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Todai-ji Temple (東大寺)

And the roaming deer outside the Temple (奈良公園)

Hey, We are in Nara prefecture, and I’m going to tell you about my experience with this lovely deer and let’s see what’s inside in the Todai-Ji temple.

The Nara Park is one of the “Places of Scenic Beauty,” and Over 1,200 wild sika deer (シカor 鹿 Shika) freely roam around in the park as natural wealth. Because according to Shinto shrine and local folklore, Nara deer were the sacred messengers of the gods, such that, in historical times, killing a deer in Nara was a fraud punishable by death.

Feeding the deer

The deer in Nara Park is affirming some behaviors when pleading to be fed. I can see why Nara’s deer are exceptional. They’ve come to see travelers as a source of food. You can purchase deer crackers for less than ¥200 to feed them, after which deer will instantly start following you around. At first, I got scared because they wouldn’t stop following you until the food was in your hand. So if you are thinking of feeding other deer, hide it and move.

Tōdaiji Temple

Tōdai-Ji (東大寺) or “Great Eastern Temple” is the most historical Temple preserves many precious cultural treasures from the Temple’s past. Moreover, it also is a treasure house of traditional Buddhist ceremonies such as the Shunie ceremony held at the Nigatsu-dō (二月堂) or “The half of the second month.” Several people from throughout Japan and the world visit the Temple to worship and pay their admiration every year.

Big Buddha (Daibutsu) is the world’s most giant bronze Buddha. Originally built between 735 and 749, the colossal sitting Buddha sculpture is 72 feet high, weighs over 550 tons, and wrapped almost 300 pounds of gold.

Another famous attraction is a pillar with a hole in its ground, similar to the Great Buddha’s nostril. It said that those who crawl through it would receive enlightenment and have all their prayers answered. And yes, I did it. Hooray!. Comparing my existence before and now is different, but yes, accomplishing this method doesn’t mean all the desires you pray for will be answered. It relies on how it can impact you or is this good for you. For me, this is for giving you more belief and encouragement to enlighten you to live the best version of your life. Very miraculous Temple, aren’t they? There are many attraction spots in Nara prefecture, and most of them are temples, too, because Nara is the cradle of Japanese culture.

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IKEA Kohoku

Sweden Store in Japan

How did IKEA successfully localize in Japan?

Ikea store Founded in Sweden in 1943 by 17-year-old Ingvar Kamprad As a well-known Swedish home-furniture company has been the world’s largest furniture retailer since 2008. And now with 461 stores worldwide. IKEA seems like a pro at international expansion.IKEA is now a well-known and respected brand in Japan like it is in other countries.

Store design

Let me share with you what is inside the IKEA kohoku.

It has three large elevators on the left side of the entrance door.

This area is where you start to shop. Just follow the arrow mark on the floor going to showroom furniture.

Ikea store designed in a one-way setup, guiding costumers counter-clockwise along the way. What IKEA calls it? It’s “the long natural way” to assist the customer in seeing the store in its entirety instead of a standard retail store, which enables a customer to go instantly to the segment where the desired interests and services are displayed. There are often shortcuts to other parts of the showroom.

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Video Image of IKEA kohoku

Why do I like IKEA?

Aside from the home furniture and house supplier that is satisfactory in quality at a low cost, Ikea store includes prepared Swedish specialist foods, such as meatballs, packages of gravy, lingonberry jam, assorted biscuits, and crackers, and salmon and fish roe spread. And various drinks. In one meal, you can avail unlimited beverages you like, and the good thing is if you are an Ikea family member, you’ll receive a discount on different products, a special coupon that you can use at the store, and lots more. How to Join the IKEA family? Just click the button below. No payment because it’s free.

Join IKEA Family for free

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Nagoya Anime Location

Are you a fan of Anime here in Japan? Isn’t it interesting to visit Anime spots in Japan to explore the country? And this aspect of finding out the country is getting more popular among adventurous travelers tired of the usual tourist places.

I have compiled a list of Anime series taking place in Nagoya and how you can visit the real-life locations yourself. Enjoy taking pictures.

