Our Adventures in Japan

Monday was a National Holiday, Seijin-no-hi (Coming-of-age Day). It is when the 20 year olds are "initiated" into society. They...

In Japan, many of the same things have different names in different parts of the country, especially food. For example, in Kansai (Western ...

Omurice . This concoction can be found in many yoshokuya (Western style restaurants) here in Japan. It is a Japanglish word made by short...

Last night I made chili for dinner. I was too lazy to cook the beans for hours and hours and too cheap to buy a can of beans, so I threw th...

Lately, when we go to the kaitensushi (conveyor belt sushi), I've been hooked on wa-fu yukke sushi (Japanese style yukke sushi). Sush...

As I mentioned in my last post, Tamakikat and I walked around the Shijo area and took in a walking tour of some machiya (townhouses). These ...

Yesterday, I met my blogging friend, Tamakikat for walking, talking and noshing around her stomping ground, Kyoto. We met in the morning an...