by Isao deura | 8月 27, 2016 | Cities and Towns, Sweets
There is a tiny Japanese confectionery shop with an appearance of a tea-ceremony arbor behind the Tokyo University of Fine Arts in the northwest of Ueno Park. The shop called “Tou-Rin-Dou” that literally means a gazebo in peach grove. They are producing and...
by Isao deura | 7月 8, 2016 | Cities and Towns, Sweets
Japanese Traditional Sweets: Ame-Candy Having long history A Japanese candy named “Ame”, is made of sugar which is extracted from plants containing starch. The sugar is dissolved into glutinous liquid by heating and then molded into a shape. It is cooled and...
by Isao deura | 7月 5, 2016 | Cities and Towns, Shibuya & Harajuku& Shinjuku
Hachi’s Statue in the campus of the University of Tokyo There used to be a dog named Hachi-Ko(Admirable Hachi) that had kept going to JR. Shibuya Station to meet its late master every day for almost 9 years. Hachi-Ko has widely been known to be a faithful dog to...
by Isao deura | 5月 30, 2016 | Cities and Towns
Tennouji-Temple in Yanaka There is a small temple named “Tennouji” at the top of “Momijisaka-Stop” near the south exit of JR Nippori station. The temple is located within around 8 minutes walking distance of my residence. We can feel and enjoy the passage of the...
by Isao deura | 5月 30, 2016 | Cities and Towns
Mysterious anecdote on the bust in Ueno Park A sculptured bust of an old foreigner appeared in Ueno Park in 1973. It was the time when several years passed after I had begun to work in a certain company. The bust had stern-looking face, with large and dense full-beard...
