Budou-no-oka in Katsunuma, Koshu
甲州市勝沼 「ぶどうの丘」
Katsunuma in Yamanashi is a place of production of Koshu wine. Koshu wine is the most famous Japanese white wine. Each taste of the white wine is wonderful. And there is the fresh taste in it, and it is peculiar, and delicious.
"Bodou-no-oka" in Katsunuma has accommodations, a hot spring, and a great wine-cave(wine cellar). You can sample about 180 sorts of Japanese wine using a tastevin in the wine-cave (you need to purchase the tastevin for a sample). It is a place for enjoying Koshu wine freely (but, it is not a place which can carry out wine tasting exactly).
If you visit "Bodou-no-oka", you can enjoy delicious wine and meal with a beautiful night view. You could know how to enjoy Japanese wine here.
Budou-no-oka 甲州市勝沼ぶどうの丘
The Japanese garden in Narita
成田の日本庭園
The Naritasan Shinshoji temple is a big temple near Narita Airport. The temple has a large and beautiful Japanese garden.
The Buddhism thought "all the living thing is wonderfully valuable" is expressed by the garden. A pond, a waterfall, a calligraphy art museum, Suikinkutsu (water harp cave), etc. are there, and you can enjoy a walk leisurely there.
If you depart from Narita Airport for a mother country, it will be good to enjoy peaceful Japanese culture here on the previous day.
成田山新勝寺は、成田空港近くにある大きなお寺。その寺には広大な美しい日本庭園がある。その庭園には「すべての生命を尊ぶ」という仏教思想が表現されている。そこには池や滝や書道美術館や水琴窟などがあり、そこでのんびり散策を楽しむことができる。もし成田空港から母国へ帰国するなら、その前日にここでゆっくりと長閑な日本文化を楽しむのが良い。
DAIHONZAN NARITASAN 大本山成田山