Our Adventures in Japan

Private Brands, private labels...recently I've been surprised at how cheap some of the items have been at the market under their private...

Went to check out yet another market nearby called Mart Iijima. (photo from the internet) A whole cabbage for 80 yen...karaage (fried chicke...

About a 10 minute walk from where we live is Benny Super. Like Sankei, it doesn't have many shelves and everything is mostly kept in box...

We recently tried these Red Beauty Plums which were grown in Yamanashi prefecture. The outside is a deep red but tart. The inside is a y...

Do you try to do the right thing? In Hawaii, there is a saying "live pono". If I'm not mistaken, there are several meaning...

In Japan, you can find lots of okazu or sozai (prepared foods) at the supermarkets and department stores. Most times bento (boxed foods) ...

A little round-up of things I'm liking and disliking... Starting with the disliking...Muji. Well, to be specific, the lady working at Mu...

It is the end of the month, so let's clear out some photos. There was an assorted fish (maguro, ika, salmon), shrimp salad maki for lunc...

Thank you everyone for your condolences. We had the wake and funeral for Satoshi's grandma over the past couple of days. She was a spunk...

First off, I have to get this out of my system. I ordered a book from Amazon Japan, paid for it and it was to be delivered yesterday (Thurs...

Something usually seen during the summer are these clouds called nyudogumo (cumulo-nimbus), they are usually seen in the afternoon and brin...

It's the day after Valentine's Day...Satoshi was so busy that I didn't even receive a card :( Although, we did receive these ch...

My breakfast this morning was Tofu Salad (Satoshi's was Pasta Carbonara). My family in Hawaii has this for dinner sometimes and we some...