Even after living in Tamba Sasayama City for over 30 years, I’m still taken back by all of the care with […]

The Kanegasaka Tunnels After checking out the Otte temple area, a hike further up the road brings us to the th […]

8月的篠山还是持续的高温，让人提不起劲。还好在这烦热之季有日本的一个重大节日，盂兰盆节。可以休个长假，给自己充个电。 盂兰盆节是佛教节日，国内也有过盂兰盆节。通常是农历的7月15日，也是我们俗称的鬼节。在日本盂兰盆节几乎 […]

From Wikipedia: “Tanabata, also known as the Star Festival, is a Japanese festival originating from the Chines […]

Residence of Buryo Nishio Buryo Nishio, was born in 1766, the head of the Nishio family. He was famous for a J […]

…un temps splendide Souvenez-vous, l’année dernière (2021) je suis parti de la gare de Kusano (avec le c […]

Introduction Recently, I was asked to put together a ‘sample tour’ introducing some part of Tamba Sasayama for […]

We live in an area with an ancient history. Recently they even found Yayoi (hundreds of years BC) artifacts wh […]

不知不觉已是四月。天气也渐渐暖和了起来。 四月的篠山，虽说早晚还是有点冷，也阻止不了春的脚步。小燕子也开始忙碌着衔泥作巢，路边的野菜、蒲公英、水仙、郁金香争相盛开，当然更少不了日本最有名气的樱花了。 樱花花期 日本人的樱 […]

Ce jour-là, j’avais rendez-vous à la mairie pour une réunion de travail. Je me suis donc rendu de mon domicile […]

When we are going through a difficult situation it doesn’t seem either humorous or amazing does it? Sometimes […]

The Kawaramachi Tsumairi Merchant Housing District in Tamba Sasayama was designated as an Important Preservati […]

以前工作结束或是周末都会约上好友或是家人去逛街，手挽着手，在繁华热闹的街道走走停停，挨个看看一家一家的店铺，或是光顾一下小吃店，奶茶店。有时也会闲逛一下古街道，观赏古建筑，感受一下古城风韵。 来日本篠山定居后，这里山多、 […]

Thirty some years ago, we found this house, through it looked nothing like it does today. At the time, my wife […]

又是一年金秋季，篠山四面环山到处都是赏不完的秋景。金烂烂的麦浪、沉甸甸的稻穗、火红的彼岸花、挂满树枝的柿子、还有又青又大的毛栗子也开始慢慢地成熟，当然也少不了篠山名产丹波黑豆。日语有句俗语是这么说的‘‘食欲の秋‘‘，意思 […]

Recently, after visiting the ‘No Man’s Land’ exhibition at the Prefectural Museum of Ceramic Art. My wife and […]

Location The Bunpoji Temple Complex is located in the Ajimaoku village only about three kilometers from the Sa […]

疫情期间是哪儿哪儿都不敢去，好不容易熬过兵库县的第三次紧急事态宣言。也稍微能放松一些，趁着老公休息，娃们又都上学，一起去觅食。我俩都爱吃面，记得谈恋爱时，也是一直会和老公一起吃遍家乡大街小巷的面馆。来日本后还是老样子，总 […]

First off, if you are hoping to pan for a quick fortune in gold on this mountain, sorry, that’s probably […]

One of my favorite things about Sasayama is all of the mountains that are so very accessible and so full of hi […]

Japanese culture celebrates the seasons. Even for the New Year celebration, the term “new spring” is used to i […]

Tháng 2 là tháng của sự chuyển mùa, cuối đông đầu xuân và cũng là thời điểm bắt đầu lễ hội mùa xuân. Lúc bấy g […]

Mình viết bài viết này tại thời điểm Tết truyền thống của Nhật đã qua và cái Tết Việt Nam đa […]

What is a Himalayan waltz? Well, for those looking for a dance hall, sorry to disappoint, but this waltz is a […]

现下已是二月立春时节，丹波篠山二月的天气是时冷时暖。今天是个冰天雪地，明天来个春光明媚，一会儿又来个春雨绵绵。不过不管是哪个天气，走在篠山的山里田边，哪里都是一片景。 二月的篠山冰霜盖地是常有的事，大家伙儿对这样的天气应 […]

