Mother Farm – Tagura Futtsu Chiba Pref
January 22, 2013, 11:30 am
Filed under: Bunnies, farms, Japan, Rabbits | Tags: Bunnies, farms, Japan, Rabbits
Filed under: Bunnies, farms, Japan, Rabbits | Tags: Bunnies, farms, Japan, Rabbits
Just the day after our arrival from The Netherlands our friends from Cafemiffy picked up from Park Hotel (our favourite hotel, where we spent some of our jet lag playing with Tometaro).
Destination an Onsen in Chiba prefecture, about one hour and a half from Tokyo. I will share that with you in an upcoming post because today I remembered about the nice farm we visited close to our Ryokan and about how many friends we met there.
The name of the Farm is “Mother Farm” and it was founded in 1962 by a man called Hisakichi Maeda. If you visit their website (there’s an English version) you will discover more about this business man that is behind Tokyo’s tower and newspapers.
But let’s concentrate in animals and let me show you a little bit of the fun you can have there (but during winter time it’s very, very cold)
Destination an Onsen in Chiba prefecture, about one hour and a half from Tokyo. I will share that with you in an upcoming post because today I remembered about the nice farm we visited close to our Ryokan and about how many friends we met there.
The name of the Farm is “Mother Farm” and it was founded in 1962 by a man called Hisakichi Maeda. If you visit their website (there’s an English version) you will discover more about this business man that is behind Tokyo’s tower and newspapers.
But let’s concentrate in animals and let me show you a little bit of the fun you can have there (but during winter time it’s very, very cold)
A big Ox
Miffa tried to milk a cow, but finally only Father Bunny did it
A very, very nice long horn ox, scary,
but very nice, you can actually feed him
but very nice, you can actually feed him
This is me with some cows in one of
The Farm’s restaurants – excellent fresh milk
The Farm’s restaurants – excellent fresh milk
Baikin-Man decided to tease this poor cow that
is at the entrance (he didn’t realize it wasn’t a real one)
And of course i made a lot of friends there
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The best breakfast in my life.
January 9, 2013, 10:08 am
Filed under: Japan, Japanese food, Tsukiji | Tags: Japan, Japanese food, Tsukiji
Filed under: Japan, Japanese food, Tsukiji | Tags: Japan, Japanese food, Tsukiji
When we visited Tsukiji fish market for the first time we wanted to have breakfast there, but long ques at the small restaurants and our poor knowledge of the Japanese language removed that idea from our mind.
But we’re so lucky as to have met our friends from Cafemiffy who took us for breakfast this Christmas. They took me and Father bunny to a very special restaurant in a rainy and misty day (much better than a sunny day for this experience).
A small restaurant, only a bar, and behind it two sushi master using their knifes and the best fish you can imagine and have.
The different flavours, the different textures, the atmosphere, the perfect rice, a nice Japanese tea, the colors…
If you have the opportunity to go there you’ll be spoiled forever.
Tsukiji fish market (third visit)
January 9, 2013, 9:56 am
Filed under: Japan, Japanese food, Tsukiji | Tags: Japan, Japanese food, Tsukiji
Filed under: Japan, Japanese food, Tsukiji | Tags: Japan, Japanese food, Tsukiji
In the past (check here) I visited the world´s biggest fish market – Tsukiji- and we managed to enter the red tunna fish auction where only the best tunna is exposed and inspected to professional buyers.
You have to got early and you must be there about 4 am if you want to enter the auction, besides now you have to register in advance or may be the will completely bann visitor from the auction.
So we were lucky on that rainy spring morning when we manage to visit the auction, but if you’re lazy you must paya a visit to the market too, great small restaurants, great fish, and above all – a lively atmosphere- that will surprise you a lot!
You have to got early and you must be there about 4 am if you want to enter the auction, besides now you have to register in advance or may be the will completely bann visitor from the auction.
So we were lucky on that rainy spring morning when we manage to visit the auction, but if you’re lazy you must paya a visit to the market too, great small restaurants, great fish, and above all – a lively atmosphere- that will surprise you a lot!
Daikon Horseradish and Japanese “sweet potatoes”
wasabi “Wasabia japonica”
More Wasabi “premium one”
Blacksmith finishing a “small” knife
Some tunna traders who finished stocks
The market is closed during New Year’s eve, this was the last day
Aventador at Ginza 9·3
January 3, 2013, 11:36 am
Filed under: aventador, Japan, Lambos, tokyo | Tags: aventador, Japan, Lambos, tokyo
Filed under: aventador, Japan, Lambos, tokyo | Tags: aventador, Japan, Lambos, tokyo
It’s not easy no spot a Lamborghini Aventador, and a new one, still without definitive car plates is a rare discover.
