gunma Prefecture shows you even more places you could explore.

   

  19. Your Favorite Day Trips from Tokyo?

  There certainly are other places to check out, but let’s face it, for Fukushima, Sendai, Nagano or Nagoya you’d want more time than just a mere day trip.

  As I’ve only recommended places that I’ve personally been to, the list is not complete. I know a lot of  people from Tokyo love going to Mt. Takao, for example. But I haven’t checked it out yet.

  What are your suggestions? What makes a great day trip from Tokyo?

• kinwashi

  14 Jul 14, 11:10

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    Ibusuki, Kagoshima Prefecture Kaimondake climbing rec

     

    http://youtu.be/YdLGJGtHRj4

    Edited by kinwashi 12 Jul `13, 6:28PM
  • 12 Jul `13, 6:32PM

     

    So by now you all should know,

    following this thread that Kin explored from Kyushu back with this knowledges.

    Spring Summer Autumn Winter i had completed.

    so...

    Satsuma Fuji as i told you all before.

    something related to Kamikaze.

    see the video.

    Published on Jul 4, 2013

    I There Satsuma Fuji "Kaimondake", at an altitude 924m Ibusuki, Kagoshima Prefecture. 
    There are a variety of Mnemonic to Kaimondake. Name from the old days "Kaimon Takeshi" open Kiga bamboo " nickname "," Kaimondake "" Satsuma Fuji "and and" Tsukushi Fuji "We are accustomed to hear, but" long main mountain "," duck wearing island "," gold Tatamiyama name "and and" Moray Island "is the name unfamiliar to a lot of people I think would be the. The name of these mountains, there seems to be gratuitous, respectively.

    • Category

      Travel & Events

    • License

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    video

    http://youtu.be/cBk2F0wgA8w

    Edited by kinwashi 12 Jul `13, 6:41PM
  • 12 Jul `13, 6:46PM

     

    

     

     video.

    Satsuma Fuji

    http://youtu.be/nCnWhiBbsII

    Edited by kinwashi 12 Jul `13, 6:47PM
  • 12 Jul `13, 9:59PM

     

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    http://youtu.be/oZ_MdyR_HZY

    Edited by kinwashi 12 Jul `13, 10:19PM
  • 12 Jul `13, 10:04PM

    http://surviving-history.blogspot.sg/2011/07/kamikaze-pilot-who-accidentally.html

     

    Tuesday, July 5, 2011

    KAMIKAZE - THE PILOT WHO ACCIDENTALLY SURVIVED

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    They were almost the same age - two young Japanese pilots who had joined the elite Tokkotai Special Attack Squadron.

     Hamazono: flight to oblivion

    Now they werekamikaze volunteers who were to sacrifice their lives in order to sink as many American warships as possible. 

    It was spring, 1945: Shigeyoshi Hamazono and Kiyoshi Ogawa were about to embark on what was supposed to be their final mission - a devastating attack on US warships based in the waters around Okinawa.

    Operation Kikusui was to consist of seven consecutive kamikaze attacks involving more than 1,500 planes.

     Kamikaze attack: no escape

    But the mission did not go entirely as planned, with the result that one kamikaze pilot -Shigeyoshi Hamazono - was unexpectedly to survive the mission.

    There was to be a very different outcome for Kiyoshi Ogawa, Hamazono’s comrade-in-arms. His mission was to have a most devastating finale.

     Kamikaze volunteer pilots: ready to die 

    Hamazono had volunteered to serve in the Japanese military after the bombing of Pearl Harbour in December 1941. His mother was appalled: ‘She wrote me a letter with the only words she could manage: ‘Don’t be defeated’ and ‘Don’t die.’

    This injunction seemed a forlorn one; in 1945, Hamazono was selected to take part in Operation Kikusui.

    He had already survived one suicide mission: his plane had developed technical failure and he was forced to return to base.

    Now, in April, he was despatched on what was supposed to be his final mission. He climbed into his Mitsubishi Zero fighter, knowing that he would never see his family again.

     Kamikaze: seconds before impact

    As he headed towards the US fleet at Okinawa, he flew over his home town and dropped ahachimaki headband with the words ‘Hope you are well, goodbye’.

    Service in the Special Attack Squadrons was supposed to be entirely voluntary: the pilots in Hamazono’s group had previously been given a recruitment form and told to mark it with a circle if they volunteered, or a cross if they declined.

    ‘Three men marked a cross,’ recalled Hamazono, ‘and they were forced to go anyway. I feel hatred towards those officers who made them go like that.’

    Hamazono himself was given little option when nominated for Operation Kikusui. He was called by the commander and told he’d been selected for the following day’s attack.

     USS Bunker Hill: Ogawa causes total destruction 

    ‘As a military pilot, there was no way to say no…. It was my duty. That night, all I thought about was my mission.’

    His comrade-in-arms, Kiyoshi Ogawa, was rather more enthusiastic. He had been desperate to join the kamikaze squadron. Now, like Hamazono, he also set off for what was to be his final destination: the US fleet at Okinawa.

    As he approached in his aircraft, Ogawa came under sustained anti-aircraft fire. But he kept flying directly towards his target, the American aircraft carrier USS Bunker Hill.

     Ogawa: untold destruction

    As he went into a steep dive, he dropped a 550-lb bomb. The warhead penetratedBunker Hill's flight deck and exploded, causing gasoline fires to flame up. These then set fire to the re-fuelled planes on deck, which promptly exploded.

    Ogawa had just time to see the carnage he had caused before delivering his coup de grace, crashing his plane into the ship’s burning control tower.

     The last goodbye: a cheery send-off

    There was utter devastation on board: the explosion killed many ofBunker Hill's pilots waiting inside the ‘ready room’, burning the oxygen and asphyxiating the men.

    Hamazono was also intent on attacking the US fleet. But as he neared the ships, he noticed that a squadron of US fighters had been scrambled to meet him.

    What followed was a dangerous 35-minute dogfight, with Hamazono trying to escape the American bullets and reach his target.

    ‘At the end of the dogfight, I could see them coming at me again from a long way off. I was certain that I would be killed in a matter of seconds. But as they got closer, they banked and flew off. I still can’t work out why they did that.’

     Hamazono aged 81

    Hamazono was by now flying an aircraft that was riddled with holes. He also had severe cuts and burns to both his face and hands.

    As darkness was approaching, he decided to limp back to the Japanese mainland rather than press on with his attack.

    ‘I was burned all over and only had five of my teeth left.’ His mission was at an end. Hamazono was not selected for another kamikaze raid. The war was almost over and he had lost all desire to die inside his plane.

    For many years after, he and the handful of other surviving kamikaze pilots had to live with the stigma of having survived a mission that ought to have claimed their lives.

    ‘They used to tell us that the last words of the pilots were: ‘Long Live the Emperor!’,’ says Hamazono. ‘But I am sure that was a lie. They cried out what I would have cried. They called for their mothers.’
    Edited by kinwashi 12 Jul `13, 10:06PM
  • 13 Jul `13, 9:02PM

    If you are a newcomer and got not much knowledges on Kyushu.

    helpful tips.

     Southern Kyushu is experiencing more visitors than ever before. This area has always been known for being an incredible place to experience, and with the full opening of the Kyushu Shinkansen (Bullet Train) network last year, ease of travel is the biggest reason for this sudden upswing. Incredible nature, relaxing hot springs, the home of exhilarating distilled potato shochu liquor, a friendly atmosphere, and an old-style nostalgic ambiance that sooths the soul... Are you ready to thoroughly enjoy the wonders of Kagoshima?

