After visiting Chiba Castle in the morning, my next destination was Nokogiriyama which is also in Chiba Prefecture (map). Visited: April 2nd 2012 Nokogiriyama can be easily accessed from Chiba, Yokohama or Tokyo. It’s very...
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Hina Matsuri (The Doll’s Festival)
Not only today, but every year on March 3rd Japan celebrates the so-called “Hina Matsuri” (ひな祭り). The festival is also known as: “The Girl’s Festival”, “The Doll’s Festival” or...
Chiba Castle (Inohana Castle)
After visiting Kawasaki and the Kanamara Phallus Festival in Kanagawa Prefecture the previous day, I decided to go into the opposite direction to Chiba Castle the next day! Visited: April 2nd 2012 Chiba Castle is in Chiba...
Chinese Garden Shinshu-en in Kawasaki Daishi Park
There are a lot of things to discover in Kawasaki. After attending the crazy “Kawasaki Phallus Festival” and visiting the famous “Kawasaki Daishi Temple”, my next destination was the Chinese Garden Shinshu...
Kawasaki Daishi Heikenji Temple
Today I want to introduce the “Kawasaki Daishi” temple (川崎大師) located in Kawasaki City, Kanagawa Prefecture (map). Besides the “Kanamara Matsuri” (Phallus Festival of Kawasaki) it’s probably the main...
Seishun 18 Kippu (Train Ticket)
When traveling in Japan you can actually save a lot of money if you know how to! That’s the good news. The bad news is that there are so many railway passes that it can be very confusing, especially if you visit Japan for...
Why You’ll Always be an Outsider in Japan
Living in Japan as a foreigner can be very interesting, weird, annoying and sometimes also frustrating. Japanese people might be scared of you, stare or even point at you shouting “FOREIGNER!!!” All of that happens...
Kanamara Matsuri: Phallus Festival in Kawasaki
I want to introduce one of the weirdest festivals in modern Japan: The Kanamara Matsuri (aka “The Phallus Festival”). Warning: Some of the following photos contain nudity to a certain degree and also show...
Is it safe to travel to Japan?
A question I read / hear again and again is: “Is it safe to travel to Japan?” or “Isn’t it too dangerous to go to Japan?” I’m sure that those of us who live in Japan or travel to Japan...