Monthly Archives: November 2017

Now it is a season for Japanese Orange Picking! Japanese orange is one of the most popular fruit during winter season. It is the Japanese winter symbol. Japanese orange is cheap and it has a lot of vitamin C. Eating Japanese … Continue reading →

Some flowers are blooming in autumn. You can visit some places in Yokosuka and enjoy flowers.  Cosmos flowers are fully bloomed in Soleil Nooka Park now! Here are representative flowers you can see in Yokosuka: Cosmos   Japanese Winter Camellia … Continue reading →

Sumo is the national sports in Japan. It is a kind of martial arts where two sumo wrestlers, or rikishi, fight in a ring, or dohyo. To be a sumo wrestler, you must be at least 173 centimeters tall and weigh 75 kilograms. It is … Continue reading →

Approximately 600 Chrysanthemums are displayed at Yokosuka City Hall Park. No admission fee. Date & Time: Every day until November 15th 9:00 – 17:00 (Until 13:00 on 15th) For more questions, please ask Liberty Cove House concierges.

From mid-September to early December, people go out to the mountainous countryside to see autumn leaves, an activity which is called “Autumn leaf hunting,” or momiji-gari. The three most important annuallyconsiderations for people wishing to enjoy momiji-gari are: the timing, … Continue reading →

Gokurakuji Temple A family temple of the Hojo clan, placed at a strategic point for transportation and defense purposes on the route from Kamakura to Kyoto. The temple functioned as a center for the salvation of the weak and poor … Continue reading →

Daibutsu (Great Buddha) of Kamakura A bronze seated statue of the Buddha Amida with a height of approximately 11.5m, which was built for the protection of the Kamakura Shogunate and the people. The robust and powerful beauty of art expressed … Continue reading →

Jufukuji Temple The first Zen Buddhist temple in Kamakura, which was built on the site of the residence of Minamoto no Yoshimoto, the father of Minamoto no Yoritomo. It is profoundly associated with “Tea”, which is one of the distinctive … Continue reading →

Tsurugaoka Hachimangu Shrine Relocated to the existing location by Minamoto no Yoritomo in 1180. It was a very important place as the symbolic and spiritual center of the samurai government and as the stage not only for religious activities but … Continue reading →