Writer/model/actor by day, English teacher by night. When she’s not stalking beauty trends or giving model advice on her blog, she can usually be found in the Shimokita thrift shops or eating more than a reasonable amount of green tea Galbo minis.
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- Village Vanguard. Ridiculous + Awesome Holiday Shopping
- December 18th, 2013Category: Shopping
- If you’re heading back to your home country for the holidays, and a terrible planner, you’re probably in the frenzy of last-minute holiday shopping. Yes, you can show up to Mom’s doorstep with traditional Japanese omiyage, OR you can shop at Village Vanguard and make yo ... » Continue Reading
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- Nihon Noms: 5 Japanese Superfoods To Eat Tonight
- December 14th, 2013Category: Food & Dining
- We all know that Japanese food is known for being healthy, but here are a few food facts to help you shop happily and yummily. (I made that word up). Wakame A type of seaweed found in just about any grocery store, Wakame has more than ten times the calcium of milk ... » Continue Reading
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- GPodding with Anthony: Modeling in Japan
- December 9th, 2013Category: Work Tips
- Download the Podcast | Follow on SoundCloud | Subscribe on iTunes This week’s GaijinPot podcast is a nice wrap up on the Modeling in Japan series. The articles go into a lot more detail, but my interview with Anthony is a good intro, and covers a few things I haven ... » Continue Reading
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- 2013 Tokyo Ramen Grand Prix Wrap Up
- December 6th, 2013Category: Culture, Food & Dining
- Since moving to Japan, the once thing I promised myself I’d never write about is ramen. I’m hardly an expert and I think there are as many food bloggers covering ramen art as there are shops in Tokyo. That said, I’ve decided I'm a big fat hypocrite, because the Tokyo Ra ... » Continue Reading
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- Sunny Diner is The Real Fake Deal
- November 29th, 2013Category: Food & Dining
- The movie Ghost World rules for two reasons: 1) the music is cool, and 2) the main character is obsessed with a fake 50’s diner. photo: unrealitymag Pulp Fiction has an excellent one too. Jack Rabbit Slim's Fake 50’s diners are an American institution, d ... » Continue Reading
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- Japanese Food 101: Let’s Eat Nabe
- November 22nd, 2013Category: Food & Dining
- If you’re new to Japan and aren’t well versed in Japanese cookery, going to the grocery store is a bit of a nightmare. A shopping trip that should take twenty minutes turns into an hour-long mystery tour. Is that bottle soy sauce? Black vinegar? Some other magical sauce ... » Continue Reading
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- 5 J-Blogs You Should Be Reading
- November 19th, 2013Category: Arts & Entertainment, Culture, Events, Food & Dining
- Here’s a quick roundup of some of my favorite blogs about life in Japan. Whether you’re into yummy stuff, geek culture, or the seedy underbelly of this nation, these bloggers do a capital job of bringing their passions to life on the monitor. 1) Spoon and Tamago ... » Continue Reading
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- Fukushima Love: IMA’s Tokyo Flea Market 11/17
- November 12th, 2013Category: Events
- 3/11. We hear a lot in the news about misdirected culpability and averted government responsibility, but not so much about the local causes making a direct impact on lives of the people who lived there. The fact is, there are hundreds of thousands of people from the Toh ... » Continue Reading
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- Eat, Drink, and Be Genki… Let’s Go to Osaka
- November 8th, 2013Category: Food & Dining, Shopping, Travel
- Okay Tokyo people: it’s time. The holiday hoo ha is ramping up and the leaves are changing. Get ready to hop on a train for the West Side of the island and do the tourist holy trinity: Kyoto, Nara, and Osaka. Rather than hit all of the usual castle-temple-shrine-y goodn ... » Continue Reading
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- Ahoy hoy! Pillaging Laughs with The Pirates of Tokyo Bay
- October 31st, 2013Category: Arts & Entertainment
- Wait what? A live, improv, comedy show… in two languages? But, Japanese and Western humor are so different- how does that work? They get suggestions for skits from the audience? This is MADNESS. As the only bilingual improv group in Tokyo, The Pirates of Tokyo Bay g ... » Continue Reading
