The other day, a regular from Jimbocho cafe, came to Sakura Hostel Asakusa to talk with me about Paris. He is going there for holidays.
And he brought me, Dorayaki!

So when I finish early enough I love to go the Nakamise-dori. tha shops before the Senso-ji.
There you can buy delicious dorayaki! like this one:

they are handmade in front of you! \(^_^)/

If you want to try to make some at home, here is the recipe: DORAYAKI

Posted by: Cornelia (September 30, 2011 3:39 PM) | Permalink

In Japan, many prefectures have their own citizen's day.
October 1st is the one for Tokyo citizens.

You know what !?

Ueno Zoo has admission free on that day !!

Do you remember that two pandas made debut in Ueno Zoo?

"力力( lee lee )"

"真真( shin shin )"

After seeing true pandas, how about trying panda shaped food ?

< Panda Steamed Bun >

< Panda Cake >

< Panda Bread >

There are more Panda motif food other than these.

Ueno Zoo is located in Ueno, where is 10 minutes by train from Sakura Hostel Asakusa.

(●ゝω・)ﾉ~･ﾟ★｡･*:･ﾟ☆ Have fun !! ♪

Sakura Hostel Asakusa

Address: 2-24-2 Asakusa Taito-ku, Tokyo
tel +81-3-3847-8111
fax +81-3-3847-8112

e-mail: info@sakura-hostel.co.jp
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Posted by: Agu (September 29, 2011 2:17 PM) | Permalink

Asakusa's Sensoji is open all day.

People usually go there when the shops are open.
so when the night is here (around 6pm really) tourists become scarce.
that's a pity 'cause the temple is so beautiful by night.

this is behind the temple:

the front (a bit blurry, my bad):

the Tori (gate):

and of course the Pagoda!

If you come to Tokyo, be sure to see Asakusa by night and enjoy the atmosphere after sunset!

Sakura Hostel Asakusa

Address: 2-24-2 Asakusa Taito-ku, Tokyo
tel +81-3-3847-8111
fax +81-3-3847-8112

e-mail: info@sakura-hostel.co.jp
URL: http://www.sakura-hostel.co.jp/
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Posted by: Cornelia (September 28, 2011 9:48 AM) | Permalink

Our monthly event " Shodo Workshop " was held on September 25th. y(o^ - ^o)y

At first, there were few people in the lobby....But gradually, people came to do Shodo.

Do you know how your name is written in Kanji ?

Some Kanji has the same sound, but the different meaning.
Even if it's the same name, they can be composed of different Kanji.

" It's perfect Kanji for him. " That's what she said. ( *´艸｀))ﾟ+.☆

She is going to give it to him as a souvenir.

Do you want to see more photos of this event ? -->> Shodo Workshop on September 25th

Next Shodo Workshop will be October 16th.

─((☆´∇)从(∇｀★))─Please come and join us if you have any chance─((☆´∇)从(∇｀★))─

Sakura Hostel Asakusa

Address: 2-24-2 Asakusa Taito-ku, Tokyo
tel +81-3-3847-8111
fax +81-3-3847-8112

e-mail: info@sakura-hostel.co.jp
URL: http://www.sakura-hostel.co.jp/
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Posted by: Agu (September 27, 2011 3:04 PM) | Permalink

Do you know Doraemon?
It is very very famous animation and comic not only in Japan, but also all over the world.

To repay such children who sustain his works, his wife decided to build this museum.

This museum has opened on 3rd of September this year.
You have to reserve in advance like Ghibli Museum.
For more details, please check this site Fujiko F Fujio Museum

Many characters will welcome you !

Doraemon

And others

And there are a cafe in the museum.They serve menus for the museum, like doraemon latte.
It can be called art !!

Find your own characters there, and both children and adults can enjoy this entertainment building.

Sakura Hostel Asakusa

Address: 2-24-2 Asakusa Taito-ku, Tokyo
tel +81-3-3847-8111
fax +81-3-3847-8112

e-mail: info@sakura-hostel.co.jp
URL: http://www.sakura-hostel.co.jp/
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Posted by: Tomoyuki (September 26, 2011 12:28 AM) | Permalink

It's getting colder and colder in Tokyo. When it's cold, I like to soak in an Onsen. Japanese people like going on a Onsen trip in various places in Japan. But you know, not only people love onsen, monkeys love onsen too!

The place where the monkey's onsen is in Jigokudani, located in Northern part of Nagano-Prefecture.
People called Jigokudani (Hell's Valley) because they could see the spectacle that looks like the hell that steep cliff, spring out boiling water from the surface of the earth.

Direction>>
By Train
From JR Tokyo Station, take the JR Shinkansen to Nagano.
From JR Nagano Station, take the Nagano Dentetsu train to Yudanaka. From Yudanaka, take a bus or taxi to Kanbayashi Onsen. From there, it's about a 30 min walk to the Jigokudani Yaen-koen entrance.