     

    http://www.jnto.go.jp/eng/indepth/exotic/JapanesQue/1204/minamikyushu.html

    Edited by kinwashi 13 Jul `13, 9:03PM
  • 14 Jul `13, 10:50PM

    From Chiran,

    As like this destination,

    this are aslo consider an attraction.

    But,  think this is up to individual,

    for me i say no.

    So we never cover this.

    see the video.

    and you make your decision.

     

    http://youtu.be/9dJk8ons_GU

  • 14 Jul `13, 10:56PM

    If you decide to head for Kagoshima.

    This kind of destination, you must consider.

    Than you can tell people what is Kagoshima.

    Why they are not the same as like other part of Japan.

    video.

     

    http://youtu.be/dUC4aOlvbYs

  • 14 Jul `13, 10:56PM

    If you decide to head for Kagoshima.

    This kind of destination, you must consider.

    Than you can tell people what is Kagoshima.

    Why they are not the same as like other part of Japan.

    video.

     

    http://youtu.be/dUC4aOlvbYs

  • 15 Jul `13, 10:33PM

    

  • 15 Jul `13, 10:35PM

    from Chiran to Ibusuki, by road.

    Self drive on the highway is nit a difficult job.

    Easy as ABC.

     

    

  • 16 Jul `13, 9:30PM

    Many Singaporean had says they gone to Japan many times.

    So did you ever tried the foods that i introduced over here from all part of Kyushu.

    You can said you gone to Kyushu where or when before,

    Did you tried all the foods below.  On your own you can do wonderful plans.

     

    • Foods

      Throughout the whole journey, i will cover all on this trip that i given to my kakis that budget in my hand, our sinking funds and not forgetting the govt sponsor GST rebate funds ....haha.

      Somen at Tosenkyo.

      maybe you are lucky, the tour leader will bring you here, i don't know?

      For us it's a must my kakis say,

      so still within the budget we go for it, since already here.

      Aiya not expensive lah.... two years ago the price and today still the same.

       

      

       

      Edited by kinwashi 31 Aug `12, 9:31PM
    • 31 Aug `12, 7:18PM
      

      One thosand four hundred yen for this set.

       

      

    • 31 Aug `12, 7:19PM
      

      One thousand three hundred for this set.

       

      

    • 31 Aug `12, 7:21PM
      

      One thousand six hundred yen  for this set.

       

      

    • 31 Aug `12, 7:23PM
      

      The above are the three main players.

      below there are other side dishes you can order extra as you like.

       click enlarge ad see a better view.

      

      Edited by kinwashi 31 Aug `12, 7:24PM
    • 31 Aug `12, 7:52PM
      

      so now you can start your Somen game, use your chopstick and try to get as much as you can from the spring water flow from this special design machine.

    • 31 Aug `12, 9:14PM
      

      Come to Kyushu you must sample all the foods available, than this call on your own.

      Soory to say again, refugee tour only your tour leaders will make arrangement as he or she were told the specify place to eat according to their company connection.

      No choice, within their control, what they gave you just you eat, if you want other you pay for it.

      Haha... for our you can eat as you like. but as long as within the budget.

      sure good and stlll got quality and with portions also.

      My kakis are very understanding, go as a team. no smart alec.

      We got in mind which shop to eat our Chinatown Nagasaki Champon.. and others.

      but  we went around window shopping first for the price.

    Edited by kinwashi 16 Jul `13, 9:31PM
  • 16 Jul `13, 9:34PM

    News from Japan.

     

    So this aready happened in Fukuoka.

    Maybe next year you can go and see this a Summer festival attractions.

     

    Summer festival Gion Yamakasa reaches climax

    NHK -- Jul 16

     

    Teams of men carrying heavy floats ran through the streets of Fukuoka City, in western Japan, on Monday for an ancient summer celebration.

     

    A beating drum announced the departure of the first group in the Hakata Gion Yamakasa Festival just before dawn. The men were carrying an elaborate float weighing about one ton. They circled a flag at a shrine in the Hakata district, sang a celebratory song and dashed out onto the street. Other groups followed in 5-minute intervals. The festival is said to date back to 1241. Legend says a Buddhist priest sprinkled holy water around the district to dispel an epidemic.
  • 17 Jul `13, 8:07PM

     

    Think by now you should  know Summer to Fukuoka.

    What big event over there, already covered this before not long ago.

    From this thread.

     

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    Edited by kinwashi 17 Jul `13, 8:12PM
  • 17 Jul `13, 8:24PM

     

     

    京都・祇園祭 神輿洗� Gion matsuri 2013

     

    http://youtu.be/fhMma-9OzR8

    Edited by kinwashi 17 Jul `13, 8:24PM
  • 18 Jul `13, 10:31PM

    • At Tosenkyo. Noodles Restaurant.. not only Somen.

      we must order like this kind set A, B, or C.

      Somen along got  not taste at all.

      my picture.

      So more choice on your Somen.

      Edited by kinwashi 28 Aug `12, 5:56PM
    • 28 Aug `12, 5:58PM

      Herb set menu.

      

  • 18 Jul `13, 10:35PM

    • Yes.... now we are at Tosenkyo Somen Restaurant,

      During Summer this are very popular, peoples mountain, peoples sea.

      when come to cold weather, dun see any crowd there.

       

       

      

      Edited by kinwashi 30 Aug `12, 8:41PM
    • 30 Aug `12, 8:36PM
      

      

    • 30 Aug `12, 8:38PM
      

      

    • 30 Aug `12, 8:40PM
      

      Inside aready so crowed,

      outside the entrance still lot of peoples queue to get in.

       

      

    • 30 Aug `12, 8:42PM
      

      

    • 30 Aug `12, 8:45PM
      

      A rated kitchen again, very systematic, hygiene not to talks about.

       

      

    • 30 Aug `12, 8:46PM
      

      

  • 18 Jul `13, 10:38PM

     

    Tosenkyo why must be Tosenkyo.

    If you are there?

     

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tosenkyo

  • 18 Jul `13, 10:40PM

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    Somen-nagashi was originated at Tosenkyo in 1962. It still welcomes about 200,000 visitors a year. The name, Tosenkyo, comes from that area, Tosengasako. It was derived from when this place was in a deep cove, boats from Tou (the old way of saying China) used to go in and out. Close to the headwaters, 10 tons of water gush out from the thick ravine everyday at 13 degrees, just suitable for Somennagashi. The joy and peace of mind provided by the atmosphere of surrounding greenery and a clear stream full of swimming carp and trout along with the exceptional flavor of somen is available to tourists throughout the year.

    Today, it is the number one place to enjoy somen in Japan. In 2008, "Tosenkyo kyoden wakimizu" was authorized for "Heisei's meisuihyakusen" by the Ministry of Environment.

     

     
    
    

     

    We offer a varied, delicious Menu as well.

    Ex)

    â– Rice ball A Set Menu

    â– Rice ball B Set Menu

    â– Herb Set Menu

    â– Single food items

     
    

     

     

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  • 19 Jul `13, 4:25PM

    Ibusuki here i come.

    Sand bath

    

    In Ibusuki, we also have sunamushi which unlike normal baths in which you soak in water, you get buried in sand.

    Nanohana

    

    From the end of December to the beginning of February, you can enjoy the contrast of yellow "nanohana", green nature, and blue sky all around.

