Today I’d like to introduce Kuta Bali Cafe, an Indonesian restaurant a five‑minute walk from Hachioji Station. Many of our students visit regularly. You can enjoy authentic Indonesian dishes there. Because the food is halal, students say it’s great for eating with classmates without any concerns. The spice level can be adjusted, so even those who don’t like spicy food can eat here. I found the noodles especially delicious 😊

A new sake brewery has opened a five-minute walk from Hachioji Station! They haven’t commercialized any products yet, but the brewery plans to build a shop and is expected to grow rapidly. It’s quite rare to find a sake brewery so close to the station in a bustling downtown area. For international students, this will be a great opportunity to learn about Japan’s traditional sake up close.

A 15-minute walk from the school stands a shrine associated with Tokugawa Ieyasu’s retainer, Nagayasu Okubo. Nagayasu Okubo is famous for helping to develop Hachioji, and he was even featured on the TV show Buratamori. The shrine frequently hosts events related to Nagayasu Okubo. One such event will take place on June 17, so if you live nearby, do consider visiting. Hachioji has many historic buildings, so we sometimes study history in class before going on tours. At our school, we teach not only Japanese but also about the local area and Japanese history.

Finally summer is here and summer means it time for Iris and hydrangea flowers. This Horikiri Iris garden is a small and tranquil might attract several tourist this summer. There around 6000 iris flowers with 200 varients. Its is comparatively less known tourist spot specially among the foreigners. This garden is situated in katsushika city in Tokyo Prefecture.

Located in Akasaka, Tokyo, is the State Guest House Akasaka Palace. When I went, it was sunny and I got very good pictures. There is also a Japan garden, so please visit it.

It's been a while now, but I watched a cartoon spy family musical ヽ= ́v'=ノ ♪ It was too much fun with a musical by a sophisticated production team! !! Anya is cute, and I was 🥺 impressed by Lloyd and Yoru, as well as the other characters, who all sang well.

I visited the Mucha Exhibition at Yume Museum, a 15-minute walk from Hachioji Station. I visit Yume Museum several times a year, and compared with other exhibitions this Mucha show had noticeably more male visitors. Perhaps many men come to see images of beautiful women. I had seen a Mucha exhibition at another museum before; although smaller in scale, it featured many famous works and even included prints used on confectionery packaging from the period, so the collection felt very complete. I was pleased that photography was allowed inside the museum. The gift shop was well stocked, and I ended up buying quite a lot. At this Yume Museum in Hachioji, admission is free for junior high school students and younger. An annual pass costs 1,400 yen, which is a great deal. Hachioji offers abundant nature as well as shopping, and you can experience a variety of cultural attractions. Why not come to Hachioji and study Japanese?

In Tokyo. Yesterday I did yoga 🧘 ♀️ in Yoyogi Park! It's my first time there, but it's spacious and full ☺️ of nature.

The 17th COOL JAPAN VIDEOS Photo Contest is now underway! The theme of this photo contest is "Hidden Gem Tourist Attractions in Japan" We're looking forward to seeing everyone's wonderful submissions! This time, we will introduce the post of "Kenichi Terashima"! The flower field that spreads all over is a masterpiece. Toneri Park is a vast park of about 65 hectares located in Adachi-ku, Tokyo. The park is full of fun spots such as a lawn square, barbecue square, and a shabujabu pond. The seasonal flowers are also one of the attractions. ◆Toneri Park◆ 【Address】〒121-0837 1-1, Toneri Park Adachi-ku, Tokyo 【Access】Get off at Nippori Sajin Liner "Toneri Park Station" and walk about 3 minutes 【Parking lot】Available charged Please check the official website for details. ）

Finally, all the students have arrived in the country, so we held the entrance ceremony! The Sri Lankan traditional garment osari and the Nepali traditional dress sari looked beautiful. Over the next two years, they will study Japanese to make their dreams come true. Please cheer them on✨

This is Nemohira from the Toneri Park of Adachi-ku, Tokyo. 2023.4,20

Window of Haneda Airport Terminal 3 I felt the architectural beauty and just took a picture 📷 when I got off the escalator.

Observatory of Haneda Airport Building 2 When it got dark, the lights on the ground turned on and it was ☺ beautiful.

A store selling Asian groceries has opened one minute’s walk from the school, above the post office! They sell vegetables and frozen foods too, and the spacious interior made everything easy to find. I asked the shop staff for a recommended snack. The one in the photo is a Vietnamese soft candy. This soft candy is made from young glutinous rice. It has a light sweetness and a nostalgic taste. Many international students use shops like this when they first arrive in the country. Hachioji has several stores like this within the city, so it can be said to be a comfortable place for foreigners to live.

Across the street from the amanatto sweet bean shop introduced earlier stands a public bathhouse famous in Hachioji. That bathhouse offers unattended vegetable sales. This stall sells rare vegetables from the Tama area and displays a wide variety, so it’s fun just to browse 😊 International students often use these unmanned vegetable stalls. The principal of our school also keeps a farm in Hachioji City, and foreigners often ask him to sell produce. When I asked the students, they said these vegetables look fresher and tastier than those sold in supermarkets. I encourage everyone to try these rare vegetables that you can only find in the Tama area.

