Travel
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Oiso festival
Last weekend we got an opportunity to visit a local Japanese festival in Oiso. This particular festival is not as common among the foreigners as it is celebrated only in Oiso. I guess we were lucky enough to get a glimpse of this festival as we were invited by Sagar’s friend Itagakisan that day. This festival is mainly
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Birthday special !
Yesterday was Sagar’s birthday and I wanted to do something special for him. I first thought of arranging a surprise birthday bash but it was a weekday, his best friends are in the US and it is difficult to find vegetarian restaurants here. So I decided to keep it simple and bake a cake for him.
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Meiji Jingu
This is the main shrine of the capital, known as Meiji Jingu. One of the most beautiful Shinto shrines located in the heart of Tokyo. Shinto is the native religion of Japan. Shinto neither has a founder nor has a holy book. However, Shinto is deeply rooted in Japanese people and traditions in the form of
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Enoshima
Enoshima, one of the most beautiful islands in Japan, was our exploration destination last weekend. It has several ancient temples, botanical gardens, museums, parks, scenic overlooks, and a modern lighthouse at the top of the island. The island is surrounded by high sea cliffs, rocks and tidal pools. The island is surrounded by high sea cliffs, rocks
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Sensoji Temple
Last weekend we had been to Tokyo. We visited the Sensoji temple in Asakusa. It is one of Tokyo’s oldest Buddhist temples, said to have been built in seventh century. We entered through the main-Kaminarimon gate (Sensoji temple has three gates). At the entrance is a giant red lantern hanging from the gates. As we walked through the
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Kamakura
One of the weekends we had been to Kamakura.It is (was) a historic place just outside Yokohama.It is well known for temples and shrines.One can enjoy beautiful gardens, Buddhist inspired architecture and statuary here.We first visited the Meigetsu-in temple. According to the temple’s records, its origin dates back to 1159 when a warrior living here was killed
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Big Buddha
Last weekend we visited the Big Buddha in Kamakura, Japan. This is known as the Kamakura ‘Diabustu’- a Japanese term for giant statue of Buddha. This was built thousands of years ago (around 1250’s) and is made up of bronze. It also had a hall to house this giant sculpture of Buddha. However, the hall was destroyed
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Kaiseki-Multicourse Japanese Dinner
Last Sunday, we were invited by Sagar’s friend for dinner. I was excited as it was going to be a Japanese style dinner. After a long day of sightseeing, we reached Itagaki-san’s (Mr.Itagaki) place in the evening. We were offered a welcome drink made from radish and lime; it was quite tasty and healthy. I still cherish every sip
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Panoramic View
While exploring Yokohama the other day we went to a nearby park -The Rinko Park. This park is besides the sea, hence also known as the seaside park. As we walked through the park enjoying the cool breeze, we reached the Red Brick Warehouse. This is a historical building originally used as a custom’s building. It is now
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Ring of Ice …
While I was exploring the Red Brick Warehouse in Yokohama, Sagar bumped into Ice Bashamichi, no wonder it was an ice-cream shop! After a lot of insistence from him I agreed to try this place. It was quite different from usual ice-cream parlors. The menu was quite innovative. We decided to go for the most