    Mt.Kaimon

    

    Rising 924meters above sea level, the cone-shaped "Satsuma Fuji" is visible from almost anywhere in Ibnature.

  • 19 Jul `13, 4:25PM

    Ibusuki here i come.

    Sand bath

    

    In Ibusuki, we also have sunamushi which unlike normal baths in which you soak in water, you get buried in sand.

    Nanohana

    

    From the end of December to the beginning of February, you can enjoy the contrast of yellow "nanohana", green nature, and blue sky all around.
• Hanamerai6

  14 Jul 14, 13:32

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• kinwashi

  14 Jul 14, 17:09

  Golden Week, Part 4: Hiroshima

  13 JULY 2014 / CHRISTINA

  It was still rainy in Kyoto on Wednesday, April 30, so Mom, Bro, and I decided to beat the rain and take a day trip to sunny Hiroshima! This was the one leg of our Shinkansen journey that we had not purchased tickets in advance for solely because we didn’t know which day would have the nicest weather; however, it all turned out OK (albeit expensive for me – 24,000yen ($240) return, yikes!) and we managed to buy tickets and get reserved seats on the very next train out of Kyoto!

  

  We made it to Hiroshima!

  The Shinkansen from Kyoto to Hiroshima took about two hours; we didn’t get there until almost noon, but the weather was perfect, so it was totally worth the trip! We boarded the street car outside the train station to take us to our first stop – the Hiroshima Peace Park and A-Bomb Dome. We were surprised to find the Dome only a few metres from the main street!

  

  Hiroshima’s awesome street cars. So convenient!

  The Dome and Peace Park felt sad – we actually didn’t take many pictures here (and especially no selfies) because it just didn’t feel right. However, it was incredibly beautiful. They even had a display of thousands upon thousands of paper cranes. I’m so glad we got to visit.

  

  The Atomic Bomb Dome. Words can’t describe seeing it in person.

  

  The Atomic Bomb Dome up close.

  

  Some of the thousands upon thousands of paper cranes.

  

  A jizo (guardian of children) statue that survived the bombing.

  

  The eternal flame with the Atomic Bomb Dome in the background.

  Despite our saddened moods, we were hungry, and lucky for us we found an Italian restaurant at the entrance to the park. It was such a quaint place! The food was amazing, so we stuffed our faces to cheer ourselves up while overlooking the park.

  

  The quaint Italian restaurant. I highly recommend eating here!

  On our way back through the park, we went into the museum to use the washrooms, only to get invited to make paper cranes! A guide who spoke great English taught us how. We then wrote messages of peace on the wings of our cranes and gave them to the guide – what the museum does with them, I don’t know – and the guide gave us hers as a keepsake. I really, really enjoyed this part of the trip!

  Although we planned to get a river cruise down to our next stop, theMiyajima/Itsukushima Shrine, the cruises had actually stopped running earlier that day – seriously, Japan, does everything have to close early?! Instead, we made do with the street car, and then took a ferry across to Miyajima.

  

  I’m just guessing, but I think, maybeee, this is where we get the ferry to Miyajima… Haha! (In case you can’t read Japanese, the signs basically scream MIYAJIMA HERE over and over.)

  

  On the short ferry ride to the island of Miyajima!

  Unbeknownst to me or Mom, Miyajima is actually pretty developed as a tourist town and has streets upon streets of shops – and deer! The deer were incredibly friendly and docile. We spent a long time taking pictures with the deer before we even made it to the main attraction - Itsukushima Shrine – haha!

  

  A deer chillin’ in the streets – no big deal!

  

  Deer!!

  Itsukushima is actually one of the “Three Views of Japan.” Unfortunately, we happened to get there in time for low tide, so the torii didn’t appear to be floating. However, that did mean that we got to walk straight up to the gate, place a coin on it for good luck, and then walk around the ocean floor! It was still breathtakingly beautiful and worth the long trip down.

  

  Walking to the shrine!

  

  Itsukushima Shrine!!!! I can’t believe I actually got to see it in person!

  

  Bro, me, and Itsukushima!

  

  Adding our coins to the torii gate!

  

  It’s so pretty! I couldn’t stop taking pictures!

  

  Putting our hands in the Pacific Ocean!!!

  We did some quick souvenir shopping, but of course everything closed early (darn it, Japan!) so we didn’t stay long.

  

  The shop-lined streets of Miyajima.

  Unfortunately, we missed the last river cruise back to Peace Park (sorry, Mom!), so we took the ferry back to the mainland and got a train straight to Hiroshima Station. We walked up to the ticket booth, immediately got tickets for the next train back to Kyoto (how lucky were we?!), and boarded the train, getting back in Kyoto shortly before 9pm. It was a busy day, but it was wonderful! I’m so glad we got to visit Hiroshima and check yet another item off my Bucket List! :)

  

  Bye, Hiroshima!

  P.S. For the record, I think Hiroshima was the most beautiful city that we visited. So, so beautiful!

• kinwashi

  14 Jul 14, 17:13

  source.

  
  Kagoshima, Japan
  
  
  View of Sakurajima from mainland Kagoshima Elevation:1117m
  
  
  Sakurajima is an active composite volcano, and an island in the past. The lava flows of the eruption 
  occurred in 1914 jointed the former island with the Osumi Peninsula. The volcanic activity still continues, 
  dropping large amounts of ash on the surrounding areas.
  
   
  (L) Cutaway diagram of subduction zone and an associated stratovolcano
  (R) The city of Kagoshima was covered by deep ash during the 1914 eruption, which was visible across the bay.
   
  (L) Space radar image of Sakurajima The volcano lies within the bay formed by a gigantic caldera.
  (R) Structure of a stratovolcano
  
   
  Welcome greeting from Kagoshima Airport workers
  
  
  Castle Park Hotel, Kagoshima
  
  
  Open air bath of the Castle Park Hotel, Kagoshima
  
  The hotel sits 108m high atop the wood-covered Shiroyama Hill. You may enjoy a fine view of the city 
  below and Sakurajima in front, the active volcano, across the Kinko bay, which locates at the southwestern 
  tip of the island of Kyushu, Japan. The total numbers of guest rooms are 365. Smoking rooms are 143, which 
  represents 39.2 per cent of the total. There are four smoking booths and one open-air smoking place.
  
    
  (L) The entrance and interior of smoking booth (R) No-smoking sign in a guest room
   
  (L) Approach road to the Castle Park Hotel (R) A twin bedroom faced on the city and Sakurajima volcano.
   
  The entrance to a main dinning room and interior
   
  (L) A view from the dinning table in a restaurant at the top floor is wonderful. All restaurants in this hotel are smokefree.
  (R) A souvenir shop of a Satsuma ware and a product of the woods of ancient forest, which is registered as a World Heritage Site.
  
  
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  Kagoshima is located at the southwestern tip of the island of Kyushu in Japan. An estimated population 
  at the tome of 2010 was 606,000, with a density of 1,107 persons per sq km. In 2003, it was recorded 
  as 554,000 with density of 1,911 persons per sq km. 
  
   
  (L) The main street, Tenmonkan, Kagoshima city (R) Kagoshima Castle and cherry trees in bloom
   
  Kagoshima Castle
   
  Akaishiya, a major Japanese sweets ( Karukan ) maker in Kagoshima
    
  (L) A sweet dish served at Akashiya. (R) A courtesy umbrella for pedestrian across a street
    
  (L) Lawn-paved tramcar track (M) Cherry trees in full bloom at riverside of Koutsuki (R) A mini-bus on the circular route
    
  (L) Koutsuki riverside scene (M) Statue of Saigo Takamori (R) A steel 150-pound gun placed at the Sengan-en historic site.
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  (L) A group was on the way from Hinamatsuri, a spring doll' festival with an ancient costume. 
  (M) Shimazu Yoshihiro buckled on an armor (R) The main gate to Sengan-en garden.
   
