Hello, everyone.
This is Yusa from Sakura hostel Asakura.

Do you love to take a bath?
Japanese really love a bath, you know.

Asakusa has several public bath.
Today, I recommend 2 awesome public baths!

1:Jakotuyu（蛇骨湯）
参照：http://blogs.yahoo.co.jp/ontabinikki/

蛇骨湯 means "snake","bone" and "hot water" in Chinese character, Great name,right?
It's from 13 PM to 24 AM.
Holiday is Tuesday .
The cost is 450 yen.

Official site（Japanese only）　→　Jakotuyu

Characteristic of Jakotuyu is to have natural hot spring.
And there is a sauna.

2:Asakusa kannnon Onsen（浅草観音温泉）
参照：http://blog.livedoor.jp/kekkojin/

観音 means the one of great god of Buddhism in Chinese character.
It's from 6:30 to 18:00.
Holiday is Wednesday.
Cost is 700 yen.

Reference（Japanese only）　→　Asakusa kannon Onsen

Kannon Onsen is very near from Sakura hostel Asakusa.
It's a old public bath,
In other words, Retro public bath!
Even for Japanese, here is a kind of unique place...
How is it unique?
Please check it out that by yourself!

Taking a bath is a Japanese culture.
How about following this custom when you come to Japan.

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Posted by: Yusa (November 30, 2013 12:44 AM) | Permalink

In Japan, people have a big party with friends & colleagues in the end of year.

We celebrate that we could spend this year peacefully and wish more happiness for next year.

SAKURA HOSTEL ASAKUSA will hold this party called BOUNEN-KAI　on December 6th!
All the customers of SAKURA HOUSE & HOTEL will be warmly welcome to the party :)
Our staff are also going to join and will spend the fun time all together <3




SAKURA HOUSE & HOTEL End-of-Year Party
BOUNEN-KAI 2013

Date: 2013/12/6 (Fri) 7PM-9PM
Location: SAKURA HOSTEL ASAKUSA [Map]
Fee: 1,000 YEN (Foods & Drinks are included)

*This event is only for SAKURA HOUSE & HOTEL's customers.
*このイベントはサクラハウスご契約者様及びサクラホテルご宿泊者様のみ対象となります。


If you are interested in joining our party,
Please RSVP to info@sakura-hostel.co.jp with the following information!
[1] Request for attending the "BOUNEN-KAI"
[2] Name
[3] Your telephone number if you have any.
[4] Name & Room number of your hotel if you're staying SAKURA HOTEL/HOSTEL


Let's celebrate the end of 2013 with us!!


SAKURA HOSTEL ASAKUSA
Close to Akihabara / Tokyo Sky Tree / Ueno / Ginza
Only 70 min from Narita Airport & 45 min from Haneda

Posted by: Kyoko (November 29, 2013 9:35 AM) | Permalink

Hey Everybody!
We just came back from our little trip to the Tori no ichi night market with our little group! This kind of event only happens two or three times in November. It is an event with a long tradition behind it. Thank you for coming with us! It was a lot of fun!

There were sooooo many people and you could see so many different lucky items or charms. It was just amazing!
Everybody was waiting to pray and picking lucky charms. It was an amazing atmosphere.

We even saw a pig on the way there! Here, Ayumi is on a picture with it! It had a batman cape on!^^
I'm not too sure if it had anything to do with the festival.. (; But it is definitely worth mentioning it!

Here we took a picture of our group in front of one of the shops! (: See all the big lucky charms in the background?

Some of our guests even bought some charms! I hope it will bring you lots of luck!

Thank you so much for coming with us! We had lots of fun and we hope you enjoyed it too! (:
It was a really nice experience, if you did not join us this time, I hope you will get the chance to come with us next year!
We are looking forward to it!

See you guys! ^_^

Posted by: Ｌars (November 27, 2013 10:36 PM) | Permalink

出典：http://ja.wikipedia.org/
作者：663highland

Hello, everyone.
This is Yusa from Sakura hostel Asakura.

Benesse Art Site Naoshima is the name of area of japanese contemporary art.
There are museum, installation and also unique hotel.
It's located in Kagawa prefecture.
The one of island of Setouchi sea.

Scenery is so beautiful.
You can feel relax, and touch the nature.
There is a special art hotel in the island.
It's little bit expensive.
However, I am positive to say that there is no like this hotel except in Naoshima.

I was taught this facilities by my Canadian friend.
This art area is getting popular even in the foreign countries.

I also want to visit there someday.
If you love art, it is worth visiting!

Official website is here(English)　→ Benesse Art Site Naoshima

出典：http://ja.wikipedia.org/
作者：663highland

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Posted by: Yusa (November 27, 2013 2:45 PM) | Permalink

I bet some people before me wrote about the same topic before me, but I would like to tell you about my favourite place too.

Tokyo is so big with various interesting places to visit. But there is always this one place you like more than the others.
I bet all of you feel the same way. Of course where you go depends on what you intend to do.

For me, the place I like most in Tokyo is Odaiba. Not for drinking or going out with my friends, but I think Odaiba is one of the most beautiful and inspiring places in Tokyo. First of all it's directly at the sea. Although Tokyo is a city right close to the sea, you barely notice that most of the time. You can take a walk on the seaside or in one of the nice parks there. There is also a beach actually, but it's pretty small.^^

Also you just have a wonderful view over Tokyo from there. I think it's quite impressive. I like it especially at night. All the lights from the huge buildings in Tokyo, and the Rainbow brigde just in front of that! It looks soooo nice!

I like this view very much! If you like the sea, maybe Yokohama is not a bad idea either, but Odaiba is just a little closer. And well, the view! <:
It's just beautiful, isn' it?

