Sakata, Japan

... we have been to so far, this wouldn't be a problem.  Unlike every other city we have been to so far, however, Sakata offers little in the way of...anything.  We visited the city's museum about Samuri houses (I think?), but it was difficult to ...

On Saturday I went to a gallery of Buddha paintings in Sakata with a girl who always wears a kimono and wooden sandals; the one who's forbidden to meet my friends.  I asked her why she always wears a kimono and she threw the same well-thought-out ...

I am now departing for another long day of riding local trains.  I will leave Sakata at 7:51 am and arrive in Hakodate on the northern island of Japan at 10:04 pm.  The trains become shorter and fewer the farther north you go in Japan, so I have ...

Today is Hina Matsuri, the Doll Festival or Girls' Day, and it is held every year on March 3.  On this day, families with girls wish their daughters a successful and happy life by displaying dolls in their houses along with peach ...