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 […]
Food & Drink
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
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Food unique to Japan
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, […]
Japanese Eating Experiences with a Difference
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! I really miss my Japanese food when I am in the UK as you can probably tell by the amount of food related posts on this blog. Japan offers some of the best food in the world and really is a culinary heaven. There are some eating […]
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! I really miss my Japanese food when I am in the UK as you can probably tell by the amount of food related posts on this blog. Japan offers some of the best food in the world and really is a culinary heaven. There are some eating […]