Machu Picchu

It's been 100 years since an Archaeologist,Hiram Bingham, found this place.
so, it's 100 years anniversary for this.
don't know why we Japanese celebrate this though. Weird.
( because Hiram Bingham must be an American I think . )

Time: 9/17～10/2

Fee: Free

Place: 大阪府咲洲庁舎 near trade center maestation


The Incas, we might have studied when we were high school, started building the "estate" around AD 1400, but abandoned it as an official site for the Inca rulers a century later at the time of the Spanish Conquest.
Well, I really wanna go visit Machu Picchu in the near future.

If you want to see it but don't have time, you have to go to this exhibition.

Haunted house in Umeda

there is a haunted house in Umeda.
The website saying, there was a secret road which is called route 0.
it exists in between some dodge buildings around the end of route 1 and route 2.


Well, this might be fun, but it says if you go inside, you can not get out of there forever....so I don't recommend you should go there unless you don't care about it.



place: in frot of Hanshin department
fee: 800yen

http://www.ktv.jp/0/map.html

Very nice Sri Lankan restaurant

We found a very nice Sri Lankan restaurant :)

You might think you wanna eat Japanese food in Japan.
It is a great idea!
Real Japanese food are amazing.
Delicious, beautiful, healthy.

But, I recommend this restaurant too.
Sri LanKan food, but very nice!

It looks like a house with big garden.
Goats and sheep are there :)
All chef are Sri Lankan！

Please visit here, I m sure you have a great time！

http://www.luckygarden.jp/
Taxi　from Ikoma station
TEL　0743-77-7936

　Cafe 10:00～
　Lunch　11:00~14:00
　Dinner　17:00~22:00
　

Yodogawa Fireworks Festival 2011

Yodogawa Fireworks festival is coming in 4 days!!
..However, we enjoyed from our rooftop for the last 3 years, but a new building has been under construction in the same direction of the fireworks and is getting higher and higher, so I guess it would disturb us to watch the fireworks..
We had great party on the rooftop last year, but it seems better to not do it this year..

BUT!! Mr. Yano is willing to help out. He has lived in this area and watched these fireworks for more than 20 years every year without fail, he has planned a tour this year to watch the fireworks.

*The details *
1. Please come to the J-Hoppers reception at 6:30 pm on the 6th of August(Saturday)
2.We will walk to the river side(about 20 mins)
You can buy a sushi set(500 yen) if you want, and enjoy with fantastic fireworks!!
3.After the fireworks, you can also enjoy Japanese public bath(sento) on the way back to J-Hoppers. The fee:400 yen

Kobe FireWork

This coming saturday, AUg 6th, there is a Firework Festival in Kobe.
It starts from 19:30. There will be so many people there and must be super busy.

I'll tell you where you can see the firework wel;

1) Kobe Harbor land
2) Meriken park
3) Nakafutou(Port island)
4) Venus Bridge
5) Mt. Rokko


i think Venus bridge is the best place because you can see the night view as well and there might not be so busy. If you catch a cab from near Sannomiya hankyu station, it would be 1,200yen to get to there. You will have to call a cab to pick you up to go down to Sannomiya though.

Also, I guess there are not so many people around nakafutou station.


p.s. Yodogawa firework falls on the same day!

Osaka koku Passport

Osaka is very hot now!

Please come to Osaka and do shopping!
Actually, a wonderful discount system has been started since this April in Osaka!

This system's name is Osaka koku Passport.
If you buy something in a member's store, earning points and using them as a discount.

You do not need a difficult procedure.
A mobile phone with IC chip or IC traffic transport card will be a point card.

Some restaurants close to J-hoppers are also available.

This is a very good idea★
You try to do shopping in Osaka area, earing and using points.

Effective term is 1 year.
Everyone can join it!
Please come to Osaka :)

URL↓
http://www.osaka-pass.jp/index.html

International Exchange Party+Nagashi somen+α

We J-hoppers Osaka have International Party on every Friday these days, and we will have "Nagashi somen" also on this Friday - mean, tomorrow, the 15th!

What is "Nagashi somen"? ... it's "flowing somen".
What is "Somen"? ... it's one of Japanese noodle, but not ramen, not udon, not soba..
How do you eat it??
... Well, just come and see what we're doing!
Actually, it's my first time to try by myself, so I can't exactly explain yet... haha.


Also, many summer festivals are starting from this week, include "Tenjin Matsuri festival"which is one of biggest festival in Japan.
In Minami area(near Namba and Shinsaibashi) has variety,too.
See this website and check their schedule!

Ittoko Minami (in English)

http://www.ittoko-minami.net/en/calendar.html