The delicacy of Nagoya, Ogura Toast is thick slabs of toasted bread with buttery red bean spread, served as a breakfast in Japanese cafes.…
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People are calmer and friendlier in Nagano city; even the snow monkeys were super chill here which contribute to their high life expectancy.…
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In Karuizawa, we roamed the beautiful Christmas village before returning to Nagano, where we had a late lunch of delicious soba.…
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Located only a few mins away from the Yokohama JR Train Station, Yokohama Cup Noodles Museum is a perfect place to start Yokohama adventure.…
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Japan Diary starts at the Bali Ngurah Rai Airport around midnight. I have 172 pages to fill in my notebook for 18 days worth of trips.…
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There was no English menu, but the breakfast menu had cute hand-drawn pictures. It was the best Japanese breakfast I have ever had so far.…
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Daruma Doll is considered as one of the most popular good luck charms in the Japanese culture and it is also one of Japanese many Kami.…
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Almost all of the Japanese toilets I have been to are high-tech. My absolute favourite Japanese toilet is one inside the Ueno Starbucks.…
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When I watched the Jiro Sushi documentary some years ago, I silently vowed that one day I would eat at his restaurant, making it onto the list shared by Obama and such. That “one day” happened when during my third Japan trip. I made the lunch booking immediately after I booked my ticket to…
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I have small and big things on my to-do list for this Japan trip, one of which is to try the iconic Japanese Starbucks Matcha Pudding.…
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