The Swayambhunath and one temple, monkeys

スワヤンブナート寺院とあるお寺と猿

Dogs are everywhere

One of the most memorable things that happened in Nepal is.. seeing many dogs and monkeys.

You see street dogs waking and sleeping everywhere specially in Kathmandu. Dogs are believed to be messengers of Lord Yamaraj. Even there is a festival day celebrated the worship of dogs.
Really they are everywhere and I am afraid that one day I would step on them...

Monkeys monkey around

And monkey.Actually where I saw them was only two places in Nepal. One is in the Swayambhunath which is called "Monkey Temple" and another is a small temple which is located at the bottom of the hill where The Swayambhunath is located.
You may know the Swayambhunath is famous with its monkeys living there( there are dogs too but dogs are everywhere in Kathmandu).

But really the most unforgettable scene of monkeys to me was seen in the small temple. I saw one monkey snaked up on a bag of a monk while he left it for mins and looked into it to steal something from it!

Nepali Amazing Sweets

ネパールのオイシイお菓子

Mithai

When we stopped by one cafe on our way to my friend's house from thamel, I discovered one new taste for me. It is this, called "Mithai" in Nepali. Actually there are countless names for it but "mithai" is the most common.

Torii of Japanese Shrine

日本の神社　鳥居

Yasukuni Shrine

Today I walked back to my place for 40 mins, from meeting a friend of mine over dinner. On my way I walked through Yasukuni shrine which may be the most famous temple in Japan.
It is located in Kudanshita of Tokyo and there is a huge Torii at the entrance. The height is 25 meters. This temple is also famous with its cherry blossom trees. There are a plenty of Sakura trees pleasing our eyes if you visit there when it is the peak bloom of cherry blossoms.

Orange Flower

オレンジ色の花

Merigolds

You will see this marigold flowers so often in Nepal. This is called sayepatri in Nepal. Offering flowers　to gods and goodness is ssential to worship the deity.　It is common in Japan.
Marigold is called sayepatri in Nepal. "Saye" means a hundred and "patri" means layers.

このマリーゴールドはネパールでよく見かけます。神様にお花をお供えするのは、欠かせないことです。日本もほぼ同じですね。
マリーゴールドはネパール語でサイパトリといいます。サイは１００、パトリは重ねるという意味です。

Japanese wearing surgical masks

医療用マスク着けてます

Spring is good and bad

I love Spring but at the same time I hate it, no I am afraid of it. Because Spring is when the cypress pollen levels are their highest.
Many people are suffering from allergy to cedar pollen in Japan.
You will see a lot of people wearing surgical masks if you visit Japan in Spring, specially during February and March.