The Japanese who Love to Eat Eels are Weird !?

Hi, there! Now, October has come, and the great autumn season has just started here in Japan. I am extremely excited to spend my favorite season for a while from now on. I am going to talk about Japanese foods again this time. There are lots of unfamiliar foods in Japan among foreign visitors, and…

My First Visiting to Yamaguchi Prefecture! (Part 1: Nature & Food)

Hello Folks! My first episode in 2019 is my exiting trip to Yamaguchi prefecture, where locates in the western part of Japan, with my Onsen (Hot spring) buddies at the end of January! I belong to the group which consists of Onsen lovers and it was the annual trip event and the first visiting there…

“Nabe (Hot Pot) ” is Japanese Soul Food in Winter Time

In western countries, it may be common that dishes are served in each person one after another, however, Japanese people like to share several dishes among people together. If you have visited to Japan before, you might encounter the scene that Japanese were exchanging small portions of their own dishes each other at restaurants. In…

Okukinu Onsen Hiking with Gorgeous Landscape in Autumn

It has been the mid-autumn in Japan, which is my most favorite season in a year. I believe this is the best time to travel in our country for enjoying landscape in the nature due to changing leaves colors from green to yellow & red. The season reminds me that a time to visit Teshiozawa…

Fascinating Green Tea Sweets in Tokyo

I came back to the blog since almost 2 months absence due to my works, trip to Europe and preparation for an exam of official guide license. September has already come and season has changed into fall, my most favorite season in a year! Green tea is one of the best seasoning for various sweets…

Family Reunion on Children’s Day

May 5th is a national holiday called “Children’s Day (Kodomo-no-hi)” in Japan. The day was just a holiday for me for a long time since I grown up and even after marriage because we are DINKS, but it has become an opportunity of family gathering since my nephews were born in these 5 years. Of…

Office Glico, Business Model of Extremely Japanese Style

What do you do when you are a bit hungry while you are working at your office? Are you going to go to the nearest convenience store to get some snacks? or do you have any food vending machines in your office?? In Japan, we have very popular and “epoch-making” food (actually, snacks and sweets)…