Until 2015 I had been teaching English at public high schools in Kanagawa for 37 years. I have a license to teach in high schools and was admitted to the degree of Master of Arts in Teaching English as a Second Language in the University of Birmingham. Japan I live in Yokohama, Kanagawa prefecture. Please feel free to ask me when you need information about Gifu. Some strict rules about COVID-19 have been lifted. Until recently it was not easy to guide guests because of COVID-19 pandemic however the situation is getting better. At Japanese sword museum in Seki, you can see authentic Japanese swords! Mino city next to Seki city is well known for its hand made Japanese paper 'Hon minoshi' designated as intangible cultural asset by UNESCO. Seki city is a small city but so famous for its cutlery. In the morning (until about ten thirty or eleven) when you order a cup of tea or coffee, they serve toast and salad ! Near Gifu park, you can find a nice Japanese style cafe where you enjoy good coffee and seeing a Japanese style garden. Many cafes have unique service called 'morning service' in Gifu along with Aichi At the foot of the mountain, there are many places to visit such as parks, a temple having a big image of Buddha, and a street preserving the historic atmosphere.Īt Nagara River, you can enjoy seeing a traditional way of fishing ‘cormorant fishing’ which is thought to have started 1300 years ago. The view from Gifu castle is so fantastic. You can go up the mountain on foot or use a ropeway. Gifu city has a beautiful river 'Nagara river' and Mt.Kinka which has Gifu castle on the top. Gifu prefecture is rich in nature so you can enjoy the rural atmosphere. I have lived in Gifu for more than forty years. I have guided in Gifu city, Seki city, Takayama city, Shirakawago, Mino city and Nagoya city. I passed the national tour guide test in 2017 and have worked as a guide since then. I like going out with my family, talking with my friends over coffee at a cozy cafe, reading books, baking bread and cake when I have time. I am a National Government Licensed Guide Interpreter. Japan Hello! My name is Akiko from Gifu prefecture. Now standing up for itself, Tower Records Japan has become independent of the international chain store, which saved it from bankruptcy during the past decade. Tower Records is an American-based company which first set its flags to Japan in the 1970s. The basement features a mini exhibition space where visitors can enjoy live stage performances from various local artists. A good cup of coffee is also available for take out which you can sip while exploring the store. You can relax here while enjoying your purchase from the shop. The 7th floor of the building is dedicated to a foreign books section where you can find books and magazines on different topics published in both in English and Japanese.Ī Tower Records cafe on the 2nd floor gives you the option to have a good meal in the middle of your CD or book shopping. The striking red and yellow-themed building of Tower Records in Shibuya is not only limited to music CDs and DVDs. Both new arrivals and back catalogue stocks are available at Tower Records, so you can go buy CDs from all the way back. In the year following Tower's closure, the building of the former was used for a variety of promotional purposes, including when The White Stripes plastered the exterior to promote an album and even performed inside the old store for a select group of fans.Each floor is occupied by different genres of Japanese music CDs and DVDs such as jazz, pop, electronic, classical, J-POP, rock, and more. Another effort in 2013 to establish the building as a local cultural resource didn't succeed either. At the time preservationists attempted to have the site declared a historic resource and turn it into a music museum, but neither the demolition or the historical status were achieved. In 2008, a developer planned to demolish the building to build an office building with retail stores and a health club. But that all came to a dramatic coda when Tower Records went bankrupt in 2006 and the Sunset Boulevard location was closed. Tower Records and Tower Video on Sunset in 1988 (Photo by Alan Light via the Creative Commons on Flickr)įor decades, Tower Records continued to stand as a beacon for music on Sunset, the yellow sign and red lettering guiding music fans of all stripes.
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