book review
Book Review Kanpai The History of Sake
Kanpai The History of Sake by Eric C. Rath The History of Sake takes the reader on a cultural Japanese [Read more]
Japan
Drink
KAZE Founder’s Reserve LEGACY – Official Launch
Tenkyo Distillery honours the legacy of late founder Shunsuke Koike with the launch of KAZE Founder’s Reserve LEGACY This unique [Read more]
Sweet
Matcha Blondies Recipe
Matcha Blondies Recipe Apparently the world’s first brownies were actually blondies. It was legendary American cook and teacher Fannie Farmer [Read more]
Japan
Shinkyo Bridge, Nikko, Japan
What you need to know before visiting Shinkyo Bridge Nikko The beautiful Shinkyo Bridge, “sacred bridge”, acts as an entrance [Read more]
Japan
Travel To Do: Cat Island, Tashirojima, Japan
Cats are King on Tashirojima Island Tashirojima (田代島) is a small island in Ishinomaki, Miyagi, Japan. It is a small [Read more]
Travel
Building memories brick by brick
Continuing our love of LEGO well into adulthood One of the joys of being older is that we can now [Read more]
Asia
75 years on from nuclear attacks of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
Anniversary of the dropping of the world’s first atomic bomb This week has marked the 75th anniversary of what is, [Read more]
Asia
Travel: ice cream is big in Japan!
The world’s tallest ice cream for purchase? The weather recently in the UK has been lovely but due to COVID-19 [Read more]
Food
Product Review: Bokksu Japanese Sweet Subscription Box
A Japanese love story with Bokksu It’s February and cold, so I was needing a happiness booster! Bokksu got in [Read more]
Drink
Event: Discovering Kokoro Gin at Nippon Kitchen
My neighbour Kokoro I love gin, it’s true. Last time I counted we had 15 bottles with everything from African [Read more]
Travel
Top Tips for Cherry Blossom in Japan
In between the cold winter and the hot summer, Spring is an ideal time to visit japan. If you are [Read more]
Japan
Cherry blossom treats in Tokyo
One way to celebrate Hanami (Flower watching) and appreciate cherry blossom is to buy all the things sakura. Tobu Railway [Read more]
Recipe
Recipe: Sakura Steamer
Celebrate Hanami with a Sakura Steamer It’s Hanami time (flower viewing) in Japan and the season for all things sakura [Read more]
Japan
Travel: Tourist Signs in Japan
Morioka Regional Development Bureau in northern Japan have created signs to help visitors with local customs and food. Its an initiative [Read more]
Japan
Shimaya Ryoken, Yamanouchi, Japan Review
Traditional Japanese Accommodation in Yamanouchi Yamanouchi resort is located in the Shiga highlands region and is surrounded by stunning scenery. We aimed [Read more]
Burger
Food Review: Mos Burger, Ishinomaki, Japan
Mos Burger – Japanese Burger Chain Mos Burger is the second-largest fast-food franchise in Japan after McDonald’s but it can [Read more]
Fish
Restaurant review: Gion Nanba, 23-1 Nagitsuji Fushikawacho, Yamashina Ward, Kyoto Prefecture 607-8167, Japan
Like Chihana on the opposite side of the main Shijo Dori street, Gion Nanba is also a well-regarded Michelin-starred kappa-style (counter) kaiseki (traditional [Read more]
Japan
Restaurant Review: Chihana, 84 Minamigawa, Gionmachi, Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto
Three Michelin Star dining in Kyoto Kyoto in Japan has an abundance of Michelin star dining so we were spoiled [Read more]
Food
Food Review: Big Boy Restaurant, 3-3-20, Asahi, Kisarazu, Chiba, Japan
Eat with Big Boy Always looking for something a little different we picked Big Boy Restaurant from our host’s suggestions. [Read more]
Recipe
Recipe: British Breakfast Maki Roll
British Food Inspired Sushi We love our sushi and when we saw that Yutaka had developed some British/Japanese sushi we [Read more]
Food
5 Weird Restaurants of Tokyo
Five unusual restaurants to visit in Tokyo Tokyo is the best place for every kind of food. Here we pick [Read more]
Japan
Recipe: Okonomiyaki aka Japanese Pizza 🇯🇵
This is Japan on a plate for me. Creamy Kewpie mayo, fishy bonito flakes and okonomiyaki sauce – full [Read more]
Japan
Travel: Snow Monkeys in Yudanaka, Japan
Visiting the snow monkeys of Japan The Onsen (hot spring) towns of Yudanka and Shibu have another draw, a park inhabited [Read more]
Japan
Japan Travel: Nikko to Kisarazu
Time passed far too quickly and it was time to leave Nikko and journey to Kisarazu. As with everything in [Read more]