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- Sakura Tea
- March 28th, 2013Category: Arts & Entertainment, Culture, Food & Dining, Travel
- These days the sakura have started to blossom in Japan. In the old days, the Japanese women use to gather sakura flowers (especially the sakura kanzan type) and preserve them in salt. From these flowers, kept fresh, a special tea was prepared, served at wedding cere ... » Continue Reading
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- Exploring Kamakura
- March 27th, 2013Category: Arts & Entertainment, Culture, Food & Dining, Travel
- Japan is an amazing place – if you would ask me, it is one of the most beautiful places in the world. So much to see here, that you have to spend probably all year only by traveling around, maybe even more. I recently went with one of my friends to visit Kamakura – a ... » Continue Reading
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- Japan Guide: From Shibuya to Harajuku
- March 20th, 2013Category: Arts & Entertainment, Culture, Food & Dining, Play, Shopping, Travel
- Oh..I loooove Tokyo! There is so much to do in here. I went to Shibuya and Harajuku with my friends, just to walk around and enjoy our time. We started our day in Shibuya, and I like it here a lot, because this area is known as one of the fashion districts of Jap ... » Continue Reading
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- The Perfect Day in Tokyo
- March 6th, 2013Category: Arts & Entertainment, Culture, Events, Food & Dining, Travel
- When I first moved to Tokyo, I was excited most about being able to explore the city slowly and thoroughly, taking in its craziness, its beauty, and its vast difference to my hometown in my own time. And boy did I have fun. There are so many things to do and see in T ... » Continue Reading
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- Home Delivery with a Difference
- February 25th, 2013Category: Food & Dining
- As a foreigner living in Japan, a foreigner who doesn't speak or read the language may I add, life can get very frustrating at times. Language barriers can hinder you in the most annoying of ways. For example, just yesterday I had the pleasure of being woken up by a ... » Continue Reading
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- The Return of the Texas Burger
- February 20th, 2013Category: Food & Dining
- McDonald’s Big America ALL STARS Texas Burger is back for 2013. The burger made its original debut in 2010 and now returns to the menu for a limited time. The Texas Burger went on sale from 1 February and will stay on the menu until the end of the month. The Texas Bu ... » Continue Reading
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- Setsubun 2013
- February 19th, 2013Category: Culture, Events, Food & Dining
- February 3rd is Setsubun no hi (節分の日) in Japan, which is a day that marks the change of the season. The word Setsubun literally means a division of the seasons. Setsubun no hi is not an official national holiday, but it is celebrated in ways meant to drive away evil spi ... » Continue Reading
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- Winter Favourite: Kuzuyu
- February 12th, 2013Category: Food & Dining, Play
- I recently was acquainted with a sweet (both literally and figuratively) Japanese beverage called kuzuyu. The first thing I exclaimed after a few sips was, "how did I not know about this for the whole time I've been in Japan?!" Guess I've been living under a rock, as ... » Continue Reading
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- A Sweet Trip to Kobe
- February 6th, 2013Category: Arts & Entertainment, Culture, Food & Dining, Travel
- Kobe is the fifth largest city in Japan and foodies in particular, will know this because the place is famous for its Kobe beef and Arima Onsen or hot springs. A few years back, we visited Kobe and had to try almost everything, even if it isn't Japanese. We ate a ... » Continue Reading
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- Living Cheesy in Japan
- January 29th, 2013Category: Food & Dining, Shopping
- As a major foodie living in Japan, I have always had difficulty finding good quality cheese at the store. Cheese at the local supermarket is usually processed and import stores charge an arm and a leg for just a morsel. Impressive array of block cheese Craving go ... » Continue Reading
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