Of course if you are in tokyo, Ginza is the right place to such discoverings!
But we don’t like the color…
Of course if you are in tokyo, Ginza is the right place to such discoverings!
But we don’t like the color…
Anpanman’s museum
We visited Anpanman museum in Yokohama, it was a very rainy day and Yokohama is not so close to Tokyo as you will expect. But we had a great time!!!
Now some wikipedia about him that can be found here
Anpanman (アンパンマン) is a Japanese picture book series written by Takashi Yanase since 1973. It was inspired by Yanase’s struggles to survive as a soldier in World War II. Many times, he became faced with the prospect of starvation, which made him dream about eating anpan (a bean-jam filled pastry).
Family and friends re-unite
December 30, 2012, 1:42 am
Filed under: Chan family, Design, hotels, Japan | Tags: Chan family, Design, hotels, Japan
Filed under: Chan family, Design, hotels, Japan | Tags: Chan family, Design, hotels, Japan
Some time ago we discovered Park Hotel Tokyo. It was our second visit to Father Bunny’s beloved Tokyo city.
Location is excellent, service is outstanding, views are some of the best in Tokyo, but above all, people is nice and friendly, they make your stay better than you dreamed about it!
And last, they gave us Tometaro Jr. as a present. I promised the front desk attendant who gave it to me that i will take him to nice places, in order to make Tometaro Jr. an International Hotel Manager Consultant.
But we promised Tometaro that we will be back in Shiodome to visit Tometaro Sr, and here we are.
侍 Samurai – FB and Miffa running
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April 4, 2011, 9:02 pm
Filed under: correCATagafo, Japan, running | Tags: correCATagafo, Japan, running
Filed under: correCATagafo, Japan, running | Tags: correCATagafo, Japan, running
In Barcelona, every year we celebrate one of the biggest run on earth, with almost 60k runners this year this is more than 2 times Tokyo’s marathon.
So Miffa and me got into our Samurai outfits and we run it in the baby stroller category with great success.
Our honour to Japan and the earthquake’s victims
March 20, 2011, 8:44 pm
Filed under: Japan
Filed under: Japan
We love Japan, we love it’s people and we have very good friends there… we have been and still we re very concerned and sad about what happened a few days ago.
As many people, we have been following and still we’re doing it, the news.
We would like to share our condolences with the Japanese people and we would like to spread the message to all our friends and relatives.
Check this link to find how you can help Japan and it’s people.
PS: Thanks to our friends Mike Udaondo for the picture, we got the logo from here, we have just copy and paste but if you have any copyright issues, please drop us a comment to delete the picture.
We missed the Marathon, well, not really.
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March 6, 2011, 9:44 pm
Filed under: Barcelona, correCATagafo, Draculina, Japan | Tags: Barcelona, correCATagafo, Draculina, Japan
Filed under: Barcelona, correCATagafo, Draculina, Japan | Tags: Barcelona, correCATagafo, Draculina, Japan
Past February 27th Tokyo marathon was held in out favorite city. I ran several kilometers with my father in a rainy, snowy and cold day where my father missed to accomplish his dream completely.
Since that time he has been not running, except for the last month. He got injured two week prior to Tokyo that time and the decision of running 42 something wasn’t the cleverest for him.
Anyways he started to train again, a month or so ago with more injures, what can you expect from an old man?
But, we manage to run with him, Draculina and me for the last FIFTEEN kilometers of a very nice run. May be he is not happy enough but we are delighted with so many kilometers with such a low effort (we were on his back).
Shimbashi – The Middle that Counts
We have been three or four times in Shimbashi area (Shiodome Tower) since our second visit to Japan. We wanted to be again here but Father Bunny had some concerns about the distance between the Start and Finish of the Marathon.
March 12, 2010, 8:58 am
Filed under: Chan family, hotels, Japan, Travel | Tags: Chan family, hotels, Japan, Travel
Filed under: Chan family, hotels, Japan, Travel | Tags: Chan family, hotels, Japan, Travel
We have been three or four times in Shimbashi area (Shiodome Tower) since our second visit to Japan. We wanted to be again here but Father Bunny had some concerns about the distance between the Start and Finish of the Marathon.
After testing it live we should say it’s the perfect place, quiet, lively, in the middle of everyplace that matters in Tokyo.
Now I have a new friend “boooouuuboo” or Tometaro
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Miffa Chan 