Japan

• “Noin 1,8 miljoonaa japanilaista maan 125 miljoonasta ihmisestä kantaa tällä hetkellä Sato-sukunimeä. Toiseksi yleisin sukunimi maassa on Suzuki ja kolmanneksi yleisin Takahashi.” IS 8.4.2024, Sara Sairanen

Stuff related on Japan and japanese language; Katakana. Learn japanese here:

• Katakana mobile
• Katakana keyboard
• Kendema: temppuja

Culture

Haiku 俳句 is a type of short form poetry originally from Japan. Traditional Japanese haiku consist of three phrases that contain a kireji, or “cutting word” in a 5, 7, 5 pattern, and a kigo, or seasonal reference. Similar poems that do not adhere to these rules are generally classified as senryū. Wikipedia

Food

• Nattō (納豆) is a traditional Japanese food made from soybeans that have been fermented.
• Kobe beef (神戸ビーフ, Kōbe bīfu) is Wagyu beef from the Tajima strain of Japanese Black cattle, raised in Japan’s Hyōgo Prefecture according to rules set out by the Kobe Beef Marketing and Distribution Promotion Association.
• Gyoza Gyoza (餃子) is Japanese dumplings. See more information here.
  • Yaki Gyoza (pan fried)
  • Sui Gyoza (boiled)
  • Age Gyoza (deep fried)
• Matsutake, olut ALE
• Yoko Moku cigars - Matcha

Tokyo

You can get basic information about transportation, tourist attractions, and nearby hospitals. English: 0120-805261

Tokyo to Narita Airport

• JR train: The Narita Express “N’EX” is the fastest. See route sp and notes in TikTok and from airport to Tokyo near Chiba TikTok & sp.
  • price ¥3100 with reserved seat. Go to correct wagon number on train platform.
  • From Tokyo train station, bus to Narita with ¥1000.
  • Use free Wifi at Narita (FreeWiFi-NARITA): Note you need to agree terms (blue button) and cause of security caution (yellow).

Metro

• Pasmo card is useful and facilitates commuting or moving from place A to B.
• Ginza line (e.g. between Kyobashi (G10) and Shibuya (G01)).

Travelling to Japan

Flight from Helsinki 13-14 hours. Remember to take comfortable shoes - and such that are easy to wear. In economy class not enough space to use laptop, but remember to take it to cabin, because batteries are prohibited in checked baggage. They must be carried with the passenger in carry-on baggage.

Electricity: I have been using European (220V) equipments with North American (120V) adapter in Japan (100V). However, some equipment, especially equipment involving heating (e.g. hair dryers), may not work properly or even get damaged. Read more about adapters e.g. here.

Notes

1

• So hungry - just finding the closest restaurant.. found this one - a bit expensive. Grill Teru
• Tully’s coffee: Large coffee - Jet lag.
• Walk to Ginza and around the bar area near station Shinbashi, see private sp. Read more about Shinbashi at here.

2

Sports’s day. Walk from Tokyo railway station to Shibuya, approximately 20 km. See private sp.

• Kokyo Gaien National Garden (or Kōkyogaien 皇居外苑) is located in Chiyoda, Tokyo, just south of Tokyo Imperial Palace.

• Meiji Memorial Museum
• Batting Practice
• Tokyo Yakult Swallows Shop
• Akasaka: Center of Tokyo. Akasaka Palace garden. Next time, check beer garden places - drinks included. Reservation obligatory.
• Solo pizza: Google Maps
• Moosh Squishy maps
• Meiji Temple: Meiji Shrine (明治神宮, Meiji Jingū) is a shrine dedicated to the deified spirits of Emperor Meiji and his consort, Empress Shoken. jp guide. A Shinto shrine (神社, jinja, archaic: shinsha, meaning: “place of the god(s)”) Wikipedia.
• Shibuya, dinner. Ginza line back to Tokyo railway station (Kyobashi metro station)

3

• at cafe sp
• Dinner at X. Gyoza Gyoza (餃子). sp
• at hotel.

4

• private sp
• Kioichi. Lunch. Pay lunch to machine.

