Yearly Archives: 2023

Iwate Prefecture is located in the northeastern part of Honshu, bordering the prefectures of Aomori, Akita and Miyagi, and from the east it is washed by the waters of the Pacific Ocean. A significant part of the Iwate coastline is included in the national natural park – Rikuchu Kaigan (Rikuchu […]

Kanazawa Castle was built by Sakuma Morimasa in 1580 and became the residence of Maeda Toshiie in 1583. For 14 generations, it remained in the hands of the Maeda family. For 300 years, Kanazawa flourished as the center of the Kaga domain (now part of Ishikawa Prefecture). The roofs of […]

Matsue City in Shimane Prefecture is located near the water. This thriving castle town dates back to the Edo period (1603-1868) and recently attracted some 10 million visitors a year who came to stroll along the historic streets and leisurely travel along the waterways that criss-cross the city. The horikawa […]

The official name of the park is Hitachi Seaside Park. The name Hitachi familiar to us (this includes household appliances, industrial equipment, and much more) is actually more correct to write Hitachi, this is due to the peculiarities of the Japanese language. So in Japanese “hitachi” means “dawn”. Considering where […]

Wagyu means “Japanese cow”. Not every cow from the Land of the Rising Sun can become a source of expensive marbled meat. A bit of history. Cattle breeding is by no means a traditional area of agriculture in Japan. We need a lot of pastures, but there are problems with […]

Shizuoka is the capital of Shizuoka Prefecture and is located on the northwestern shore of Suruga Bay. Shizuoka is famous primarily for its nature and natural sites: Suruga Bay, Enshu Sea, Hamana Lake, Tenryu and Oi Rivers. You can see Mount Fuji. The birth of a mountain Strictly speaking, Fujiyama […]

The accident at the Japanese nuclear power plant was compared to Chernobyl. But in Chernobyl, all the dirt immediately went into the air, and in Japan, the leak took place over a period of ten years. After the accident, the Japanese authorities began to resettle the local population from an […]

Tochigi Prefecture ( Tochigi-ken) is a Japanese prefecture located in the Kanto region on the island of Honshu. Tochigi Prefecture has a population of 1,943,886 (June 1, 2019) and a geographic area of 6,408 km2 (2,474 sq mi). Tochigi Prefecture is bordered by Fukushima Prefecture to the north, Gunma Prefecture […]

The area of Tokushima prefecture is 4146.65 km², which is approximately 1.1% of the total Japan sushi. The main part of the area is represented by a mountainous landscape. Only along the Yoshino and Naka rivers, as well as in the coastal region, are flat areas, the largest of which […]

Interesting facts about Tokyo is a great opportunity to learn more about the capitals of the world. The city is one of the most densely populated and economically developed settlements in the world. Many tourists come here not only to see local attractions, but also to get acquainted with Japanese […]