A carp streamer swimming in the Asa River in Hachioji! Tomorrow is Children's Day. I also ate Kashiwa mochi

Early morning in the spring of Reiwa 5. Cherry on a thick trunk with twigs. The Marine Tower is over there.

[English/Japanese] This greengrocer sits in front of Nishi-Hachioji Station. The shop is currently closed, but a poster displayed there carried messages of support from many people. It is clearly loved by the community, and reading those messages warmed my heart. While Nishi-Hachioji has many supermarkets, it also has small shops like this one. Students at our school said they sometimes visit these small stores to enjoy the unique, friendly interactions they offer. Living alone far from home, they said, a simple greeting can ease feelings of loneliness. This is a greengrocer in front of nishi hachioji station. The store is currently closed, but there was a poster with messages of support from everyone. It is a shop loved by everyone. Reading it made me feel very warm. There are many supermarkets in Nishi-Hachioji, but there are also small shops like this. Students at our school said they sometimes use small shops for the kind of communication only they can provide. When living alone away from their country, they said, just being greeted makes their loneliness fade.

Evolving unfinished zone "Mikan Shimokita" It seems to have opened in Coronavirus pandemic! I thought it was amazing that this concept was held up in an era where you don't know what's in the Coronavirus pandemic. It keeps evolving, so I guess it's an unfinished area.

Tokyo Rainbow Bridge One photo 📸 from the window of Yurikamome running over the Rainbow Bridge in Tokyo I was able 😊 to take a mysterious photo before the curve. Similar photos continued 🙏 due to the arrangement of the gallery That's 🙏 it

From the window of Yurikamome, Tokyo Today, I took a picture of running through the station from the window of a 📸 Yurikamome in Tokyo

From the window of Yurikamome, Tokyo Today, I took a picture of running through the station from the window of a 📸 Yurikamome in Tokyo Today it is 😊 a horizontal composition I enjoyed it as if I was warping to the future!

It is a Gotokuji temple in Setagaya Ward. In spring, cherry blossoms are blooming. Since Gotokuji Temple is the birthplace of Maneki-neko, the shrine office sells Maneki-neko Maneki-neko. Gotokuji Temple in Setagaya Ward. Cherry blossoms are blooming in spring. Gotokuji Temple is the birthplace of the manekineko, so the shrine office sells manekineko.

[English／日本語] I heard that an onigiri shop with a signboard cat had opened a minute walk from nishi hachioji station, so I went there. The name of the shop is "OLEALL☆". Their additive-free, pesticide-free onigiri and brown rice chiffon cake were very delicious. Mikan, the cat manager, 19 years old!, was napping on the seat next to us! She was very cute😊Onigiri are very popular with international students. They often buy them at convenience stores, but they often purchase them without really knowing what is inside. Most onigiri are tasty, so they keep buying them again and again. I heard that an onigiri shop with a signboard cat had opened a one-minute walk from Nishi-Hachioji Station, so I went to check it out. The shop is called OLEALL☆. Their additive-free, pesticide-free onigiri and brown rice chiffon cake were delicious. Mikan, the cat manager (19 years old!), was napping on the seat next to us! She was adorable 😊 Onigiri are also very popular among international students. They often buy them at convenience stores, but many buy them without fully knowing what’s inside. Since most onigiri are tasty, they end up buying them again and again.

The other day I went to Haneda Airport Terminal 3 ^^ Since it was only an international flight, it was relatively quiet and easy to spend. There were many Japan photo spots and it was interesting.

Tokyo Rainbow Bridge Today, I took one photo 📸 with colorful illumination from the window of the Yurikamome car running over the Rainbow Bridge in Tokyo. With an exposure of about 1 second, I was 😊 able to take a picture like an artistic futuristic space. If you go to Odaiba after 18 o'clock on weekdays, there are few passengers, so I think 😊 you can take pictures from the front. I was able to take various pictures, so please 🙏 stay with me for the remaining 3 photos.

I sandwiched 🙂🌸 the top and bottom of the reflection of Sensoji Temple with drooping cherry blossoms. I went there on a rainy day and it was the right answer. This is 😁 a photo taken while getting soaking wet. * Click the image to see the original vertical composition.

It is 😄🌸 a drooping cherry blossom of Hachioji Daikoji Temple It was a splendid 400-year-old tree, and it was ✨ nice to be lit up. While feeling the solemn style of the power spot, I took 📸 a picture while receiving the power. * Click the image to see the original vertical composition!

I found it when I 🤭 went to Shimokitazawa, which has many images of old clothes I thought the small theater would be nice!

This is a photo taken when I saw cherry blossoms in Tokyo. Every year at this time of year, the cherry blossoms are in full bloom and it is a great place to see the cherry blossoms.