Hi there, If you are looking for change of scenery from Tokyo without going too far, Kamakura is the place for you! Hop on the train and head south to Kamamura station, it takes about 1 hour. Nearby the station, there are many beautiful temples to visit. You can get your fortune for the year, give … Continue reading Daytrip to Kamakura
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A hotspring for your feet in Kodaira Groundwater is being diverted up to the surface through a deep well, it is then heated by the excess heat from the nearby wasteplant resulting in a small hotspring. For map and detailed information: http://www.timeout.jp/en/tokyo/venue/23390 Location: Higashiyamato-shi Station Boatride on the Yokojikken River Once every week volunteers bring out … Continue reading Odd ongoings for free around Tokyo
What's up! My name is Ben, my family is from Vietnam but I was born and raised in Montreal, Canada . Working in a language school, I heard many good things from the Japanese staff and students, so I decided to visit. It is my first time in Japan, I arrived last Sunday at Yadoya, … Continue reading Bonjour from Canada!
On the surface, Japan seems to maintain a very formal and clean cut atmosphere, but the amount of depth under the surface is seemingly infinite. I've only been in Tokyo for a little bit, but I've already managed to catch a bit of various sub-cultures that I haven't seen anywhere else. I come from a … Continue reading Depth of Sub Cultures
I pretty much ended up in Yadoya the same way I tend to do everything in life, by a lucky chance. I have strong goals and high dreams, but the way I reach them are unknown even to me. So while I was looking for a suit, I ended up at a big fleemarket, and before … Continue reading A yukata that is really a kimono
こんいちは and welcome interested reader! I'm happy that I can tell you something about my experiences! But first of all, let me introduce myself. I'm a 25 years old German girl, left my hometown Düsseldorf in October with a working holiday visa to visit Japan, my dreamgoal and ended up as a part-time waitress in … Continue reading ~~~~~How Nakano became my happy end~~~~~
Japan has Been an amazing aventure There IS so much to See and do, two months was not even Close to enough time Here Are a Few Highlights from my Journey . MT FUJI FROM Kawaguchiko Some Friends and I Decided to Take a Day - trip to see Mt. Fuji. We took the Willer … Continue reading My Japanese Experience!
Hugo, who stayed with us around 1 month, and we had a farewell dinner for him this Thursday. It was at a Yakiniku restaurant, almost all the staffs joined the dinner, except some included me... I was at school, and I was late when I arrived the restaurant... T.T ↑Group photo! After dinner, and YADOYA … Continue reading See you, Hugo!
It was on Monday, November 3rd, a National Holiday here in Japan. We, our volunteer staffs and me were talkng about to have an experience at Karaoke, but we changed our plan to have a ramen instead. On that day, we figure out it was a little bit hard to find a place to eat … Continue reading Ramen at National Holiday Night!
Hello! I am David and I have been in Japan for a little over two weeks now. This is my first day at Yadoya Guesthouse. I enjoy meeting new people and learning about different cultures. I feel by learning about different cultures i can get a better understanding of how two humans living thousands of … Continue reading New Staff: David