There are many people at univercity entrance.(大学の入口にたくさんの人がいます。)We see this situation every spring at univercity.(毎年春にこの光景を見ます。)Can you imagine what i...

出張時に立ち寄った、長野駅ビルに入っている、長野県長寿食堂。一昔までは沖縄県が日本の長寿No1でしたが、ここ数年はそれをひっくり返し、長野県が1位に輝いています。その背景は、昔は塩分を多く取る文化が根付いてしまっており脳卒中の死亡率が高かった長野、それを踏まえ、長野県が各家庭をまわり食生活改善をはかり、十数年たった今それが功を奏したのだそう。県と市民の努力の賜物で日本一に輝いたのには驚きですね。そして、その長寿の秘訣となるご飯をいただけるのがこちらの食堂。駅ナカで手軽に伺える場所にもかかわらず、本格的な信州のお料理を頂くことができます。素材から拘られ、生わさびや野菜などのヘルシーな料理が中心で...

This is an incredible view of one of the symbols of Japan, Mt. Fuji. When you see this mountain, I feel like I am getting energy from it. I am happy that I came to Japan on this trip.

By Kosuke KujiIwate prefecture I live in is the number one largest prefecture next to Hokkaido and the area is about the same size as Shikoku. Besides...

Many food items in Japan are priced reasonably in Japan, but some places are extremely expensive. I just saw this poster showing $35 burgers. Who eat those things?

By Kosuke KujiTokyo Station that is located in Tokyo which is also the center of Japan.Tokyo Station has been newly born and changed with a large scale renovation construction in recent years and Japanese sake is being offered at different locations so there are more opportunities to try Japanese sa...

The 2016 Kumamoto Earthquake Part 3By Kosuke KujiI received a phone call from Master Sake Brewer Morikawa in "Kouro" of Kumamoto prefecture a few days...

The 2016 Kumamoto Earthquake Part 2By Kosuke KujiKumamoto Earthquake that happened at 9:26 pm on April 14th 2016. As mentioned in the previous column,...

Talk about on time performance. This is just amazing to see how prompt the Japanese train systems are.

Japan is one of the most technically advanced counties in the world but you find almost NO FREE WIFI here. I went to a new Book Store & Coffee shop at Japan Rail Ashiya Station can MIRAI BOOKS. Place is very clean and plenty of seating space and you are allowed to read books there. But there was no ...