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Exploring the beautiful Senzoku Pond at Ota’s Senzokuike Park
Park / Tokyo / Travel

Exploring the beautiful Senzoku Pond at Ota’s Senzokuike Park

Posted on: May 14, 2025May 14, 2025

“The perfect park is a rare thing, you can spend your whole life looking for it, and it wouldn’t be a wasted life” – Last Samurai probably?

Enjoying the Hanami festivities at Sewaritei – Kyoto’s sakura haven
Cherry Blossom / Kyoto / Park / Sakura

Enjoying the Hanami festivities at Sewaritei – Kyoto’s sakura haven

Posted on: April 14, 2025April 14, 2025

An absolute province for cherry blossom indulgence, Sewaritei offers magnificent hanami sakura viewing by the Yodogawa River in Kyoto.

Exploring the winter wonderland of Sapporo’s Nakajima Park
Hokkaido / Park / Sapporo / Winter

Exploring the winter wonderland of Sapporo’s Nakajima Park

Posted on: March 6, 2025March 6, 2025

Nakajima Park is a popular hangout area in the heart of Sapporo. Completely covered in snow during winter, it’s a real fantasy land at night!

Exploring Katsuyama Park – home to Kokura Castle and more!
Cafe / Castle / Kitakyushu / Park

Exploring Katsuyama Park – home to Kokura Castle and more!

Posted on: January 5, 2025January 5, 2025

It’s the three K’s of South Japan – Katsuyama Park, Kokura Castle, and Kitakyushu! In essence, they all refer to the same beautiful place.

Exploring Obaku Park – Uji’s largest community and sports center
Kyoto / Park / Sports and Fitness / Uji

Exploring Obaku Park – Uji’s largest community and sports center

Posted on: December 30, 2024December 30, 2024

Obaku is home to the famous Manpukuji Temple, but just around the corner from there is a scenic community campus known as Obaku Park.

Minamioshima Park is a meditative escape by the Uji River
Kyoto / Park / Uji

Minamioshima Park is a meditative escape by the Uji River

Posted on: December 27, 2024December 27, 2024

As a writer, the best thing about Japan is that there’s so much to write about! Minamioshima Park invokes feelings that must be expressed.

Yoyogi Park is the heart and soul of Tokyo City
Park / Shibuya / Tokyo

Yoyogi Park is the heart and soul of Tokyo City

Posted on: December 24, 2024December 24, 2024

Just around the corner from the concrete jungle of Shibuya city is the nature wonderland of Yoyogi Park, the heart and soul of Tokyo.

Exploring the autumn paradise of Kyoto’s most beautiful park
Autumn / Gion / Kyoto / Park

Exploring the autumn paradise of Kyoto’s most beautiful park

Posted on: December 6, 2024December 6, 2024

Maruyama Park is a paradise of colorful autumn trees native to Japan. Here, you can enjoy the incredible aesthetics of scarlet Momiji leaves.

Nishi-Uji Park – a great place for wall tennis!
Kyoto / Park / Sports and Fitness / Uji

Nishi-Uji Park – a great place for wall tennis!

Posted on: November 28, 2024November 28, 2024

A beautiful park in Uji’s west, Nishi-Uji Park is a community center with playgrounds, basketball courts, and best of all, a tennis wall!

Exploring the mysterious beauty of Ujigawa Park
Kyoto / Park / Uji

Exploring the mysterious beauty of Ujigawa Park

Posted on: November 18, 2024November 18, 2024

Ujigawa Park is a large piece of land that stretches far along the Uji River and is home to scenic mountain views and colorful farmlands.

Revisiting Kameoka’s Nango Park during Kyoto’s autumn season
Autumn / Kameoka / Kyoto / Park

Revisiting Kameoka’s Nango Park during Kyoto’s autumn season

Posted on: November 1, 2024November 1, 2024

The last time I visited Nango Park was on a miserable rainy day. This time, I am striving to do it justice with a sunny day visit!

Exploring the architectural beauty of Tokyo Tower
Architecture / Park / Roppongi / Tokyo

Exploring the architectural beauty of Tokyo Tower

Posted on: October 6, 2024October 6, 2024

Tokyo Tower is one of the most iconic structures in Japan. Inspired by the French Eiffel Tower, it has become just as much of a national icon.

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