How I became Japanese – Ugo Experience Day 9&10
Day 9;This second to last day was the most relaxed of all being the one with more free time to revisit places I had been, have time to buy souvenirs and rest ea...
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How I became Japanese – Ugo Experience Day 7&8
Day 7;Next day was a pretty busy day. I would recommend to take the day before as a day to relax as there are quite a lot of fun things to do today. First of al...
How I became Japanese – Ugo Experience Day 5&6
Day 5; It is 6am and I definitely do not want to go watch rice planting this early in the morning however it is not a common experience one gets to learn about ...
How I became Japanese – Ugo Experience Day 3&4
Day3; If extreme sports and hikes are in your circle of likes, then Ugo is still the best place to be. One hour away to the south is Mt Chokai or Chokai-san how...
How I became Japanese – Ugo Experience Day 1&2
Many people want to experience the real traditional Japan with its culture and customs that one cannot find by looking at a temple in Kyoto, so I came to Ugo to...
Nattō factory tour
As part of one of Japan’s food experience is to try Nattō. Fermented beans usually eaten with rice in the mornings, although some people’s love for it would say...
Sleep, Fireworks, Sushi and Sake, what else?
Most people would not consider travelling to the north of Japan because they are afraid that there won’t be much to do here. However, this last weekend p...
My Hunter Blood～Welcome to Akita Inland Area
Starting from a railway The longer I stay in Akita the more curious I want to learn about people and culture here. We can easily eat Kiritanpo (a kind of grille...
Sake drinking at the famous Hideyoshi
You might be wondering why this sake brewery in the north has the same name of the once unifier of Japan Toyotomi Hideyoshi. The name comes from “Hiidete（秀でて）” ...
【Akita dog movie】Meet the famous Akita Inu
As a dog lover and having been raised with 5 different types of dogs in my life, this was perhaps the most fun experience. A word of warning, wear clothe...
The Wintry Country Life, countryside akitas snow
Far south from Akita city, close to Miyagi prefecture, you will find the Akinomiya region where you can experience true winter country-life; snowy environment, ...
Making paper balloons with the locals
I had a lot of fun creating these lovely paper balloons with the locals of Daisen City. When signing up for this event, I had no idea what was in store for me. ...
Walking Around Samurai Village In Kimono
Tazawa Lake Coming from Morioka, We decided to pass by and check out the famous Tazawa Lake. This gorgeous lake in Akita is Japan deepest lake, and the 17th dee...
Fishing Hatahata – The symbol of God’s gift in the cold winter –
My stereotype before the trip Before came to Akita, I only knew little about hatahata, a locally famous fish with delicious fish roe. My preconceive idea was th...
Angle of the water
Angle of the water is actually a water shield which is known as “Junsai” in Japanese. It is a green plant in the water lily family growing in the ponds. Japanes...
Tea ceremony
My first Japanese tea ceremony experience Japan is known all over the world for their culture, especially the tea ceremony. Visitors from all over the world wou...
Private Firework tour in Omagari – Making imitated Fireworks (Hanabi)
Visiting a firework/hanabi factory was sure Unique enough but we sure got more excited in the process of learning how to make our own Firework which is known as...
Eating up Akita
Have you heard of the word “Tempura” before? When it comes to Japanese fried cuisine, besides “Karaage”, many of you might think of “Tempura”. In Japan, from ve...