  (L) Shrine in a Sengan-en garden (R) Konan Chikurin (Bamboo Grove)
   
  (L) Entrance to Kagoshima-chuo station (R) Ticket gate to Shinkansen home at Kagoshima-Chuo train station
   
  A superexpress ( Shinkansen ) train heading to Shin-Osaka or to Hakata at the Kagoshima-Chuo terminal, 
  waiting for departure
  
  
  Kyushu Shinkansen is a Japanese high-speed railway line between Fukuoka ( Hakata ) and Kagoshima, 
  operated by the Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu). The southern 127 km opened in March 2004. 
  The northern 130 km section opened in March 2011.
  
  
  
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• clinic singapore

  14 Jul 14, 19:12

  How lovely this place.Anybody want to go Japan?

• kinwashi

  15 Jul 14, 20:09

  For those who just newly came in to this thread.

  this what me and may kakis did last summer.

   

  • So,

     the convoy heading,

     Japan Highway in Kagoshima driven by Singaporean drivers on holiday.

    Who say not possible on  free and easy in Japan.

    see this video. 

     

    Me the driver on this car.

    video.

     

    Kagoshima.

     

    http://youtu.be/WwsWYAG3OvY

     

    source

    Edited by kinwashi 25 Aug `12, 9:38PM
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  • 26 Aug `12, 7:02PM

    The above photographs were taken on the highway from Fukuoka,

    after all my kakis assemble  at the airport those remaining 4 flew from Taipei,

    we headed down to the highway straight to Kagoshima city took us nearly 4 hours this journey.

    A question.

    So did you all went gate -crash to the tour fair  today at the convention hall,

    its last day,  entrance fee you need to pay 4 dollars, and purchase their tour packages you need to  pay  them immediately with deposit. you go later they use your money now immediately how many millions are in their hands as today according to paper....hahaha.

    here this whole expedition,  all are fresh from the oven no need middlemans. we also can do it, what so difficult....must headed to those kind of playground, those tour fairs.

    stay- tune if you love Japan.

    Next will be Taiwan, please wait next month.

    free and easy on your own.

    No fee are involve,

    here we just  share common interests...travelling to foreign lands.

     

     

    Edited by kinwashi 26 Aug `12, 7:06PM
  • 26 Aug `12, 8:23PM

    I, love Japan Highways,

    Driving 10 hours not a probelm there.

    so far not even one incident ,

    never at all see any  traffic police with those speed radar,

    like those white hungry ghosts on top the over head bridges just love your money...here.

    no stress on their highway.

    we Singaporean drivers just obey their rules, we are safe.

    video.

    Kinwashi in control the streering.

     

    http://youtu.be/8e0EA42RnSg

    Edited by kinwashi 26 Aug `12, 8:28PM
  • 26 Aug `12, 8:44PM

    This the the gadget that brought us to North South East West in Kyushu.

     

    

     

    Only some minor cockups, just wasted a bit times waited for there other missing convoy to assemble,

    other than that, we must thank this. technology. without  this than will be a big headaches for us not local drivers in Japan.

    Edited by kinwashi 26 Aug `12, 10:34PM
  • 26 Aug `12, 9:13PM

    Many times you hear Singaporean drivers involved  in  many unpleasant incident in oversea self-driven cars there.

    Reports cause unfamiliar with the roads  condition and many other factors.

    in the car cabin only the pasengers and the driver know.  When involved with some unforseen accidents only   the  local police will investigate and their reports that is the final result...

     

    Today with the modern technology...Just only S$39 purchase in Singapore market one HD portable DVR 2.5inches TFT LCD Screen, Just bring along  one with you installed in your rented car there, sounds pictures all there just get a higher SD card. that can record at longer hours. finished just bring back to Singapore.

    rather safe than sorry.

    we bring along two pieces there to Japan.

     

     no need those super good ones this is  good enough.

     

    source

    See carefully on  this video.

    the DVR camera is there.

    Just only S$39. the cheapest currently in market. 

     

     

    So,

    this one the convoy heading,

     Japan Highway in Kagoshima driven by Singaporean drivers on holiday.

    Who say not possible on  free and easy in Japan.

     

     

    see this video. 

    http://youtu.be/WwsWYAG3OvY

     

• kinwashi

  15 Jul 14, 20:19

  2. Kamakura:

  Kamakura (鎌倉) is less than an hour away from Tokyo. It’s also known as the Kyoto of Eastern Japan, offering numerous temples, shrines and other historical structures such as Hasedera Temple, Engakuji Temple and Tsurugaoka Hachimangu Shrine.

  

  The most famous attraction of Kamakura is the Great Buddha of Kotokuin.

  If you’re planning a day trip to Kamakura, check out this website.

• kinwashi

  15 Jul 14, 20:20

  Kamakura’s Hasedera Temple

  The Origins of Kamakura’s Hasedera Temple According to legend, in 721 AD the pious monk Tokudo Shonin discovered a large camphor tree in the mountain forests near the village of Hase in the Nara region. He realized the trunk of the tree was so large that it provided enough material for carving two statues of the eleven-headed Kannon. The statue he commissioned to be carved from the lower part of the truck was enshrined in Hasedera Temple near Nara; the statue from the upper half (actually the larger of the two) was thrown into the sea with a prayer that it would reappear to save the people. Fifteen years later in 736 on the night of June 18, it washed ashore at Nagai Beach on the Miura Peninsula not far from Kamakura, sending out rays of light as it did. The statue was then brought to Kamakura and a temple was constructed to honor it. Since time immemorial, Hasedera Temple has been known as the 4th station among the 33 holy places in the Kanto area.

  Hours of Operation 8 AM to 5:00 PM (Mar. thru Sept.) 8 AM to 4:30 PM (Oct. thru Feb.) Open every day of the year ------------------------------------------------------â—� Admission Fees \300 (Adults, 12 and over) \100 (Children) Group Rates (30 or more) \250 (Adults, 12 and over) \50 (Children) ------------------------------------------------------â—� Parking Fees \300 per 30 min. (Passenger Cars) \1,000 per 30 min. (Large-sized Vehicles and Buses) No reservations accepted ------------------------------------------------------â—� Hasedera Temple 3-11-2 Hase,Kamakura City, Kanagawa

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  16 Jul 14, 20:54

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  The arrest of a Tokyo artist on obscenity charges for distributing data that allowed recipients to make 3-D prints of her vagina has sparked protests over what supporters say is an attack on free expression.

   

  Megumi Igarashi, 42, who calls herself Rokudenashi-ko (“a no-good girl”), had been trying to raise funds online to pay for the construction of a kayak, using a 3-D printer, modeled on the shape of her genitals.

   

  Japan has a vibrant pornography industry that caters to a vast array of tastes, but obscenity laws forbid the depiction of actual genitalia, which usually appear censored or blurred in images and videos.

  The artist - who has created other genital-inspired artworks - was arrested Saturday for “distributing data that could create an obscene shape through a 3-D printer,” a police spokesman said.

  Before her arrest, Igarashi - who remained in detention on Tuesday - had collected about Y1 million through an Internet crowdfunding site.

