Our Adventures in Japan

Remember how I mentioned that the Japanese like to use numbers to make up words? Well, the other day was 5.8 which is go-ya...bittermelon...

The weather has turned to...summer. Kinda warm, sometimes humid. I think yesterday's temp was 27C (80F). When the weather turns warm...

Last Sunday, Satoshi and I went to see a friend's jewelry exhibit in East Osaka. The city of Higashi Osaka or East Osaka, is famous fo...

The Tateyama-Kurobe Alpine Route, or TK Alpine Route as it is also called, runs from Ogisawa in Nagano prefecture, through several mountains...

It is Golden Week, which means many people have several days off in a row. It is probably the only time the Japanese take many days off in ...

Awhile back I had written about kibidango . Well, Satoshi had a business trip to Okayama recently and brought back some kibidango. These...

Made some tandoori chicken the other day. For dinner the other night, we cut up some pieces of chicken and added some grilled zucchini to...