Tuesday, April 25, 2006




These clothes have many different styles, on different ages and occasion.






Japanese traditional dresses during graduation ceremony.

Monday, April 10, 2006



breakfast at the temple in wakayama prefecture

Cherry Blossom in Kinugasa Campus, Ritsumeikan University

Wednesday, April 05, 2006





One of the most beautiful and highest waterfall in Japan. It is a sacred waterfall, so we cannot swim.



A typical Shinto shrine in a virgin forest.




The old path (Kudo) of Kumano, 10 km length of the path. It is believed a place where all gods met.




This is Kumano Sanzan Teisha, Wakayama Prefecture. One of the World Heritage sites in Japan.

Tuesday, April 04, 2006






Discovers what is ordinary Japanese at rural area life like.
The top three pictures were home-made Japanese style dinner, the lowest picture was traditional Japanese lunch picture.





Shortly after a heavy rain, the sunlight had turned back,

These pictures were taken on the same day of the trip.



Anyone know why these lion smile like that? The male lion open his mouth and the female close this mouth.
These pictures were taken in Koyan-san, Wakayama Prefecture, Kansai Area.

Get some ideas what life in Japan is?