  In exchange for donations, she supplied data to supporters that would let them create 3-D prints of her genitals.

• kinwashi

  17 Jul 14, 18:40

  THURSDAY, JULY 17, 2014

  Ryokan Romontei Takeo Onsen

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  Takeo Onsen, in western Saga, is an ancient hot spring whose soft, silky waters, reputed to be beneficial to the skin, have been written about since the eighth century.
  

  

  
  According to myth, Empress Jingu created the hot spring by striking her spear into the ground. The fame of the hot spring spread when none other thanHideyoshi wrote about it. In the Edo Period a post station of the Nagasaki Kaido that connected Nagasaki with Kokura and point east on Honshu was built and several lavish bathrooms were constructed for the lords and dignitaries who stayed here.
  
  The town of Takeo Onsen is now home to many luxury resort hotels as well as small, traditional ryokan, but in my quest to find somewhere to stay within my budget I found the best deal at the public onsen.
  
  Located at the top of the town underneath Mount Horai, the public baths are fronted by an Edo Period gate known as the Romon, which has now become the symbol of the town.
  
  Within the grounds is the Ryokan Romontei, a large concrete building with many rooms and its own hot springs. Like the public onsen, it is also very popular and busy. The standard tatami room had a TV, fridge, kettle, etc as well as en-suite toilet. The public baths had free wifi but my room was at the back of the building and so the signal was too weak. The baths were nice and there was a rotenburo or outdoor bath.
  
  

  

  
  
  For a single person with no meals I paid only 4,000 yen.
  
  Ryokan Romontei
  7425 Takeocho Oaza, Takeo, Saga
  Tel: 0954 23 2111
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  The ryokan is less than 1 kilometer from Takeo Onsen Station on the JR Sasebo Line.
  
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  A 28-year-old woman walking home in Tokyo's Meguro Ward on Monday night was knocked down by an unknown man who forcibly removed her underwear and fled with it.

   

  According to police, the incident occurred at around 11 p.m. TV Asahi quoted police as saying the man apparently followed the woman as she was walking home. He grabbed her on one shoulder and pushed her to the ground. The woman told police he reached up her skirt and pulled off her underwear.
• kinwashi

  17 Jul 14, 20:48

  

  Ichimoku Ryuji's

  "I eat in the shop chicken, and I eat at home. And I see butterflies Schottenfeld also dream that they are living within an enclosing (laughs) to. Chicken'll also loves chicken". 
  Energetic manager, Ichimoku Ryuji's "Torizen Nakasu store" told me about the things cooked in water.

  I think that's important, even on making a "cooked in water that's freshness of chicken. It uses grown in homemade chicken farm in the mountains of Karatsu" Hana-miniwatori the (flower green). "And fresh that you pull the morning on the day in the house and I've been using only something. It 'is much to eat chicken to cooked in water, nor rare. those 90 days to breeding, it is delicious meat and soft fat even without persistent. this finest cooked in water, and seared, so I use skewers. chicken is, it takes care to feed the chickens. in order to meat and sweet soft, you can give the corn, we have or to drink beer. Incidentally , chickens not seem drunk to drink beer (laughs). "

  To eat to put chicken soup to the first leg

  Mizutaki set was taken to the table. First of all, it's only get a soup, but how to eat mizutaki Hakata. Put the soup in SobaChoko, to adjust the taste with salt. It is a taste that taste of the chicken is transmitted to the straight. 
  The "soup, and cook for 8 hours while taking the scum torso Gala of chicken. Films I spring faintly on the surface in the fat out of the marrow of the bone, but I tell you delicious taste of chicken is not condensed. And served You can not see when you want to, since it is integrated with the soup in the soup of collagen plenty of that. cloudy, it is free-flowing when hot, but it'll lump in simmering in collagen and cool. It is recommended for women. my Because I drink the soup every day? any attempt to skin's shiny it should not because of soup (laughs). "

  Thigh minced chicken into the soup rounded

  Then I get a mince and chunks of chicken. 
  It is a thigh. "Both have served the chicken is not a bone-in as easy to eat in the sandbar store. Mince is 100% thigh that does not use any filler. Because I want you to taste the taste itself of the material . but please put it in a pot by rolling into bite-sized pieces. "

  I will put one after the other vegetables

  I will put it in a pot vegetables. 
  "It 's hope it will put the vegetables in the order of onion, carrot, shiitake mushrooms, cabbage. Onion When cooked, it is ready to be eaten. Chemistry is good especially with the soup of chicken sweetness of the onion and sweet taste of cabbage." 
  Fire Ttara chicken, mince, vegetables, I get our special ponzu sauce. 
  "Ponzu sauce is homemade to suit mizutaki. I make by blending and juice soup of kelp light soy sauce, and bonito, rice vinegar, mirin, of bitter orange. And I have put emphasis on vinegar as much as soup and meat In order there is fat (laughs). cooked in water because it is meat still I. in the mouth to avoid heavily in the fat, the taste of vinegar there is acidity and clean is is good. We also sell, but Ya gifts use of gifts as well and there are quite a lot. seems to be very popular with people in the Kansai region. and have you put a homemade citron pepper to your liking it is also delicious. "

  Vegetables can eat a lot of cooked in water

  Taste of ponzu intertwined with the ingredients of each. Without too much insistence, to enhance the flavor of the ingredients.

  Well, it is delicious way to eat cooked in water is written on the menu, but there, and please try to drink only soup again here. 
  "Soup vegetables also contain it because it is delicious There is also sweet. Please try a cup of soup just beside Choco again in this state." 
  Indeed, taste different from the beginning. In addition to the taste of the chicken, the taste of vegetables also blend.

  Delicious and put a little vinegar to the hodgepodge of 〆

  And, it's get without leaving the soup at the end, it's porridge 〆. 
  I'm the best also a "hodgepodge. Do you say the culmination of Mizutaki the taste of everything is condensed, is excellent I also love. After you put the rice in a pot, and then adjusted to taste with salt, eggs put out the fire Put the shredded nori and green onion was placed, I is when this incidentally enjoy., I think that it very delicious and put a little special ponzu sauce in bowl. rather than recommended, "There is also a kind of way of eating, I take it when it is good," and we teach. " 
  Porridge in the richness of the soup spread indeed, a refreshing ponzu sauce's flavor goes well.

  The sashimi stick to "Hakata mizutaki Kaiseki Hana", beautiful hue

  Chicken Hymn Ichimoku's continue. 
  There are many delicious foods in the "world, but the chicken is delicious partly nutrition, I think is not it? Ingredients best part. I to would not get tired even to eat every day. Food ingredients forming the basis of diet daily or you will not? ". 
  I used such a chicken also "cooked in water," and he thought that there is extraordinary. 
  The "cooked in water, I think it's a special dish to represent the Hakata. Because should not that it is not said to Hakata" expected "to those who came to eat cooked in water to store out in Hakata. And that they Schottenfeld Hakata I There is always a part. "cooked in water culture Oke leaving" is always the feeling (laughs). "

  

  

  

  Using the chicken of 90-day-old was brought up in homemade chicken farm of Karatsu "Hana-miniwatori (flower green)" in. Mince and chopped fresh ones that you pull the morning on the day

  

  

  To make it cook for 8 hours while taking the scum of the body Gala chicken. It's that taste of chicken is to have condensed fat-spanning membrane faintly on the surface of the soup out of the marrow of the bone

  

  

  To make by blending the juice and soup of kelp light soy sauce, and bonito, rice vinegar, mirin, of bitter orange. I have also carried out the sale of ponzu

  

  You get a chicken dish to make with fresh chicken in the morning pulling

  Can enjoy the dishes were brought up in homemade chicken farm of Karatsu "Hana-miniwatori (flower green)" on. Can enjoy the best flavor and sweetness of fresh chicken that has been drawn in the morning at 90 days of age of liver sashimi and sand shear. In addition, in skewers baked or cooked in water to get a leg in homemade ponzu, the various sites, the softness of the meat's exceptional. (The HP for more information) has branches in Tokyo, Osaka also including Fukuoka city.

