القتال بكرات الثلج في مدينة نيغاتا في اليابان – Niigata International Snowball Fight – 魚沼市小出国際雪合戦

رغم قسوة هذا الشتاء ورغم غزارة الثلوج المتساقطة في اليابان في هذه السنة كان سكان مدينة نيغاتا في هونشو يستمتعون في وقتهم!

أقيم في مدينة نيغاتا اليابانية مسابقة للقتال في كرات الثلج. تتميز ميدنة نيغاتا في تلك الرياضة حول العالم حيث أنها تعتبر الأكثر إضحاكاًً ومتعة من بين المسابقات الأخرى التي تجرى في القتال بكرات الثلج في مناطق أخرى من العالم.    

[My Trip to Japan – 日本への私の旅 – رحلتي إلى اليابان] – Final Part

While staying in Osaka, I’ve decided visiting Kobe and Awaji island. In Kobe, I’ve visited Kobe Mosque and saw the Kobe Port Tower. Kobe Mosque is the first mosque in Japan (1935) and it was built with a beautiful Turkish design.  

[My Trip to Japan – 日本への私の旅 – رحلتي إلى اليابان] – Part 5

One day, while I was in Japan, a Japanese friend of mine invited me to join their Shotokan Karate class in one of the Secondary schools in Tokyo! I did accept the invitation as I have some experience in Shotokan Karate before when I was a student in the United States. Anyway, I didn’t have my Karate uniform with me “Karate gi” so I wore a sweat pant and a white T-shirt instead!!  

[My Trip to Japan – 日本への私の旅 – رحلتي إلى اليابان] – Part 2

Finally, it’s my “Part II” post  about my latest trip to Japan!

Here I’m talking about Tokyo Sky Tree Tower “東京スカイツリ”! In my earlier entries I’ve already posted something about Tokyo Sky Tree Tower and about its establishment & the overall construction, but this time it’s different! I’ve experienced seeing  Tokyo Sky Tree Tower in real! YES I DID!! It’s off the Sumida river.

[My Trip to Japan – 日本への私の旅 – رحلتي إلى اليابان] – Part 1

I’ve stayed in Japan for 17 days visiting some of the major cities in Honshu (Tokyo, Shizuoka, Yokohama, Nagoya, Osaka, Kobe and Awaji Island). It was my first time visiting Nagoya, Kobe and Awaji Island. Shinkansen was really helpful in making me reaching these cities conveniently.

My Trip to Japan – 日本への私の旅 – رحلتي إلى اليابان

          This is my first entry being posted from Japan! Not a first visit though. I’m in TOKYO now, my plan is to discover Japan beyond what’s mentioned on travel guidebooks/websites.

A Random Picture from Japan – 日本での色々な写真 – صورة من اليابان

I’ll start posting, or in other words, sharing some random pictures of Japan. Those that I find them to be beautiful and special. I will limit my comments so you find the beauties in those pictures your self and with your own eyes! Enjoy~

 

Ikebukuro – 池袋 – إيكيبوكورو

” Ikebukuro (池袋), the largest city located in Toshima ward, is a commercial and entertainment district of Tokyo, Japan. Toshima ward offices, Ikebukuro station, and several shops, restaurants, and enormous department stores are located within city limits.

At the center of Ikebukuro is the train and subway station, a huge urban gathering shared by the JR East lines, the Seibu Ikebukuro Line and the Tōbu Tōjō Line. It is one of the main commuter hubs in the western Yamanote area of Tokyo. Ikebukuro Station is the second busiest station in Japan, second only to Shinjuku Station.Around the station are the Seibu and Tōbu department stores. Seibu, written with the characters for “West” and “Musashi (province)” 西武, is on the east end of the station and Tōbu, written with the characters for “East” and “Musashi” 東武, is on the west end.

Sumida River – 隅田川 – Sumida-gawa – نهر سوميدا

” The Sumida River (隅田川, Sumida-gawa) is a river which flows through Tokyo, Japan. It branches from the Arakawa River at Iwabuchi and flows into Tokyo Bay. Its tributaries include the Kanda and Shakujii rivers. What is now known as the “Sumida River” was previously the path of the Arakawa, however towards the end of the Meiji era work was carried out to divert the main flow of the Arakawa to prevent flooding.

TOSHIBA Cell Chip TV

After four years of researches and studies, the leading electronics company TOSHIBA has announced of marketing  the first TV based on the Cell multimedia processor soon, this Cell Chip was also developed by IBM and SONY besides TOSHIBA, it’s basically the same Cell Chip used in Playstation3.