“Một cuốn sách hay cho ta một điều tốt, một người bạn tốt cho ta nhiều điều hay”.   Từ lâu thư viện đã đư […]

Promenade de fin d’hiver et de début de printemps entre les gares de Kusano 草野 et Furuichi 古市 Depuis que je pa […]

Sau khi mùa hè nóng bức qua đi, đất nước mặt trời mọc vui mừng đón chào tiết trời se lạnh của mùa thu. Ở Nhật, […]

Hôm nay tiết trời se se lạnh Nên tụi mình đã dậy sớm nấu cơm, luộc cà và trứng, thưởng thức cơm cà dằm trứng c […]

Xin chào mọi người! Tôi tên là Diễm. Tôi là thực tập sinh đến từ miền Trung của Việt Nam, Quảng N […]

There are a number of celebrations in the Japanese annual calendar but for most people the New year celebratio […]

  时间过得很快，已是腊八时节。过了腊八，就是年。现在国内的小伙伴们应该都进入置办年货，准备过年的事情了吧。在日本也一样也有过年的习俗，和国内不一样的是，不是过农历新年，而是过元旦。 日本过年各地也都有自己的习 […]

丹波篠山的12月越来越冷了。往年这个时候已是零下的天气，今年好似冷得比较晚，天气还是很暖和呢。最近日本的疫情又开始紧张起来，一到周末就不知道带着娃干嘛。公园、游乐场、逛商场、外面吃饭，哪儿哪儿都不敢去。这时候发现住在山里 […]

步入深秋初冬的丹波篠山，正是观赏枫叶的最佳时节。在篠山观赏枫叶的场所应该有很多，众山环绕的篠山，走到哪儿都是景，当然游客最多的还是各个大小寺庙了。往年遇到休息日那更是观光巴士满载游客而来，或是自驾出游的家庭、友人游览寺庙 […]

金秋十月是收获的季节，对于丹波篠山也不例外，更是我们享受各种美味的好时节。 每年这个时候篠山都会举行味之祭（类似我们的美食节），话说这味之祭是从江户时代就开始流传起来了，各个村庄为了庆祝农作物的丰收，邀请远乡近邻一起来分 […]

丹波篠山对我来说是我的第二故乡，来这里已经12年了。从初到篠山是感觉来到了深山老林，到处是山是农田，但等慢慢静下心来，你会发现不光是这里的空气清新，湛蓝的天空，晚间的繁星；那云雾缭绕的青山，潺潺而流的小溪，樱花漫舞的山道 […]

Incontestablement la période de la nouvelle année – お正月 [oshōgatsu] – au Japon est celle des festivités les pl […]

Ce dimanche 13 décembre je me suis rendu à Tamba Sasayama pour visiter le quartier (ancien village) de Tachiku […]

Le musée municipal d’histoire de Tamba Sasayama a été inauguré en 1982 dans les anciens bâtiments du tribunal […]

19, 20, 21, 22, 25, 26, 27 septembre 2020 Du 19 au 27 septembre 2020 a eu lieu le treizième festival d’art con […]

Je fréquente régulièrement Tambasasayama depuis un peu plus de dix ans, c’est dans cette commune que je me sui […]

Coming from England, where persimmons are a rare fruit, it was surprising to me while traveling in different p […]

This interesting Free School lies off the beaten path in an agricultural area towards Kyoto, in the eastern pa […]

In most countries you can find pizzerias. Many produce ‘authentic pizzas’, that is, according to t […]

Many years ago (actually the 1980’s) I was living in Ecuador, South America. I had the opportunity to vi […]

Christmas ends quickly in Japan as everyone starts preparing to celebrate the most important holiday of the ye […]

Sasayama is an agricultural area well known for many farm products, and come fall countless people head from t […]

Sasayama is many things from the home of traditional Japanese culture and natural beauty to a bed town for wor […]

If you’ve been to Tokyo (or Osaka, or any of the other metropolitan areas of Japan) and think you know J […]