5

• Internet cafe - Matcha, see location sp.
• Lunch: (Donburi-äyriäisravintola) - restaurant Tsujihan - Matsu very good ¥2200. About 1 hour queue outside. Cash only.
• Shopping: GU Ginza and Uniglo. No hoodie found.
• Ginza walk sp
• Gyu-Kaku offers the fun of “Shared Plates”. Gyu-Kaku, meaning “Horn of the Bull” in Japanese, provides the authentic Japanese yakiniku (grilled barbecue) with all you can drink package (¥2500)

6

• Tsukiji fish market Tsukiji fish market was for decades the largest fish market in Tokyo and one of the largest fish markets in the world. The market was closed in 2018 and moved to new premises in the Toyosu district: (築地市場, Tsukiji shijō). See video clips, e.g. in Rather Be music video (Clean bandit).
  • Knifes: see comparison of different steel types here. Shirogami (white steel 2) and Aogimi (blue steel) are good selections. Finally, at least I think I bought a bit harder blue steel knofe with ¥16000 with octagonal handle.
  • I studied a bit tax-free shopping, but it seemed to be a bit complicated. Finally, I bought knife and went to tax-free office at Tsukiki area. It was told to me that particular shop was not providing tax free products. So, I “lost” ¥1600, or not sure how much service cost and how much more expensive similar knives would cost. Not so big deal - few beers and I got new important kitchen tool.
  • From the same store I also bought small Tawashi brush.
• Lunch at 3rd floor restaurant area. Remember to have cash - in many places credit card is not accepted. See image (private sp). High quality fish.
  • Shiso leaf: “Shiso leaves are an aromatic herb from the same botanical family as mint that traditionally accompanies sushi and sashimi. They are meant to be eaten along with the main item on the plate.”
    • “Shisossa yhdistyvät minttu, basilika, kaneli ja sitruuna.” Plantui. Katso täältä vinkit Shison kasvattamiseen Suomessa.
• Hama-rikyu Gardens: fee ¥300. Have some nature inside Tokyo. Good place to relax next to pine trees or in tea house. Edo-period park.
• Artizon museum - shop.
• Knife and nail clippers professional shop nearby (Nishikan Honten Building (Kyobashi, Tokyo)).
• Super Hotel Premiere (Yaesu)
• From train - Akasuka and “Tokion taivaspuu” - 634 meters high tower. (Burj Khalifa in Dubai 829m)
• The northern route diploma: “Since Russia closed its airspace on February 28th, Finnair is forced to find alternative routes for Asian flights: if a flight is operated over the North Pole”.
  • Other tips: Finnair Visa Aktia. Hakeminen oli helppoa ja onnistui verkossa.

Travelling - remember:

Check	FI	EN	Importancy
	adapter	adapter	5
	umbrella	umbrella	3
	good shoes	good shoes	4

Korea

South Korea is one of the most technologically advanced and prosperous countries in the world. It has many national sports, such as tae kwon do.

• one of the largest consumer countries in the world
• Clothing hanbok 한복
• music: K-pop

Food

Koreans are known for their delicious and colorful food, which often contains a lot of spices and spicy sauces. One well-known Korean dish is bibimbap, which is a mixture of rice, various vegetables, and often fried meat or egg. Another popular food is kimchi, which is fermented vegetables and spices.

Korean hot pot is often made with meat, such as beef or chicken, and various vegetables, such as carrots, cabbage, and onions. Hot pot is generally a dish where food is simmered in a small pot, and it can be made in many different ways with different spices and ingredients. Korean hot pot commonly uses spicy sauces such as gochujang or doenjang, and the dish is often eaten with rice or noodles.

• Kimchi is one of the most important dishes in Korean cuisine. “Kimchi” is Korean terminology for fermented vegetables, and encompasses salt and seasoned vegetables.

Links

• Literally translated, chindōgu means unusual (珍, chin) tool (道具, dōgu). Nice examples here.
• Empress Jingū (神功皇后, Jingū-kōgō) was a legendary Japanese empress who ruled as a regent following her husband’s death in 200 AD.
• Onna musha

Travelling

Most of my travel diary notes / logbooks are complete mess and even rather “stupid” notes. How many drinks, the cost of dinner, taxi etc. i.e. data. Other type of notes are how to travel next time. Notes to simulate Black Jack cards and odd calculation having one deck - just for fun not for beating the bank. “Our personalities were long thought to be fixed by the time we reach our 30s, but the latest research suggests they change throughout our lives – and bring some surprising benefits.” bbc.com

• Window A, Center B, Aisle C

Taiwan

Food

Bubble tea (kehitetty Taiwanissa 1980-luvulla), joka tunnetaan myös nimellä helmimaitotee, bobamaitotee tai kuplatee, on taiwanilainen teepohjainen juoma, joka sisältää tyypillisesti maitoa, teetä ja sitkeitä tapiokahelmiä, jotka tunnetaan myös nimellä “boba”.