  3000 yen "Hakata cooked in water Kaiseki Hana" one person (from 2 servings). Niwatoritoge fried, grilled chicken wings, of cartilage, such as egg porridge stick 
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  Vacation	Sunday
  Seat	60 seats
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• kinwashi

  17 Jul 14, 20:52

  

  Harada Toshiko

  Cheerful landlady Harada Toshiko's "The became friends with celebrities who for some reason, gonna you come many times to say" Mom I'm home ~ "Everyone" and. Of course, the thing of it is also attracted to the taste of the store. 
  In 1953, was founded as a store of sukiyaki "ABC". Eventually, father of the husband of the Harada-san created a taste of cooked in water, it came to be known across the country as a store of cooked in water now.

  When I asked for the secret of the taste of cooked in water that has been loved for many years ... 
  the teaching of "Grandpa was intended material use a good thing that you examined, and not drop the quality. examination of material how to make also changed even now I do not have. "

  Chopped chicken meat has been placed in a beautiful soup

  Soup making of unchanged old, daily, and is made ​​over time. Go cook and clickety-click to put the chopped meat with bone salt and kelp soup stock. 
  We use only the soup most, which is also sweet "kelp soup stock. Red chicken Takachiho juicy, water is ionized water only. You can take to carefully extra fat and lye, chicken 4 while adding ionized water We will cook about time. lye also because it is the cause of the smell, chopped meat and. pull up in the place that was Takiaga~tsu enough (laughs). meat is out Horotto from bone It is a constant attendance, and cook further with chicken soup I go. again, is taking the extra fat and lye. It 'I think people hate chicken that he no good not good at fat yellow chicken. soup making of which, the paper on the surface of the pot at the end It takes all the oil topped with, floating. does not leave, even for a one drop. So, soup finished will be the beautiful white and. kitchen I might brighten the surface of the pot to increase the visibility . Because we have every day tasting soup full of collagen, It 's glossy my skin (laughs). "

  I get soup from the first

  When you get a dish cooked in water, soup platter piled pan with chopped meat bone soup and entered, vegetables and chicken mince is carried to the table. 
  And have you taste to put salt and leek soup "First, to eat chicken, fire because it contains already. Poultry Please feel free, you can eat immediately if Warm yourself is. Vegetables to eat mince Yo. chunks of chicken has entered the various sites. meat chicken wings, chicken wings source, of the neck per the ~ I like especially I, (laughs). "

  Soft chicken meat chunk

  Soup taste plain taste of chicken originally came out, but there is a full-bodied.Soft chicken that deviate from the Horori bone goes well with special ponzu sauce. Delicious even if I put the citron pepper spice. 
  Soy sauce "ponzu sauce in the special order, we ask them made ​​from mash." Barrels for ABC "to Shoyu-ya Mr.'m there. It uses also soup of sukiyaki, but is a sweet little. This in soy sauce, and I blend the juice of Hagi tangerine strong light soy sauce, kelp soup, sour. rather than have saved by blending, and I try to able to use immediately as you blend. this to taste is, is the taste of the secret that is not taught only to those who take over the shop. "

  The chicken mince into the soup rounded with a spoon

  Once you taste the chicken, it's time chicken mince. Ripe and put into the soup rounded, Once floated in 2-3 minutes. Taste of chicken juicy spread in the texture was fluffy. 
  "Mince I use only the skin on chicken thigh. Stickiness also'm leaving skin also set to mince together. Seasoning is a secret. Minced of which I remain soft and fluffy with no tense even if boiled simmering ".

  It's ripe Once emerged

  Cabbage, spinach, mushroom, vegetables, etc. kudzu cut. Different from the Niwatorinabe Others use cabbage instead of Chinese cabbage, it's cooked in water features. 
  "Cabbage, because it is what you could eat raw in the salad, please try to eat at about Kugura to make soup quickly." 
  Everything Must Go eat all, only when the remaining soup, or Mixture (porridge) is 〆 rice gruel. If the rice gruel, also soup taste was further condensed, enjoy without leaving even for a one drop. 
  "Uncle are popular, but neither I can eat if the Chanpon first (laughs)."

  Colored paper of celebrities also tightly to store. I can see immediately that there are many fans across the country. 
  As far as I'm glad to be asked to love it from the side of "a lot. Because I do not adorned, (laughs). Taste the atmosphere wonder if easy to go to visit the store I also I have to continue to protect. Everyone was delicious" "come also" The word "it's realization." 
  Does not change from the usual, Mr. Harada with us to a story in the cook's apron appearance. 
  "Cook's apron is my uniform. There are a number of pieces, but I tell you it is the form all the same (laughs)." 
  Warm personality of Harada's also a secret of the taste of "ABC".

  

  

  

  Protect the teachings of founder "material a good thing that you examined" and, to examine the chicken. Body is using a red chicken of Takachiho juicy

  

  

  After you put the cooked meat chunks of chicken in kelp broth you use the ionized water, and cook further along with the chicken is removed and chopped meat. I take to thoroughly extra fat and lye

  

  

  In soy sauce of sweet custom, to blend the juice of mandarin orange Hagi strong light soy sauce, kelp soup, sour. Without saving those blended, so that used up immediately

  

  Fan of celebrity to many; landlady and taste!

  Soup "cooked in water" is full-bodied taste that cooked slowly and carefully Akaniwatori of Takachiho. Bone-in meat entering in the pot, mince using chicken thigh, vegetables, fit well with ponzu sauce which I made none is targeted Hagi mandarin orange. The drawn and the taste, cheerful landlady Harada Toshiko, fans of celebrities in many cases. Delicious and with Saga cattle that are provided from the time of opening in 1953, "Sukiyaki" is also (one person ¥ 5,120).

  (Photo 2 servings) ¥ 4,300 "cooked in water and serving in the land" one person that sticks chicken mince. 400 yen for one person, of 〆 "uncle set" and "Chanpon ball" is 450 yen for one person. "Kashiwa (chicken) additional" 1700 yen, "chicken mince additional" 1700 yen

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  Seat	200 seats
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• kinwashi

  17 Jul 14, 20:55

  

  Saburo Hayashida

  History known as the local cuisine representing the Hakata of "cooked in water" is also a history of the "original Hakata Suigetsu cooked in water" in the now.Primary Hayashida Heisaburo Mr. Nagasaki born over in Hong Kong in 1897, to learn the Chinese and Western cuisine. After returning home, let you mix technique called "the chicken cook with rice" Chinese and Western "consomme", and he was opening the store cooked in water in 1905 (1905). More than hundred years since then, the taste is continuing to protect.

  Bone-in chicken 3-4 minutes birds enters the large pot that has been used since 1960. It is about 15 servings and can make in one bird

  Currently, protect the taste is the third generation Hayashida Saburo. 
  I think you must continue for many years to come as a store of "origin. Must Ika protect it taste. It has taken over the skill and taste in the transmission of a secret from father to a son from the first generation to do so.