What is your favourite place in Tokyo?

Posted by: Ｌars (November 26, 2013 4:39 PM) | Permalink

Yesterday we went to Nihonbashi to enjoy the show of Japanese Classical Dance.
5 guests from SAKURA HOSTEL ASAKUSA joined :)
They are from Sweden, Netherlands, Venezuela, and Mexico!

The theater is located inside of Mitsukoshi Department Store.
This building is also very famous and worth to visit once!
Mitsukoshi Department Store is popular especially among the upmarket people.

http://tokyo.gonna.jp/tokyo/chuo/nihonbashi/nihonbashi_7.htm

Unfortunately we were not allowed to take a photo of the show,
but it was quite fun time there! We enjoyed 3 dances of various stories :)

This photo is from the official website of Tatsumi School of Japanese Classical Dance

Cecilia san from Sweden told me
"I really wanted to watch the Geisha dancing in Tokyo!
It was great time to enjoy watching it."

THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR JOINING THE ACTIVITIES!!
See you next time <3

SAKURA HOTEL & HOSTEL offer for our clients
the opportunities to enjoy more their stay in Tokyo :)

Posted by: Kyoko (November 25, 2013 12:30 PM) | Permalink

出典：http://www.yunphoto.net/jp

Hello, everyone.
This is Yusa from Sakura hostel Asakura.

Do you know that Tokyo has many islands?
Perhaps, Tokyo has the image of a big city and urban place.
However, even so, also Tokyo has lots of nature!

This time, I introduce Izu Islands.
This islands are so near from Tokyo.
Actually,　Izu islands are included in Tokyo prefecture.
It just takes about 1 and half hour to visit Oshima which is the nearest Island of Izu Islands, if you take a jet ship.

And cost is not so much.
If you don't mind to take a night ship, it costs less than 5,000yen to Oshima.

Izu island has 8 main islands, Oshima, Toshima, Niijima, Shikinejima, Kozujima, Miyake Jima, MikuraJima, and Hachijojima.
Each island has different characteristic.
All of them are so beautiful islands.

I recommend you to visit there, when you miss the nature★

The ship information is here　→　http://www.tokaikisen.co.jp/english/

出典：http://ja.wikipedia.org/

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Posted by: Yusa (November 24, 2013 12:15 AM) | Permalink

出典：http://www.ashinari.com/

Hello, everyone.
This is Yusa from Sakura hostel Asakura.

Do you love beer?
In fact, there is World beer museum near Asakusa.
Here is in Sky Tree town.
Sky tree is the tallest tower in Japan.
And this tower has amazing look out and shopping mall!
It's worth visiting.

This museum has various beers from all over the world.
More than 150 types of beers!
Also you can taste the beers with foods.
Here is named museum.
But also it's a kind of bar.
There are many fun bars pretending foreign atmosphere.

Great place to taste beers.
But also I recommend you to visit Sakura cafe, you know.(haha
Sakura cafe also has various beers from all over the world★

Website is available in English. →　World beer museum

出典：http://www.world-liquor-importers.co.jp/

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Posted by: Yusa (November 23, 2013 1:30 AM) | Permalink

Hey Everyone!

My name is Lars, I'm from Germany and I just started working at the Sakura Asakusa Hostel on the 20th November. I'm so happy to get the opportunity to work here with nice people and to get to talk to people from all over the world! (:

Let me tell you a little something about me. I was born and raised in a little city close to Dortmund in Germany. All of the football/soccer fans of you may know this city^^ Kagawa Shinji played in the Dortmund football team! (we all want him back.. desperately :P) And yes, of course I like football! ^^

I studied Asian sciences at Bonn University with Japanese as my first language. Because of that I got the chance to study one year at Shizuoka University from 2010 till 2011. I had an awesome year with toooons of fun, trips and new friends! <: Shizuoka is small, but it's beautiful and it was the perfect opportunity to study Japanese!
After that I decided more or less spontaniously to go to Canada for one year to do working holiday! From 2010 on I had such great two year with lots of travelling, fun, making new friends from all over the world and gaining precious experiences. And if you ever go to Canada, I recommend a hiking trip through the Rockies, its just stunningly beautiful! *-* But see yourself! ^^



Now I'm in Japan with the working holiday visa and got a wonderful job here at the Sakura Asakusa Hostel. I hope to work here for a long time! So please come and visit us here at the hostel! ^^

I'm looking forward to meeting a lot of new people and to work with all of you!

Yoroshiku onegai itashima~su! (:

Posted by: Ｌars (November 22, 2013 10:44 AM) | Permalink

出典：http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/
作者：Douglas P Perkin

Hello, everyone.
This is Yusa from Sakura hostel Asakura.

Do you love Ramen?
Japanese are really crazy about Ramen.
There is a Ramen museum in Yokohama, Kanagawa prefecture.

Shin Yokohama Ramen museum (新横浜ラーメン博物館) has Many Ramen shops.
Also there are various shops, such as snack shop.

At B1 floor, interior design is based on Old downtown in 33 year of Showa era.
Nissin Chicken Ramen was sold in that year.
It's kind of memorial year of Japanese Ramen.

I have visited here with my friends when I visited Yokohama as my school Picnic.
I can say that it's a great place ever,for Ramen lovers!

Also Yokohama has great food culture, such as chinese food.(There is a famous chinese town)
Website is available in English.
At first, please check it out★

Link is here　→　新横浜ラーメン博物館 Shin Yokohama Ramen Museum

B1 floor

出典：http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/
作者：pcs34560

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Posted by: Yusa (November 21, 2013 1:00 AM) | Permalink