Little idea to be happy. 幸せになるための小さなアイデア。Ide Kecil Untuk Bahagia.

Good news everyone! From October 11, 2022, Japan has fully opened its borders to all visitors. Based on new border measures to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus infection (COVID-19), it is no longer necessary to self-quarantine at home, hotels, etc., and refrain from using public transportation.   Even better, COVID-19 testing on arrival is no longer required unless both entering and returning travelers are suspected of having COVID-19.   However, all returnees and visitors will be required to provide either a valid COVID-19 vaccination certificate (3 doses) or a certificate of negative result prior to departure. COVID-19 test must be taken within 72 hours prior to departing from the country/region of origin.     So overview, you need a valid vaccination certificate that you can obtain at your local City Hall office. It takes about 5 days for the letter to arrive at your residence, You can also obtain the paper online on the App by scanning the QR code. ...

  Who says a Highway Tomei SA can't be beautiful? Check out Hamanako SA, located on the bay of Lake Hamana. It has lovely scenic views of the bay. Frequently visited by those long-distance travelers taking a break from their long drive, and locals who just want to unwind and sightseeing. Hamanako SA has a superb view overlooking Lake Hamana. The tiredness of driving is blown away at once.  What's more impressive is that Hamanako SA has a "Lover's sanctuary", complete with a sacred bell altar and heart locks gate, where a couple writes their name on a lock and hangs it on the gate. Something I didn't expect to be built into a service area in the middle of a highway. Hamanako is a Pretty popular SA. Visited by many people, there are also many shops here! Lake Hamana is famous for its eels, so it might be good to have eels here.  Hamanako SA is also a good place for a stroll. You can even walk your dogs here, lots of people come with their pets, but don't fo...

    Last weekend I had a chance to visit Tenryu Futamata station to see the Turntable train tour. I bought a Day-Pass ticket East route toward the Kakegawa side at Shin Hamamatsu station. The ticket costs  ¥1,480 for Adults (Jr.Highschool and up),   ¥740 for Elementary students, and free for kindergarten kids and younger.  The tickets look so cool with the Japanese anime Evangelion as the theme. Buying a day-pass ticket can also get free Evangelion train postcards. I took a train from Shin Hamamatsu station to Nishikajima, the last station on the  Entetsu line. From there, I change to Tenhama line (or as the Japanese called it "Tenhama-sen") and get off at the last station,  Tenryu-Futamata Station. After checking the time schedule for the Turntable tour, I bought the tickets, which cost 250yen if you take a train to the station. Or 350yen if you don't take a train to the station. Unfortunately, when I participated in the turntable tour, the Railr...

What is Diorama, I wondered when I first heard the word.   A diorama is a replica of a scene, typically a three-dimensional full-size or miniature model, sometimes enclosed in a glass showcase. Recently opened in Zaza city 1F, an exhibition hall called Hamamatsu Diorama Factory. When you visit Hamamatsu Diorama Factory, prepare to be amazed.  All the replicas are so detailed made. So much talent, work, and time poured into it.  More than 40 works by Takuji Yamada are exhibited here. Takuji Yamada is a diorama modeler who expresses the nostalgic scenery of the Showa era with a scale model. National professional modeler champion in the TV Tokyo program "TV Champion". ‎He is active in a wide range of genres, from Gundam models to tokusatsu and military models, but what really exerts his true nature is most often in dioramas. Long before the so-called Showa boom, he has been working on many diorama works that reflect scenes from the Showa period.  ‎ Takuji...

I found Horai bridge coincidentally, and I decided to stop and check it out. I was pleasantly surprised to know that Horai bridge holds the Guinness Book of record for the longest  pedestrian wooden bridge in the world. This fantastic long wooden bridge was first built in 1867 and was rebuilt in the 1960s because of flooding. It is  879m in length and spread across the Oi River , making Horai bridge Japan's and also World's longest wooden pedestrian bridge. There is a 100 yen fee to cross the bridge, please buy a ticket at the ticket counter (with a purple banner) next to the ice cream shop. From 8:30-17:00 there is a staff at the ticket counter, please pay the fee at the counter. Other than those times, please pay the 100 yen fee by inserting money in a box in front of the bridge. Walking across the bridge is very fun, you can also enjoy beautiful views. On a clear sunny day, you can even see Mount Fuji. The bridge is pretty high off the ground with a very low guardrail on ...