Con un tiempo genial que hemos estado disfrutando estos días en Tokio con cielos de un azul precioso he aprovechado para ir recorriendome Tokio a pie.
Hace un par de Sábados fui andando desde la torre de Tokio hasta la isla de Odaiba. Puede parecer una gran caminata pero en realidad no está tan lejos.
Andando muy tranquilamente llegé en poco más de una hora solamente.
En el templo budista que hay cerca de la base de la torre podemos encontrar estas figuritas de piedra.
Muchas gente piensa que son tributos dejados por familias con niños fallecidos pero no es así. Este templo es famoso porque cuando nace un niño en la familia aquí puedes poner una estatua para rogar que tu niño crezca sano y fuerte
?The festival of?Yasaka Shrine, is the most famous?festival?in Japan. It takes place over the entire month of July. There are many different events, but the grand procession of floats (Yamaboko Junko) on July 17 is particularly spectacular. Very enjoyable are also the festive evenings preceding the procession (Yoiyama).?
Hola, ya llevaba unos cuantos días sin escribir nada en el blog, y es que últimamente además de estar bastante entretenido con nuestra cuenta de Instagram (que os recomiendo la visitéis, please) se acercan las olimpiadas y después de mucho tiempo estamos teniendo más actividad, somo hotel oficial de la Olimpiadas de Tokio y se van a hospedar con nosotros muchos periodistas de diferentes partes del mundo, bastantes hispanohablantes, (españoles, argentinos, mejicanos, etc.)
Comencemos con el repaso de fotos habitual del blog
Una pregunta muy fácil. ¿Saben que es este edificio? Está cerca de nuestro Sakura Hotel Ikebukuro, a mí me parece un edificio muy simpático, ¿no creen? La respuesta al final de esta entrada.
Los famosos estudios de animación Toei después de una larga reforma ya están abiertos al público y además de manera totalmente gratuita. Si eres un aficionado a los dibujos animados clásicos japoneses y no tan clásicos es una visita que merece mucho la pena.
Hatsumode(初詣) -?The most important Shinto event takes place in the New Year when millions of people visit shrines to pray for happiness and a healthy year.
Nishiarai Taishi (西新井大師) -??is a Buddhist temple of the?Shingon?Sect,?Buzan?Group. The temple's formal name is?Gochisan Henjoin Soji-Ji, and the headquarters of the sect is located at?Hasedera?in?Nara, famed as the temple of flowers.
During the first half of the 9th century (826 CE),?Kobodaishi?(Kukai) spread his teachings to various places around the?Kanto?Region. To save the villagers from an epidemic in this region,?Kobodaishi?carved an image of the Eleven-Faced?Kannon?and one of himself, placed them in a dried-up well, and conducted a fire-offering prayer ritual for 21 days. Legend has it that pure water flowed up out of the dry well and healed the villagers' malodies. The resurgence of the water in the well located on the west side of the Main Hall led to a new name for the area,?Nishiarai, meaning "new well of the west," and also led to the enshrine,templement of?Kobodaishi?and the Eleven-Faced?Kannon?in the Main Hall.
Hello! We will start to introduce cool spots/fun facts about Ikebukuro and many tips for traveling in Japan, to help you travel like a real local!
Today, we will present you the Jiyu Gakuen, Jiyu means freedom and Gakuen means School. It was established in 1921 with Christian-oriented educational philosophy and now is a Japan national important cultural asset. The school was designed by American architect Frank Lloyd Wright.
It's located near Ikebukuro station and takes 12 minutes on foot from Sakura hotel Ikebukuro.
If you like to take photos of architectures, or explore historical spots, this one is for you!
Feel free to ask the front desk staff about how to get there!
The Fukuro Festival began in 1968 as a promotional event for four local shopping districts on the west side of Ikebukuro Station.
Since then, it has grown to be one of the largest events in the area, with the two-part festival taking in the entire neighborhood of Ikebukuro in a festive atmosphere.
Hello! This is Yuka from Sakura Hotel Ikebukuro. I just started training here this week. I have studied Mandarin Chinese for four years in my college days, and entered Sakura Hotel this Spring! I have been to Singapore and Philippines for studying English, and hope that I can travel all over the world again! Please say hi if you visit our hotel!!
