Like this post? Help us by sharing it! I am putting this blog post together just before lunch time and its not easy as it is making me incredibly hungry. One of our fantastic Japan staff, Ayako Kiyono recently took it upon herself to visit a Kobe beef farm. I am sure that you have […]
Food & Drink
Matsumoto Restaurant Review: Kurekino
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! Matsumoto has lots to offer its visitors: sake breweries, wasabi farms, the world’s largest private collection of ukiyoe (woodblock prints) and not forgetting one of Japan’s best preserved and visually striking castles. But, unfortunately, many visitors are here just for one day. With the time constrained punter […]
Monday night in Shinjuku, Tokyo
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Omoide Yokocho
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! Monday April 18th 7pm was the last night and our final dinner of the first Hidden Japan tour of the year. We were in Shinjuku, the bright neon heart of central Tokyo. We ate at a traditional izakaya (Japanese diner). Earlier in our tour, we had a memorable picnic under the sakura […]
Sakura, sushi and scotch eggs.
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! We are almost ten days into our Hidden Japan tour. It has been perfect picnic weather almost everyday. The sakura (cherry blossoms) are in full bloom, so on Sunday, we took advantage by having a hanami picnic of sushi, bananas, soba noodles and scotch eggs. Like this post? Help us by sharing […]
Stories of bottled soft drink shortages in Tokyo just don’t hold water
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! Amidst reports of Tokyo mums buying up bottled water for their babies, let’s not overlook the vast array of flavoursome soft drinks on offer in Japan. Factoid of the day number 1 – there’s a vending machine for every 12 citizens in Japan (including a couple at […]
Japanish Food
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! I`m pretty sure I like Japanese food, I`m just not really certain what it is. Nobody has given me a list, and I know there`s far more to it than just soba noodles and sushi. Last week, wandering around tourist-free Tokyo, I tried a couple of dishes that are not traditional Japanese, […]
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! I`m pretty sure I like Japanese food, I`m just not really certain what it is. Nobody has given me a list, and I know there`s far more to it than just soba noodles and sushi. Last week, wandering around tourist-free Tokyo, I tried a couple of dishes that are not traditional Japanese, […]