One thing about my eldest sister, she is a total, absolute, complete gourmet person. Since she was little, she always cooked up great dishes, from meal to sweets, and she still does that today. So, she knows good food, I mean, REALLY good food. She took me to one of her favorite Soba noodle place, […]
One thing I love the most of Japan is their food (Ok, after my family and friends). Especially, their sweets are really excellent! From the way they create the sweets in such pretty, artistic way, to the flavor of each items, it always surprised me with great joy. I wanted to share some of the […]
Pronto is one of a chain eatery in Japan with an interesting concept (to me). They are cafe, restaurant, and bar (Izakaya). It seems like they change their face depends on the time of the day/night, according to what people would want. What a creative and awesome concept it that? If you go there during […]
If you are interested in Sumo wrestling, then you should go see some Sumo match at the Ryogoku stadium in Tokyo. As soon as you arrive at the Ryogoku train station, you will see all kinds of Sumo memorabilia and decorations. Even when there is no Sumo wrestling match, you can still enjoy the traditional […]
One of the traditional sweets of Japan is called Taiyaki, and it means “baked sea bream.” No, it is not a real fish, it is just shaped like one. It is a cute little cake made with pancake or waffle batter, and has fillings inside. The most traditional filling is red bean paste, really awesome marriage […]
There is always that special hidden gem in each city, in every country. Finding one, that can be a difficult task sometimes, but when you do find it, you can truly appreciate it. In the city if Kashiwa, outside of Tokyo, there is this beautiful, rather large history you can visit, and be able to […]
If you love sushi, you must be a fan of both extremely high quality & expensive kinds, and good quality & cheap kinds. If you are in Japan and you put quantity before quality, then you will find your self in one of those Kaiten-Sushi restaurants, where you can eat lots and lots of sushi […]