Our Adventures in Japan

Wanted to send something to friend J in Sendai for her birthday. Went to Ginza Mitsukoshi to send her something from Noix de Beurre. They on...

V wanted the recipe for the iced strawberry matcha latte....here you go! Iced Strawberry Matcha Latte : serves 1 3 strawberries, diced 1/2 t...

I "made" the slightly pink peony “bloom”...well actually, I had put the flower's "head" into warm water and then sh...

When I went to Yokohama to see the roses  last week, I stopped into Union, a supermarket, and they had the same boneless spareribs   that I ...

There is a hotel along Lake Ashi called Hotel de Yama And this year it is celebrating being in business for 77 years Their azaleas have been...

Tried a new (to me) coffee place, Koss Coffee Apparently they opened last year in Oookayama Whenever I go to Oookayama, I usually don’t go t...

We tried these manju called Jumangoku, wagashi that is only sold in Saitama prefecture. The outside is made from tsukune imo (a type of yam)...