Seraph of the End (終わりのセラフ) – Nagoya

The Anime series is set in a world that allegedly comes to an end at the hands of a “human-made” virus and ravages Japan’s global populace, where only children under 13 survived a virus.

One of these devastated locations is, really, Nagoya’s city center, Sakae. How was Japan our protagonists had to overcome in the series when adults lived and vampires stayed hidden?

Visit Sakae, especially the Hisaya Odori Park, and discover what remained of the area in Owari no Seraph’s world.

While Sakae is great for some brand shopping if you want to buy Anime and Manga merchandise, we recommend visiting the Mandarake shop, a very popular Anime, Manga, and Doujinshi shop chain in Japan. You can find its Nagoya store in Osu, only a few minutes’ walk from Sakae.

Haganai (僕は友達が少ない) – Nagoya

This Anime Series talks about high school students lacking social skills who decide to create a club for people like them, the Neighbors Club, to train how to make friends. They will encounter different adventures while practicing their social skills.

In episode 7 of this Anime, you can find a trendy meeting spot in Nagoya, the Golden Clock inside Nagoya Station.

I feel like a particular type of meeting up near the Golden Clock to stroll around the Nagoya Station area.

On the opposite side of the station, you will find the Silver Clock, another popular meeting point in Nagoya. If you exit the station on this site, you will find the Animate and Toranoana stores where you can shop around for Manga and Anime merch!

Yatogame-chan Kansatsu Nikki – Nagoya

This might be the Manga and Anime that most portraits the city of Nagoya. The lead character of this story moves from the busy city of Tokyo to Nagoya, where he meets the peculiar Yatogame, a girl with a heavy Nagoya accent.

In my free time, I visited different spots in Nagoya and learned everything about the city, including its strangest and most clever secrets. If you’re interested must explore the place and be surprised by the history of Nagoya.

Have an Adventurous way and Explore different locations around Nagoya, such as Nagoya Station and its surroundings, Osu, and the famous local Coffee Chain called Komeda’s Coffee. I’m sure you will love it.

When to go: In any season that you are convenient to go.

where to stay: hotel accommodations in Nagoya City on Booking.com

Getting there: Nagoya Station (名古屋駅)
1-1-4 Meieki, Nakamura Ward, Nagoya, Aichi

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Asakusa Senso-Ji (浅草寺)

Hey there, let me greet you with a happy new year—this is my introductory blog in 2022. Please keep checking my blog for more Information on Japan Tourist attractions. I’m heading to tackle Senso-Ji, which is very popular during the new year season. Japanese people believe getting on into the temple and buying amulets will give them luck and protection throughout the year.

Senso-Ji 浅草寺 is the oldest temple in Tokyo and so-called Asakusa Kannon because it houses the Kannon; it is acknowledged throughout Japan. It is the temple of Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva (Sho Kanzeon Bosatsu), Who symbolizes the grace of all Buddhas. This vital center of religious faith draws 30 million worshippers every year.

History

Asakusa at the time was a small fishing village located in an estuary of Tokyo Bay in the vast wilderness of the area known as Musashino. It grew and flourished as people arrived in increasing numbers to worship. When Ennin (794-864), head priest of Enryaku-Ji (the main temple of the Tendai school of Buddhism), visited Senso-Ji in the mid-ninth century, he created a statue identical to the main image (absolutely Hibutsu) so that it could be shown rarely to the public.

During the Kamakura Period (1185-1333), the Shoguns demonstrated extraordinary devotion to Senso-Ji. Gradually, other prominent figures, including military leaders and literati, followed their example, and the temple’s importance increased. In 1590 Tokugawa Ieyasu, the first Tokugawa Shogun, designated Senso-Ji as the temple where prayers of the shogunate would be offered. After that, the successive Tokugawa Shoguns had often visited Senso-Ji, and the belief in Kannon of the Senso-jihad spread among ordinary people during the Edo Period(1603-1867).
From the end of the 18th century through the 19th century, Edo city developed into the most significant population city globally, the culture-specific to Edo flowered, and Asakusa had become the cultural center in Edo.

