Rediscovering Japan

<body background="yozakura.jpg"> <P align="center"><IMG src="bar03.gif" border="0"><BR> <FONT size="7" color="#ffff00"><I>Rediscovering Japan</I></FONT></P> <p align="center"><img src="bar03.gif" border="0"></p> <P align="center"><FONT size="3" color="#0000ff">by</FONT><FONT size="5" color="#0000ff"><I> tomizuta</I></FONT></P> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center"><img src="http://tomizuta.world.coocan.jp/housuis.jpg" border="0"><span lang="EN-US"></span></p> <p align="center"><b>720 millilitre bottle of Housui from Tokushima Prefecture with Kutani porcelain Sake container and cup.</b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><font size="5"><span lang="EN-US">More than 20 years ago, I started to realize how shallow my knowledge on Japanese culture, beliefs, history and food was for a Japanese resident. That was what drove me to visit areas that I’d never been before, study history and culture, as well as to enjoy Sake from all parts of Japan,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size="5"><span lang=EN-US>Now that we have close to 20 million travelers to Japan each year, I thought of this homepage, to share all I have learnt in my quest to rediscover Japan. I am hopeful that it will also be of interest to our visitors from abroad.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p> <p> <br> </p> <p align="center"><b><br> </b><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <P align="center"><IMG src="bar03s.gif" width="356" height="15" border="0"></P> <p><font color="#ff0000" size="4">Click the pictures below to see page</font></p> <p><font size="5"><a href="http://tomizuta.world.coocan.jp/katori.html" target="_blank"><img src="icons/katoriss.jpg" width="250" height="187" border="0" align="left"></a>How the quest started (Sake, Collecting, Belief, Katori)</font><br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> </p> <p><br> <font size="6">Travel</font></p> <p><a href="http://tomizuta.world.coocan.jp/tokushima.html" target="_blank"><img src="icons/tokushimass.jpg" width="250" height="187" border="0" align="left"></a><font size="5">Tokushima (Historic buildings, Rise of Samurai, Japanese garden, Sake)</font></p> <p><br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> </p> <p><a href="http://tomizuta.world.coocan.jp/izumo.html" target="_blank"><img src="icons/izumoss.jpg" width="250" height="187" border="0" align="left"></a><font size="5">Izumo (Shimane, Shinto shrine, Mythology, Soba noodle, Sake)</font><br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> </p> <p><font size="5"><a href="http://tomizuta.world.coocan.jp/unnnojuku.html" target="_blank"><img src="icons/unnoss.jpg" width="250" height="187" border="0" align="left"></a>Unno-juku (Nagano, Historic buildings, Major roads, Sake)</font></p> <p><br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> </p> <p><font size="5"><a href="http://tomizuta.world.coocan.jp/iwate1.html" target="_blank"><img src="icons/kitayamazakiss.jpg" width="187" height="250" border="0" align="left"></a>Iwate (Part1) (Sanriku, Sake)</font></p> <p><br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> </p> <p><font size="5"><a href="http://tomizuta.world.coocan.jp/iwate2.html" target="_blank"><img src="icons/rakanss.jpg" width="187" height="250" border="0" align="left"></a>Iwate (Part2) (Onsen, Sanriku, Folklore, 500 Rakan)</font></p> <p><br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> </p> <p><font size="5"><a href="http://tomizuta.world.coocan.jp/asakusa.html" target="_blank"><img src="icons/asakusass.jpg" width="250" height="187" border="0" align="left"></a>Asakusa (Edo culture)</font></p> <p><br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> </p> <p><font size="5"><a href="http://tomizuta.world.coocan.jp/kure.html" target="_blank"><img src="icons/onomichiss.jpg" width="250" height="187" border="0" align="left"></a>Kure & Onomichi (Tradition, Historic buildings, Sake, Japanese garden)</font></p> <p><br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> </p> <p><font size="5"><a href="http://tomizuta.world.coocan.jp/hanami.html" target="_blank"><img src="icons/hanamiss.jpg" width="250" height="187" border="0" align="left"></a>Rikugien & Ebigawa (Cherry blossoms, Japanese garden)</font></p> <p><br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> </p> <p><font size="5"><a href="http://tomizuta.world.coocan.jp/gunma.html" target="_blank"><img src="icons/gunmass.jpg" width="250" height="187" border="0" align="left"></a>Tomioka (Gunma) & Ogawa (Saitama) (Onsen, Folklore, Cherry blossoms, Sake)</font></p> <p><br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> </p> <p><font size="5"><a href="http://tomizuta.world.coocan.jp/funabashi.html" target="_blank"><img src="icons/funabashiss.jpg" width="250" height="187" border="0" align="left"></a>Funabashi (Chiba) (Grand shrine, Shinto culture, high street)</font></p> <p><br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> </p> <p><font size="5"><a href="http://tomizuta.world.coocan.jp/suwa.html" target="_blank"><img src="icons/suwass.jpg" width="250" height="187" border="0" align="left"></a>Suwa/Chino (Nagano) (Grand shrine, Shinto culture, festival, Sumo, lodging village)</font><br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> </p> <p><font size="5"><a href="http://tomizuta.world.coocan.jp/inuyama.html" target="_blank"><img src="icons/inuyamass.jpg" width="187" height="250" border="0" align="left"></a>Inuyama (Aichi) (Gengou, Monzenmachi, Joukamachi, National Treasure)</font><br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> </p> <p><font size="5"><a href="http://tomizuta.world.coocan.jp/kawagoe.html" target="_blank"><img src="icons/kawagoess.jpg" width="250" height="187" border="0" align="left"></a>Kawagoe (Saitama) (Little Edo, Kurazukuri architecture, 500 Rakan)</font></p> <p><br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> </p> <p><font size="5"><a href="http://tomizuta.world.coocan.jp/obuse.html" target="_blank"><img src="icons/obusess.jpg" width="187" height="250" border="0" align="left"></a>Matsushiro/Obuse (Nagano) (Northern Nagano, Sanada country, Little Kyoto, Soba)</font></p> <p><br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> </p> <p><a href="http://tomizuta.world.coocan.jp/meijishrine.html" target="_blank"><img src="icons/meijishriness.jpg" width="250" height="187" border="0" align="left"></a><font size="5">Meiji Shrine (Tokyo) (Shinjuku and Shibuya, Bio-diversity, Shintou)</font><br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> </p> <p><a href="http://tomizuta.world.coocan.jp/okayama.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://tomizuta.world.coocan.jp/okayamass.jpg" width="187" height="250" border="0" align="left"></a><font size="5">Takahashi/Kurashiki (Okayama) (Folklore, Japanese garden, Mountain Castle, Tenryou)</font><font color="#ff0000" size="5"> (New)</font></p> <p><br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> </p> <p><font size="6">Seasonal Events</font><font color="#ff0000" size="5"> (New Series)</font></p> <p><font size="5"><a href="http://tomizuta.world.coocan.jp/january.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://tomizuta.world.coocan.jp/january.jpg" width="250" height="188" border="0" align="left"></a>January</font></p> <p><br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> </p> <p><font size="5"><a href="http://tomizuta.world.coocan.jp/february.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://tomizuta.world.coocan.jp/mamemakiss.jpg" width="250" height="188" border="0" align="left"></a>February</font></p> <p><br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> </p> <br> <br> Last updated: February 04, 2017 <p><a href="http://tomizuta.world.coocan.jp/update.html">Update history</a></p> <P><BR> <BR> <FONT size="4">Contact：<A href="mailto:tomizuta@aol.com?Subject=ホームページ（アメコミ">tomizuta@aol.com</A></FONT></P>  <script type="text/javascript" src="http://ct2.o-oku.jp/sc/1728596"></script> <noscript><a href="http://ct2.o-oku.jp/gg/1728596"><img src="http://ct2.o-oku.jp/ll/1728596" border="0" alt="カウンター" /></a></noscript>   <script type="text/javascript"> //<![CDATA[ (function(d) { var sc=d.createElement("script"), ins=d.getElementsByTagName("script")[0]; sc.type="text/javascript"; sc.src=("https:"==d.location.protocol?"https://":"http://") + "code.analysis.shinobi.jp" + 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