Website of the Book "Sights and Scenes of Japan"
Jogashima (城ヶ島) is a beautiful small island made of volcanic rock on the southern coast of the Miura peninsula one hour South East of Yokohama. The tiny island lies opposite of the tuna port Misaki (三崎) and is famous for a breathtaking sunset with Mount Fuji in the background. It is a great day trip… Read More
Himeji Castle ( 姫路城 ) is enlisted as Unesco World heritage and a must see for every visitor of Japan. The dramatically beautiful hill top castle in Himeji (Hyōgo Prefecture) is a vast complex that overlooks the whole area. It consists of a central wooden defence tower covered by white plaster walls and fortified by various other strongholds, massive… Read More
Yokohama ( 横浜 ) is the second largest agglomeration in Japan, just south of Tokyo. The city is host of one of the largest and most lively China towns in the world as well as a nice colonial style Western district. The latter areas are a remainder from when after 200 years of isolation Japan opened its ports and Yokohama… Read More
Over the last week the weather changed from relatively cold to warm in the Kanto region. Just in time to bring the cherry flower trees into blossom for the weekend. Only a small teaser can be made available as I am using the mobile version of WordPress. A full update will be made available early… Read More
Kawagoe (川越), also named Ko-Edo, is a nice town only 30 minutes away from Tokyo. If you want to experience how Tokyo may have looked like at the end of the Edo period then head for the cosy old city centre of this town. It is as if Tokyo’s Edo museum came to life. I took the photo above on a… Read More
Nishiki food market (錦市場商店街) is an amazing place for everyone that likes traditional Japanese food. In a 400 meter long covered street in the city centre of Kyoto (京都) more than 100 specialty shops sell some of the best food in town as well as traditional kitchenware. The food market exists already several hundreds of years and… Read More