Inside the Temple

The Five-Storied Pagoda was first constructed in 942 by Taira no Kinmasa. Tokugawa Iemitsu had the ancient national treasure rebuilt, but it was burned during the Great Tokyo Air Raid on March 10, 1945. It was renovated in 1973 with donations from devout followers around the nation. Busshari (Buddha’s ashes) were given as a blessing from the royal temple of Sri Lanka.

Nakamise is one of the oldest shopping streets in Japan. Traditional Japanese toys, cakes, and other souvenirs are all sold here. Including a variety of street foods that I’m sure you will love.

By entering the main hall of the temple, especially during the new year season, was the crowded days, so expected to have more patience of lining up to pray and buying amulets.

*To pray at the main hall, place your hands together in the Buddhist prayer position and chant “Namu Kanzeon Bosatsu, or “I place my trust in Bodhisattva Kannon.”

When to go: Best to visit during the new year season because of the event called hatsumode (To pray for safety, good health, and good harvest throughout the coming year.) January 1- 7, Setsubun (Spring celebration), Hana Matsuri (Celebration of Buddha’s Birthday). Ordinary days for the people who like hustle-free.

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Getting there:

By Train : 5-minute walk from Asakusa Station on the Tokyo Metro Ginza Line / Toei Asakusa Line / Tobu Skytree Line / Tsukuba Express.

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Sapporo City (札幌市)

Welcome to Sapporo City. Sapporo 札幌 is the capital of Hokkaido and Japan’s fifth-largest city. Sapporo is also one of the nation’s youngest major cities. In 1857, the city’s community lived at just seven people. Sapporo lies in the southwest of Hokkaido, within the alluvial fan of the Toyohira River, a tributary stream of the Ishikari. It is considered the cultural, economic, and political center of Hokkaido.

Sapporo is the capital of the hilly northern Japanese island of Hokkaido; it is well-known for its beer, skiing, and yearly Sapporo Snow Festival featuring tremendous ice arts. The Sapporo Beer Museum follows the city’s brewing history and has tastings and a beer garden. Sapporo Beer Festival, contrarily known as the Sapporo Summer Festival, is one of the city’s most significant events in the summer. In Odori Park, enjoy an excellent pint in the temperate Hokkaido weather. Ski hills and jumps from the 1972 Winter Olympics are allocated within the city limits, and Niseko, a prominent ski resort, is nearby.

Sapporo Illumination Night

In 1981, Sapporo began the tradition of seasonal lights in Japan. During the event, various gleaming works of art of all sizes illuminate Odori Park, while glittering lights adorn the trees around Ekimae-Dori and Minami 1-jo Dori. If you want to get into the holiday spirit, be sure to head over to the German Christmas Market in Sapporo, held on two chome in Odori Park. This Christmas season, we’ll keep the lights on until midnight, making the area a great place to take a romantic late-night walk!

Clock Tower

The Clock Tower or so-called 時計台, Tokeidai is a symbol of Sapporo. The building was designed during the early period of Sapporo’s development in 1878 as a drill hall of the Sapporo Agricultural College. In 1881 a clock purchased from Boston was established.

Today, the Clock Tower fulfills as a museum with displays about the building’s history and Sapporo on the first floor. On the second floor are shows about the clock and a spacious ceremony hall that calls to mind the simple buildings of the colonial American Midwest.

When to go: In Clock Tower, you can visit it any season convenient to go from 8:45 to 17:10 (entry until 17:00). And Endless color sparkles in the white Sapporo winter is the best place to go.

where to stay: hotel accommodations in Sapporo City on Booking.com

Getting there:

The Clock Tower is four blocks or a ten-minute walk south of JR Sapporo Station and one block north of Odori Park.

