Well, I am writing this from our ryokan in Kyoto. It is my second time in the city that I claimed to be my favourite place in the world. And as hard as it’s for me to admit, I didn’t enjoy Kyoto as much as I had the first time around.…
Keep ReadingAs you might have known, Osaka is dubbed the kitchen of Japan and today, eating as much as we did, I must agree. We started the day with breakfast in the hotel, then coffee at the Honolulu Coffee by the river in Dotonbori. We then had grilled crab legs and a bowl of ramen…
Keep ReadingAfter more than a day of travelling, we finally arrived in Japan. So far, I have had a beef bowl in Yoshinoya and checked in to the hotel.…
Keep ReadingI am on a plane to Japan. They served authentic Japanese cuisine: bento rice and soba noodle. Both meals were Oishi! If the food on the SQ flight back from here tastes like today, I am looking forward to another gastronomical experience in the air in ten days. Oh, next ten days feel so…
Keep ReadingWe reached Singapore a couple of hours behind schedule. So we headed straight to the food court for some chicken rice and teh-o.…
Keep ReadingI am, inside Boeing 777, on the way to Narita. To Tokyo. To Japan. The last time I was there was in 2015. Less than two years ago, but with my constant yearning about Japan, it feels like a lifetime away.…
Keep ReadingIf there is one shrine you shouldn't miss in Japan, it's the Fushimi Inari Shrine. The shrine is dedicated to Inari kami, the god of rice.…
Keep ReadingSummary of the last 30 days of Kulture Kween, the person and the blog, which are heavily based on the notes I scribbled down in my journal.…
Keep ReadingBut everything turned out to be okay. The next day we ate breakfast, took another scenic route, and bid goodbye to the Great Ocean Road.…
Keep ReadingThis tarot reading, which lasted for an hour, has been the most empowering moment I have experienced lately - time and money well spent.…
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