Our Adventures in Japan

Happy Lunar New Year! We went to Yokohama's Chinatown on Saturday to celebrate. It is only a 30 minute ride by train from where we l...

It's the start of Chinese New Year...the year of the monkey (fire monkey), which apparently occurs every 60 years. We purchased these ...

It's the start of Chinese New Years...the year of the Dragon. I've posted a picture of this before. This dragon was painted on ...

"Kung Hee Fat Choy" (Happy New Year), today is the start of the Chinese year, the Year of the Rabbit. I came across this chocola...

It is Valentine's Day, where guys "rule" and women have to profess their love for them by giving them chocolate...ha! (though ...

Remember the Osaka book? Well, when I saw the photo of the candied fruits and veggies I immediately thought of Shung Chong Yuein, the sweet ...

Saturday, we checked out the Farmer's Market at KCC (Kapiolani Community College). There were all sorts of food items as well as potted ...