An integral part of Japanese culture, Hanami is a long-held local tradition in Japan. Hanami means picnicking under the cherry blossom tree.…
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Years ago, I religiously translate-read a Japanese blog called I Live in Japan 7 by a girl who went by Y. The blog portrayed Japan, in simple ways, through her (sometimes) complex thoughts. Her writings were ageless (she herself seemed ageless), and I admired her tenancy to write In English. One day Y…
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As 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…
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After 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.…
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I 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…
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If 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.…
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“All the Japanese food I ate on my Japan trip has been amazingly delicious. It doesn’t matter whether it’s in a hole-in-the-wall restaurant or inside top to-bottom glass doors restaurants; something I bought from 7-11 or vending machine“, I tried to convince Fafa to book a table at Jiro Sushi restaurant in Tokyo as…
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If I lived in Sydney, I would be a regular at Devon Cafe for sure because their food brought me back to Japan. To my Japan and lots of happy memories of Japan.…
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The first time I saw a complete Japanese Sumo match was on the TV at one of the train stations at a rural Hokkaido town on my last Japan trip. It lasted for about four seconds. Despite the gruesomeness, Sumo wrestling is utterly fascinating. A peek into the multi-layered Japanese culture. I truly hope…
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Have you seen a Marimo before? Marimo, scientifically known as a seaweed ball, is a type of sea plant found in the northern hemisphere that can grow in size over time. It’s a perfect house plant/pet due to its cute ball-like form and simple growing ability with little care. Marimo at Lake Akan Lake Akan,…
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