• tee-se-itse-pakkaus esim. lahjaksi: “Mustat tapiokanhelmet + 35 kpl isoja pillejä Bubble Tealle + makeutettu kondensoitu maito + Musta tee pussit”
• HS Kuplateetä esim. Simonkadun Boba Baosta.

Slovakia

• Bratislava
• Košice
• Trnava
• Trenčín
• Poprad
• Spišská Nová Ves: The ruins of Spiš Castle
• Komárno

Ukraine

• Lviv
• Ivano-Frankivsk - Івано-Франківськ
• Kolomyia - Коломия
• Kyiv - Київ
• Chernihiv - Чернігів
• Bohorodchany - Богородчани

and

• Odesa - Одеса
• Yalta - Ялта
• Simferopol - Сімферополь

news - Ukraina 2022

• Ukraina AFP - iltalehti 21.2.2022
• Ukrainan ja Venäjän välejä hiertää uusi kiista – tällä kertaa borssi
• Ukrainaan ei kävellä - hs.fi 19.2.2022

Norway

Kieli

• [Opi Norjan kieli

  350 Lausekkeet Norjan ja suomeksi - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UT-4qVRfSzY)

• snakker du engelsk?

Portugal

• Lisbon
• Charneca de Caparica
• Porto

Vegas

• via New York 090711: 45 minutes for baggage. You might have to claim and check your bag after each leg. Check luggage
• The 2009 International Conference on Data Mining (DMIN’09)
• “Hoover Dam is a concrete arch-gravity dam in the Black Canyon of the Colorado River, on the border between the U.S. states of Nevada and Arizona.”

Germany

• Pretzel

Porto

• Arouca 516 is the world’s longest pedestrian suspension bridge, construction completed in year 2020 and opened to public in May 2021 (Helsingin Sanomat 25.5.2021). Or is it, see Baglung Parbat at Nepal.

R

Instructions to create interactive maps using leaflet (by Vladimir Agafonkin).

Italy

• Intelligent Data Acquisition and Advanced Computing Systems: Technology and Applications (IDAACS’2009), Rende (Cosenza), Italy (September 21-23, 2009)
  • Cosenza: The River Crati in Cosenza
  • Paola
  • Lamezia arrival and departure
  • Bergamo 2/2023
  • Rooma: roomalainen jälkiruoka Maritozzo

Romania

• Țuică, spelled tuica, tzuika, tsuika, tsuica, or tzuica is a traditional Romanian spirit that contains ~ 24–86%. “Țuică is prepared using traditional methods both for private consumption. Normally, țuica is only consumed before the meal (traditionally every meal). In most cases, only a shot-sized amount is served, and it is generally sipped.”, “Romania is the largest plum producer in the European Union” Wikipedia.
• “In Bram Stoker’s novel, Dracula, Galați is the port where Count Dracula arrives, fleeing to Transylvania. Galati has long history because it is situated on the banks of the Danube, the most important European fluvial commercial route, the Danube-Main-Rhine navigation channel.” ugal.ro
• near Galati: Castelul de Apă din orașul Brăila, județul Brăila.

Estonia

• Sillamäe: “Sillamäe oli suljettu vuoteen 1991 asti. Sotateollisuuden työvoimana käytettiin venäläisiä siirtolaisia, sotavankeja ja jopa leningradilaisia kodittomia nuoria.”

Intia

• Tamarindin nimi on peräisin arabian kielisestä nimestä tamr hindī, joka merkitsee “intialainen taateli”. (limua ompusta 24/02) Tamarindipuu on kotoisin trooppisilta Itä-Afrikan aroilta. Tamarindipuuta kasvaa nykyisin myös Aasian trooppisissa osissa ja Latinalaisessa Amerikassa ja Karibialla. Wiki

Links

• import leaflet js integrity