Like this post? Help us by sharing it! Shall I have the wagyu burger? It`s a tough decision. I am 5 minutes walk from the main shrine at Ise. Strolling the back streets outside, I have already eaten a bowl of chubby Ise udon noodles, a minced pork slice and a shark meat onigiri. Conspicuous consumption is addictive. And fun. So joining the spirit of the insatiable crowds, […]
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Happy kanji
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! The Japanese language is so complicated, multi-layered and interesting, even for a novice speaker like me. Here’s a kanji character that I like a lot: 聴く きく kiku to hear; to listen; to ask Like this post? Help us by sharing it!
The day I met the Emperor
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The Japanese Emperor in his car!
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! I once met the Emperor of Japan! Well, kind of… At least he and his wife rode past me in a car and waved. I was sightseeing with friends in Tokyo and we wandered through the Imperial Palace gardens. A lot of people seem to think the […]
Return to unique Japan
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Annie and Andy
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! Annie and Andy Pezalla (Minnesota, USA) recently returned from their trip to Japan (May 12-19). The couple actually lived in Japan for a while, but were returning to the culture and country that they had come miss back home in the US. This time, they were to […]
Real Geisha, Real Women… a documentary
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! From the moment I first set foot in Japan on my holiday, everything about this country fascinated and enchanted me. It was like no place I had ever been before and like nowhere I have been since. 10 years later, I am living in Tokyo and have […]
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! From the moment I first set foot in Japan on my holiday, everything about this country fascinated and enchanted me. It was like no place I had ever been before and like nowhere I have been since. 10 years later, I am living in Tokyo and have […]