Our Adventures in Japan

Did you fight the crowds on Black Friday? We don't have that here but my neighborhood cafe had a sale this past Wednesday, so it was a ...

　The other day I found myself needing to kill some time, so I went looking for a new bakery to try...Cocoro. They are a teeny shop but the...

Here's the omiyage (souvenirs) we brought back with us from Awajishima...instant onion curry... mixed kodaimai (rice) & onion tabe...

Day 2 of our adventure started with breakfast at our pension. After that huge dinner the night before, this breakfast was perfect...actual...

From our place to Suma, it is about an hour on the train. We stopped at Suma Rikyu Park to check out their fall foliage. The last time I...

This past weekend was a 3-day weekend and we went to Awajishima, an island near the Kobe area, for two days. I have to get my thoughts toget...

I've seen this cute weed/flower along the riverbeds as well as on the edges of people's properties. Apparently it is called persic...