If you have some time, why not take a trip to Jigokudani and see the monkeys, also enjoy the onsen!

Sakura Hostel Asakusa

Address: 2-24-2 Asakusa Taito-ku, Tokyo
tel +81-3-3847-8111
fax +81-3-3847-8112

e-mail: info@sakura-hostel.co.jp
URL: http://www.sakura-hostel.co.jp/
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Posted by: Joe (September 25, 2011 3:35 PM) | Permalink

Today on my　way for lunch, I heard loud music coming from the sports building located near the hostel.

Usually soccer competitions or model-cars competitions are held there, on the week-end.

but today it was the 2nd Japan Slackline Championship!

what is slackline?

It is a sport where you walk on a tightrope. at like, 30 cm to 2 meters above the ground.

here is what you always wanted to know about Slackline: Wikipedia.

this is what a rope looks like:

and if your good at slacklining, here what you can do:

Posted by: Cornelia (September 24, 2011 2:17 PM) | Permalink

Although typhoon was approaching to Tokyo,
we held SUMO TOUR on September 21st (Wed).

We usually walk to Ryogoku when the weather is okay.
But....
it was raining this time, of course.
We took train to go to Ryogoku.

After the sumo match-fixing report, they changed their attitude, I think.

Sumo games on that day were pretty exciting.
There were tight games one after another.

Some people gave enthusiastic encouragement to their favorite sumo wrestlers.
At the close games, audience including us shouted for joy.

We really enjoyed watching sumo.

After that, we were exposed to the menace of typhoon.　o(ToTo) (oToTo) (oToT)o

Almost all trains stopped because of typhoon, but fortunately Oedo line was still running.
During the walk to the station in the rain storm, I saw a lot of dead umbrellas.
Actually, Tomoyuki's umbrella got broken too.

Good thing is the rain stopped when we got to Kuramae station.
It was very windy, though.
Unless standing firmly, we were almost blown away.

We could go back to the hostel safely, somehow.

☆(-∀・*)*:;｡･　Thank you for joining in sumo tour and this little journey　*:;｡･(*・∀-)☆

More photos -->> Sumo Tour on September 21

Sakura Hostel Asakusa

Address: 2-24-2 Asakusa Taito-ku, Tokyo
tel +81-3-3847-8111
fax +81-3-3847-8112

e-mail: info@sakura-hostel.co.jp
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Posted by: Agu (September 23, 2011 3:45 PM) | Permalink

You probably have heard Ramen museum in Shin-Yokohama.
But have you ever heard Cup noodle museum ??
Here it is

This museum has opened at Nakaku in Yokohama on September 17th.
The business time is from 10:00 ? 18:00,but Tuesday is closed.
Administration fee is below

Adult (more than University students) : 500yen
High school students or less are for free

What can we do there??

You can see more than 3,000 kinds of cup noodles' packages which have been sold.

Do you know Chikin Ramen ? It is the first created instant ramen noodle in Japan.
You can experience cooking it from the noodle itself here.
Reservation is needed 3 months before (From 2 people)
The fee is 500yen per person.

Do you want to make your original cup noodles?
You can do it here !
Choice 1 soup from 4 kinds(Soy sauce, sea food, curry or chili tomato taste)
Choose 4 toppings from 12 kinds( shrimp,meat, egg, green onion, cheese, corn etc...)
You don't need reservation for this program.
It costs 300yen per cup and takes 20 minutes to be completed.

I introduced just 3 things, but there are some more attractions.
When you come to Sakura Hostel or Sakura House, we will tell you how to get there.

Enjoy your trip in Japan !!

Sakura Hostel Asakusa

Address: 2-24-2 Asakusa Taito-ku, Tokyo
tel +81-3-3847-8111
fax +81-3-3847-8112

e-mail: info@sakura-hostel.co.jp
URL: http://www.sakura-hostel.co.jp/
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Posted by: Tomoyuki (September 21, 2011 9:12 AM) | Permalink

Do you like Udon ?

Udon is thick Japanese noodle which is made of plain wheat flour.

There is a Udon restaurant near the hostel, whose name is " YAMADA UDON ".
I'm not going to talk about the taste.

What I want you to look at is this.

The mechanism of this Udon Objet is very easy.

White stick is hidden between Udon, and red chopsticks are attached to it.
Udon is hanging down from the chopsticks.
As the white stick moves up and down, the chopsticks move up and down.

It looks as if somebody is eating Udon, right ?

I see some people take a photo of this unique objet.

Why don't you go take a photo when you visit Asakusa ?

Sakura Hostel Asakusa

Address: 2-24-2 Asakusa Taito-ku, Tokyo
tel +81-3-3847-8111
fax +81-3-3847-8112

e-mail: info@sakura-hostel.co.jp
URL: http://www.sakura-hostel.co.jp/
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Twitter: http://twitter.com/#!/asakusa_hostel

Posted by: Agu (September 20, 2011 3:24 PM) | Permalink