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Hina doll festival
On 4th and 17th March, hubby and I went to see hina doll festival in Yurihonjo city of Akita prefecture and Sakata city of Yamagata prefecture. The Japanese doll festival hina matsuri is held on March...
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The Grand Palace and Wat Pho
Hello everyone. My name is Kazuo Nagata and I would like to thank my wife Manisha for inviting me to write in her blog. My office colleague and I visited Thailand for a business trip in the beginning...
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Cherry blossom festival
On April 28th, hubby and I went to cherry blossom festival (hanami) at Senshu Park in Akita city. Hanami is a traditional Japanese custom of viewing and enjoying the beauty of flowers, usually cherry...
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Akebono train
On March 31st and April 1st, hubby and I visited his ancestral home in Ichinomiya city which is located near Nagoya. For the past couple of years, we had been planning to experience travelling by an...
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Ushiku Daibutsu
As I wrote in the previous post, hubby and I travelled by an overnight sleeper train named Akebono and reached Ueno railway station on the morning of 31st March. We had a nice Japanese style breakfast...
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Nagoya Castle
During the golden week holidays, hubby and I visited his ancestral home in Ichinomiya city. On May 1st, we visited Nagoya Castle located near his ancestral home. Nagoya Castle is a flatland castle...
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Oirase Stream
From 14th to 16th July, hubby and I visited a few places in Aomori prefecture. On the 14th, we visited Oirase Stream which is one of the most popular sightseeing spot in Aomori prefecture. The place is...
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Cape Omazaki
As I wrote in the previous post, on 14th July hubby and I had visited Oirase Stream in Aomori prefecture. Next day, we visited Cape Omazaki located in the same prefecture. Cape Omazaki is the...
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Inakadate rice field artwork
As I wrote in the previous post, on 15th July hubby and I visited Cape Omazaki in Aomori prefecture. That night we stayed at a hotel in Aomori City. The next morning we went to see rice field artwork...
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Obon holidays
From 12th to 15th August, hubby and I visited my father-in-law and several other relatives in Ichinomiya city during Obon festival. Obon is an annual Buddhist event to commemorate our ancestors. It is...
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Mandara Temple
As I wrote in the previous post, hubby and I visited Ichinomiya City during Obon holidays in Mid August. On 13th August, hubby went to play golf with his father. I visited a nearby temple named...
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Iga-ryu Ninja Museum
On August 14th, hubby and I visited Iga-ryu Ninja Museum. The museum is dedicated to the history of Iga clan ninja and their art of warfare called ninjutsu. The museum was established in 1964 and is...
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Iga Ueno Castle
On 14th August, hubby and I visited Iga Ueno Castle located in Iga-Ueno City of Mie prefecture. This castle is located in Ueno Park along with Iga-ryu Ninja Museum that we had visited earlier in the...
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Omagari Fireworks Festival
On 25th August, hubby and I went to see Omagari Fireworks Festival in Daisen City of Akita prefecture. It is one of the major fireworks festivals in Japan that has been held since 1910 on the dry bed...
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Akita International University festival
Hubby and I went to see the festival of Akita International University (AIU) on 7th October. It was the first day of the two day festival organized by the students of the university, which was open to...
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Tokyo Railway Station Marunouchi Building
Hubby has to travel abroad a lot for his work. I accompanied him up to Narita International Airport on one such trip. On October 13th, we took a flight from Akita Airport to Haneda Airport, and then...
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Relatives
During New Year holidays, hubby and I visited his relatives in Ichinomiya City of Aichi prefecture. We went by our car. On 29th December, we left our home in Yurihonjo City at about 8 am and it took us...
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Our new home
During the New Year holidays, hubby and I had been to Ichinomiya City in Aichi prefecture to meet our relatives. On 1st and 2nd January, hubby and I went to see our new home that is being constructed...
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Winter in Akita
It is now winter and snowing heavily almost every day in Akita prefecture. Winters in Akita prefecture are reputed to be among the snowiest and coldest in Japan. Winter season is rather long and too...
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Climbing Mount Kuno
During New Year holidays, hubby and I visited his relatives in Ichinomiya City of Aichi prefecture. This year we went to Ichinomiya by our car. I have written earlier in the blog post of January that...
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