Our Adventures in Japan

Today is a national holiday and we're technically in the middle of Golden Week. What would normally be happening would be everyone tra...

Wednesday I went to the market to pick up groceries for the week. I can't believe that people still don't know about "social ...

Am very disappointed with the attitude of some people here in Tokyo. Not following the request to "social distance" and to ...

You may remember that back in March, we found out that my Dad's sister had passed away. We found out afterwards that she had contract...

(photo from 2017, Kyoto) I wasn't going to update the blog for the rest of the week, but since things have drastically changed, I thou...

How are you doing? We are doing fine. Last Monday, rehab asked all of us to wear masks whenever going to them, so that is what I do. Sa...

There is a sweet called Siberia. It is basically yokan (thick jelled sweet bean paste) that is sandwiched with castella (sponge cake). A...