After spending some time at Sunpu Castle, Momijiyama Garden and Nihondaira my final destination of the day was the Shizuoka Sengen Shrine. Visited: April 5th 2012 Shizuoka Sengen Shrine (静岡浅間神社) is not too far from Sunpu Castle or the JR Shizuoka Station – all located in Shizuoka Prefecture (map). In the photo above you see [...]

Ever wondered what dating is like in Japan? Well, then here you go! However, be warned: If you want to read about bragging stories of all those Western guys who get laid a hundred times per day, then you came to the wrong place. There are tons of blog posts like that out there. You [...]

I continued my spring trip through Shizuoka Prefecture. After visiting Sunpu Castle in the morning, I went to Nihondaira to see Mt. Fuji and to Kunozan Toshogu Shrine. Visited: April 5th 2012 Nihondaira and Kunozan Toshogu Shrine As probably everybody is doing the two sights, Nihondaira and Kunozan Toshogu Shrine, together, I decided to also [...]

As some of you might have noticed I was away for some time, that’s because I was traveling during Golden Week. While I went to explore Tohoku and Hokkaido and the beautiful cherry blossoms there in 2012, my vacation this time wasn’t as spectacular, but I still want to share it with you. I hope [...]

After visiting Sunpu Castle in Shizuoka City in the morning, I also went to the Momijiyama Garden. It’s actually located within the Sunpu Castle Park, so it only makes sense to visit it as well. Visited: April 5th 2012 Momijiyama Garden: A place of beauty and tradition Momijiyama Garden (紅葉山庭園) is located within Sunpu Park [...]

I only spent 2 days in Shizuoka Prefecture, but I managed to see a lot. The previous day I visited 3 castles: Hamamatsu Castle, Kakegawa Castle and Tanaka Castle. On the second day I decided to take a look at Sunpu Castle in Shizuoka City. Visited: April 5th 2012 The History of Sunpu Castle Sunpu [...]

After I had already visited Kakegawa Castle and Hamamatsu Castle earlier that day, I was off to see my third castle of the day: Tanaka Castle in Fujieda City. Visited: April 4th 2012 Access to Tanaka Castle Tanaka Castle is located in Fujieda City, Shizuoka Prefecture (map), but the closest JR Station is called “Nishi-Yaizu”. [...]

If you follow me on Twitter, Facebook or Google+, you might have already heard about it: There was quite a strong earthquake in Western Japan yesterday (April 13th, 2013). “C’mon earthquakes happen almost every single day in Japan! What makes this one special?”, you ask? Read on and you’ll know!   I don’t want to [...]

I spent the morning in Hamamatsu City to visit the castle, the Hamamatsu Festival Pavilion and also the nearby sand dunes. In the afternoon I decided to explore the nearby Kakegawa Castle. Visited: April 4th 2012 Where is Kakegawa Castle? Kakegawa Castle (掛川城) is located in Shizuoka Prefecture (map) and on clear days you can [...]