  Chicken has decided rooster of 5-6 months was brought up in Kyushu. 
  The "meat is too hard to grow, and rich is not enough to be a spring chicken, that much is'm the best. it does not use oil because there are many hens". 
  Soup is made ​​each morning in the chicken carefully selected under such thinking.

  Some of the clear soup of pot issued to the table, chopped chicken that was hawk is on

  I'll I want to be able to put in the water in the chunk and fielding "whole chicken carcasses. Thing to go cook from water is important. It's called" cook "it" simmer ", that it put a short time fire long time It is to put the fire. case of chicken, meat itself disappeared delicious taste of chicken they've written out in soup all too stew, and "I cook from the water." not a thing soup clear This might be the reason referred to as a "cooked in water." you cook in constant attendance one hour before and after taking the scum. Once at something like start out a little bone from the mass of the thigh, 2-3 as it is off the heat Set it aside time. Then, chicken I soften. founder seems to have led to this approach to study how to cook. seems there is also a scientific basis for a decent becomes soft fiber is lost. "

  Is indispensable when you eat cooked in water to "vinegar", time you do not know unless asked is hung. The secret, in fact, he is also under the living room. 
  Citrus fruit that is used for "vinegar is bitter orange exposed to sea breeze in Itoshimahanto of Fukuoka. Delicious very bitter orange that grow up in harsh environment. Then squeeze one by one hand this. The Ya bitterness force is strong to be a man women will stop astringency because would come out. yet only once. After you pull out the sweetness by lay one year juice of the orange, and I make the vinegar to suit the soy sauce. soy sauce Koikuchi and light-seasoned, we have to adjust the taste depending on the season. adjustment of taste of Ponzu It is a job that only I'm doing. every year, you squeeze the New Year dawning on the purchase at the end of the year is orange. This is a big job Nde, for us , I have saved under the living room and put it in the sho bottle juice (laughs) of. bitter orange wonder if the real New Year iris is orange since the end ".

  Below the parlor, orange juice is stored

  Food soup, chicken, ponzu other than, just those that have been carefully selected. Vegetables, mainly spices and small green onion Hakata specialty and citron pepper with yuzu high mince, fragrance using the rooster of 5-6 months of age of Kyushu again, fresh cabbage and mushrooms ... any thing of pride 's.

  The seasoned with salt, and you may be asked to spice soup green onions

  Cooked in water starting from where you taste the soup. And you'll put a small green onion and salt to a clean soup clear, it's deep flavor delicacy. The bone-in chicken followed. Ponzu sauce of natural sweetness and refreshing acidity favors the taste of chicken. Hotness that was Piriri and aroma of yuzu pepper is also good.

  Chicken and guinea deviate from bone

  "Easy to eat I do not may thigh. My recommendation is the place of the neck. It is good to have you eat so as to suck the meat and bone".

  Chicken mince's very popular with children

  Vegetables and minced seasoned is attached many percentage of leg also goes well with ponzu sauce. That they do not boil down salty because it does not come with the soup itself even went recommend eating. Taste of the chicken is just going more condensed. 
  It is to put a Chinese cabbage in order to dilute it that's casserole that was seasoned with soy sauce and "miso, so simmer down, but put the cabbage because there is no worry about that in mizutaki, sweet taste of cabbage, ingredients itself of other I can enjoy the taste of. thing is that the cook from the water, eating in ponzu sauce using orange, putting the cabbage. features of Mizutaki Ganso the founder began to think that these. we keep his taste have. seem there is no need to arrange. "

  Garland chrysanthemum cabbage, enoki, shimeji, tofu, winter, vegetables in the summer is mizuna

  Add noodles or "Jigokudaki", and sprinkle the small green onion and egg and seasoned with light soy sauce and salt and put the rice "rice gruel (porridge)" The 〆 get a soup that remains is a. 
  Even before you turn on the rice or noodles and of. 〆 I think "soup is plenty of collagen, and would like to eat until the end, please try to taste only soup by all means. We, and at the edges of the early-mid-, I'll recommend three times that I have you drink the soup. Guests can enjoy a taste of their own unique. mizutaki is also the casserole, but do not get tired even to eat. many times because it is soup dishes, and delicious no matter how many times to eat. I think we want to continue to protect such a taste. new ones and. I do not need, Local cuisine, what you eat while feeling the culture and climate.'s best to have you eat in Hakata by all means ".

  Hayashida, who are very important to the soup. The thought is also reflected in rice gruel making the last. Rice cooked 's never used the rice gruel. 
  "Aroma of freshly cooked rice and it is too Standing, the flavor of the soup because is spoiled."

  Mizutaki soup dish. It's to get the dregs, it is also a tribute to cook.

  

  

  

  Use bone-in meat rooster Kyushu. By After taking the soup, put for a while, away from bone even better, it becomes softer

  

  

  Because freshness is also necessary, are made every morning. I started cooking to put chunks of bone-in chicken in water, to go cook for about 1 hour while taking the scum

  

  

  Women to stop hand only once orange exposed to sea breeze in Fukuoka Prefecture Itoshimahanto.Then, to build up by the addition of soy sauce or the like from aged 1 year

  

  Founded 38 years Meiji. Taste does not change from the founder

  Shop Hakata cooked in water that originated 38 years founded Meiji. Clear soup of consomme style born with cooked Kyushu cock, deep delicacy you are plainly but there is a full-bodied.Minced chicken juicy chicken is also delicious with good bone away. Taste does not change more than 100 years ponzu to make it a hand-drawn Itoshima orange production, let the aged for one year. It is possible if there is a space reservations the day, but early booking is safe.

  (Photo 2 servings) ¥ 5,700 ~ course of serving Hakata cooked in water such as rice gruel appetizer Fowler and take skin vinegar, of 〆 is attached. There is also a la carte "peach fried" 1500 yen, "liver candied" and 1200 yen. 
  Also all country shipping possible cooked in water (3 servings ¥ 10,500, fully cooked)

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  Original Hakata cooked in water Suigetsu

  Address	Chuo-ku, Fukuoka Hirao 3-16-14
  Phone	092-531-0031?
  Business	17:00 ~ OS20: 30
  Vacation	(The rest Tuesday when the holidays) Monday
  Seat	(There is also a kotatsu digging ground floor) 100 seats
  Card	Yes
  Parking	Yes
  URL	http://www.suigetsu.co.jp

  

• kinwashi

  17 Jul 14, 20:59

  SWIMMING IN GOOD GRINDS AT YANAKA COFFEE

  Posted by Cynthia Popper on July 17, 2014

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  For the most part, Tokyo’s coffee culture has a decidedly plastic feel to it. Lots of big chain cafes, serving tasty (if somewhat pedestrian) snacks, laminate tables, and pre-packaged everything.

  Of course Japan is a tea nation, so coffee, while making a fair showing, is not something the country is famous for. Tokyo’s micro-chain, Yanaka Coffee, is a refreshing change from the usual plastic tray-gum-syrup experience.

  I stumbled upon Yanaka Coffee while searching for the “heated public pool” in Kita-Senju. Located on a charming shotengai (shopping street, 商店街), Yanaka Coffee’s rustic exterior and heaping barrels of beans immediately caught my eye.

  

  The ambience immediately struck me of the kind of coffee house you’d find in San Francisco or Portland. It’s a small, discreet shop with just a few seats, but is quiet, non-smoking, and anti-cell phone. A perfect nook for reading, drawing, or writing.