For Sapporo White illumination located in Odori Park (1~5-chome) || Ekimae Dori (Kita 4-jo ~ Minami 4-jo) || Minami 1-jo Dori (Minami 1-jo Nishi 1-Chome ~ 3-chome) || Sapporo Kita 3-jo Plaza (Akapla) (Kita 2-jo Nishi 4-Chome) || JR Sapporo Station South Exit Plaza (Kita 5-jo Nishi 3-chome).

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Chinatown Yokohama ( 横浜中華街)

If you plan to visit Yokohama, make sure you go to Yokohama Chinatown. Aside from enjoying the place, there are various food streets that I’m sure you will enjoy while walking on the road. Yokohama Chinatown is the largest Chinatown in Japan, more significant than Kobe Chinatown and Nagasaki Chinatown. There are approximately 250 Chinese-owned or themed stores and restaurants dispersed throughout the district, with the highest concentration centered on a 300 m² (3,200 sq ft) area.

Yokohama Chinatown is known as the world’s best Chinese food spot. An abundance of restaurants to choose from, including Workers from restaurants and food booths, cute and colorful sundries stores, and more, calling out in loud voices to attract customers. The buildings and signs glow and sparkle in brilliant colors, and you soon realize Chinatown is an entirely different world!

China is an enormous country, and each region has its distinct characteristics. Chinese Food culture has been growing and widening in various ways. Yokohama Chinatown, it’s possible to conquer a variety of regional Chinese foods in a day bring your appetite! Don’t miss any food you like to it.

Chinatown Street has Four colorful entrances stand and five more gates travelers can find within. The Kanteibyo is a handily colored temple in the center of Chinatown. Established in 1873 by Chinese residents, it is devoted to the Chinese god of good business and wealth.

The primary attraction you must see in Yokohama Chinatown, regardless, is the cuisine demanded at its numerous restaurants and food stands. Famous favorites include steamed buns (manju), ramen noodles, and a broad array of other Chinese dishes, many of which have been japanized by a certain degree.

When to go: In any season that you are convenient to go and It’s open every day.

where to stay: hotel accommodations in Yokohama on Booking.com

Getting there: By train: Ishikawa-Cho Station” (JR Keihin-Tohoku Negishi Line)
“Motomachi-Chukagai Station” (Minatomirai Line)

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Atami City (熱海市)

Atami station building is a tourist destination that is instantly bound to JR Atami Station. As a base for growing the beauties of the Atami / Izu area. They are also expanding provincial commodities and gourmet food for travelers who want to purchase atami goods.

This is a free public foot bath at the station. If you happen to have some free time just before taking the train or just after getting off Atami JR Station, take a look at the real hot spring beside the station! An extremely famous spot for weary tourists is the most famous hot spring spa in Japan! Must try.

Atami City is 61.61 km² and most parts of the city are on a hillside. It is connected on one side by the ocean and mountains on the other. As you can visualize, there are plenties of hills to walk up but the view is impressive from everywhere in the city.

Atami Market Street

looking for food streets in atami? Atami has two shopping streets are found in front of Atami Station, named Nakamise and Heiwa-Dori. The streets are littered with various long-established stores that have been in the industry for over 60 years. Opposite a shopping mall where you will find several unusual small shops where you can enjoy a Japanese-style shopping experience. Not only are there restaurants, cafes, sushi shops, and dried fish shops, but also souvenir shops with various commodities from the Izu Peninsula. Taking a walk while eating onsen Manju (温泉まんじゅう-a sweet bun sold in hot springs) is recommended.

When to go: In any season that you are convenient to go. Business Hour 9:00 am–10:00 pm & Open on Weekdays holiday.

Where to stay: hotel accommodations in atami city on Booking.com

Getting there: It takes only 45 minutes by Shinkansen (bullet train) and 2 hours by local trains from Tokyo with no transfer.

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Todai-ji Temple (東大寺)

Feeding the deer

Tōdaiji Temple

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IKEA Kohoku

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Seraph of the End (終わりのセラフ) – Nagoya

Haganai (僕は友達が少ない) – Nagoya

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Asakusa Senso-Ji (浅草寺)

History

Inside the Temple

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Sapporo City (札幌市)

Sapporo Illumination Night

Clock Tower

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