Our Adventures in Japan

Well, the rain has stopped and we have cloudy skies. Yesterday, we met some friends that we hadn't seen in 5 years for a champagne lunch...

Before going home to Hawaii, I usually try to make of list of things to buy.  This includes books, foodie things and clothes.  I had happene...

Well, today the Kansai area has offically started their rainy season. Today, Satoshi had the day off. We planned to go to a park called Su...

The rainy season ( tsuyu ) started in mid-May for Okinawa and started last Friday for Kyushu, it's just a matter of time before we get o...

This morning I was kind of in a pinch--I only had enough rice for Satoshi's musubi (rice ball) which he takes to work, and didn't h...

This weekend since it was Satoshi's birthday, we decided to see a couple of movies. The first one that we saw was Umizaru 2: Limit of Lo...

Today is Satoshi's birthday. Since we moved to Japan, I've been baking him a sponge cake with whipped cream and strawberries (mainly...