  Beans are sold in 100g quantities, then roasted and ground to your specifications. They offer straight and blended beans from everywhere: Columbia, Brazil, Peru, the Dominican Republic. I like dark coffee, so I asked for a dark roast (they have a 1-10 scale- I went with a 9) and the barista selected an Indonesian bean and told me it would take about ten minutes to roast and grind for my paper-drip rig at home.

  While I waited, I was served complimentary samples of the both the hot and iced daily blends from the Dominican. Rich, earthy, and very freshly roasted. 200 grams is normally 1050 yen, but if you’re local, you can sign up for a point card and immediately get 300 yen off (30% off just like that?). They can even deliver bean bags to your place. And if you’re just visiting, Yanaka offers worldwide shipping and a variety of gift sets.

  

  They also offer a sweets set menu with lovely pastries and cakes– the ubiquitous hermetically sealed brownies were nowhere to be found. A cup of coffee runs about 240 yen and the sets are under 700 yen. So yum.

  Free samples, instant discounts, and chill coffee house vibe. I think I’ve found my new office space. I never did find that pool.

  The Deets:
  Yanaka Coffee
  24 locations in Tokyo
  Hours: 11:00am -20:00
  www.yanaka-coffeeten.com

• kinwashi

  18 Jul 14, 20:42

   

   

   

  http://chouzuru.blogspot.sg/2014/07/okinawa-part-2-dining-and-shopping.html

   

   July 9, 2014

  Amazing trip to Okinawa part 1

  Hey everyone! Thanks for the support of my new series Kawaii Healthy I posted on monday, I will certainly do my best to make it very useful and get it off the ground. I also plan to make more videos for reviews, outfits, etc and I'll make sure to post those here as well! But today I am going to write about something I have wanted to post for a long time - my trip to Okinawa! This is a long time ago now, nearly 2 years so I may not remember everything completely but it was very memorable. And it was the first time I traveled long distance within Japan, so it was a great experience.
  
  My friend offered to bring me on this trip a couple years ago for fun, and it nicely coincided with my birthday (just a couple days after). We had talked about traveling to another country in Asia but ended up going with Okinawa as it was easier but still had a different atmosphere than Tokyo. I'm really thankful I had this chance because I don't think I ever will again haha.
  
  

  

  
  

  

  
  We took a flight to Okinawa, and it's a short one about 1.5 hours I believe, so after suffering through 12 hour flights back and forth to Japan all the time this seemed quite easy. The weird part was the boarding, we had a tiny little gate then we had to board a bus that drove us to the plane. There were hardly any people on the flight, which I loved SO much, if it was the US I'm sure they would've cancelled that flight.
  
  Anyhow we landed in Okinawa and took another bus to the airport, which was small and dated but it served. We picked up at couple of snacks at the on site conbini and boarded a shuttle to the rental car place.  Now I've only been in a car 2x (including this time) in Japan so I was scared to be driven in city traffic haha. We did have a couple issues with the car but it was solved overall.
  
  

  Decorations in the airport

  

  
  

  Sanpen tea, a traditional Okinawa tea

  The hotel was small as expected in Japan, really an economy type, but there was a super market in walking distance and we were only a block off of the main drag so it was quite well located. We didn't have any time for sight-seeing that evening, just looking around the city a bit but the next day we got going early on the site seeing.
  
  We visited Okinawa World, which is a conglomerate of touristy Okinawan things to do! It had a recreated traditional village as you may expect, a museum of Okinawan native animals with snake show, a cave system, brewery, craft stations and big gift shops. They also had a show of traditional Okinawa dances. My favorite parts were the cave and dance, unfortunately there were no pictures at the dance, but I'll let the rest of the photos speak for themselves.
  
  After that we went to a beach on another part of the main island (we didn't visit the other smaller islands) and it was so lovely, very clean and tons of washed up coral for me to poke around in. I love collecting shells and rocks. It was close to the American base there so there were some noisy planes overhead. I certainly could've stayed there longer!
  
  

  

  
  

  

  
  

  

  
  

  

  
  

  

  
  

  

  
  

  

  
  

  

  
  

  

  
  

  

  
  I don't want to make this too lengthy cause I really did a lot during my short stay there so this mini-series might be 4-5 parts. I still want to talk about shopping and eating, the Castle, some war memorials and America Village. Boy we packed a lot in haha! Please look forward to reading more about Okinawa, I really enjoy showing more about Japan than just Tokyo! Where have you traveled in Japan??

  July 16, 2014

  Okinawa part 2 - dining and shopping!

  Good afternoon! I'm trying really hard to stay on track this week with blogging but I can tell you I would much rather just lay down and nap haha. Today at work our main computer system was down so there was literaly nothing for me to do half the day, I just kept thinking how much I could get done if I was at home. Well I will change jobs soon, I will still work fulltime so I won't get any more personal time, I just hope my next job is not worse haha!
  
  Today I will write a bit more about my Okinawa trip, I think this post will require the most research for me as I don't remember the place names at all. Put me back in Okinawa and I could take you right to these places, but ask me the name? Forget it haha! One good thing for me when traveling is my spacial reasoning so I can very easily find places with paper map or such.
  
  When I stayed in Naha, Okinawa, I was in a hotel on a road just off of Kokusai-dori (lit. International road) which is like the main drag downtown. Kokusai-dori stretches about 2km and it's got all the tourists roaming around, as well as the USA military people getting drunk at night. Here there are tons of touristy shops and especially restaurants, bars, cafes etc. There's some conbini and there used to be a OPA mall with all your gyaru needs (Universal-doll covered it's closing here). So it's great for a stroll after a long day sight seeing as most stores along this street are open till around 11pm.
  
  

  

  
  

  Kokusai-dori

  In a shopping arcade street

  I didn't spend too much time on Kokusai-dori just because I was too busy really seeing the sights of Okinawa, plus while the atmosphere is interesting I had no need to check out the shops and restaurants.
  
  For a more charming experience make sure to visit the shopping arcade streets that bisect Kokusai-dori at about the mid-point which are named: Heiwadori, Mutsumidori and Ichiba Hondori.  They are all inter-connected so you can roam around for quite a long time. There are tons of gift shops, but also fruit stands, diy craft studios, handmade goods, restaurants and a fish market. It's rathering overwhelming if you are looking for soveineers as you keep thinking "What will the next shop have??" well they all really have the same handful of items in various iterations so just buy what you like when you see it :D
  
  

  

  
  

  Hello Kitty branded Okinawa gifts

  Who in your life needs One Piece Okinawa socks :D

  

  
  

  

  
  

  

  
  As for eating, we used a travel magazine for recommendations, but there should be plenty on the internet! From a western viewpoint you can check Tripadvisor, Total Okinawa, and Okinawa Hai
  
  Like any place in Japan, there are local specialties that you must try when visiting! For Okinawa it's Chanpuru: a stirfry featuring the goya which is used often traditionally, Taco Rice: a fusion food originating from the American presense in Okinawa, Rafute: thick cuts of pig belly, Mimiga: thinnly sliced and boiled pig ear, Umibudo: seaweed with an interesting pellet shape, Purple potato: it's found in a lot of sweets. Well there's tons of amazing food in Okinawa so try as much as you can! And as always try to find a small/local restaurant for more authentic tastes.
  
  

  

  
  Coming up I will cover the Ryukyuan Palace, and America Village. Please stay posted and I hope these posts will be useful during your own travels! Or if you're stuck in your home town like me - something fun to dream about haha!