Japan has more festivals (matsuri) than almost any other country in the world, and Japanese festivals ? in all their color, tradition, and exuberance ...
Thick chewy noodles served in soy sauce based dashi broth, this simple Udon Noodle Soup is called Kake Udon in Tokyo and Su Udon in Osaka. READ: Udon ...
???????Jiro Osaragi was the pen-name of Haruhiko Nojiri (1897-1973) a writer of popular historical fiction in the Showa Period. His work was serialize ...
Technically, Japan is open to tourists, but some key restrictions remain in place, and the truth is that Japan’s border policies can be quite c ...
To celebrate my 5 years of blogging with my readers, I picked 5 things that I absolutely love in my kitchen and give them to 5 readers (1 item per pe ...
Welcome to our very first JOC Cooking Challenge! READ: JOC Cooking Challenge March 2022 ...
Japanese steakhouses serve garlic rice after the meal, and many of them cook teppanyaki style (preparing the meal on a grill in front of you). ...
Nicely caramelized with tender texture, this oven-baked Miso Glazed Eggplant is easily the dream dish of any eggplant lover! READ: Miso Glazed Eggp ...
Thinly sliced beef simmered with tender onions, savory-sweet sauce, and egg, Gyudon is synonymous with comfort. It has been a staple in Japanese cuis ...
Yawata maki uses either unagi (eel) or beef to wrap gobo and other vegetables in a little roll. Gobo is a root vegetable, which is a metaphor fo ...
Let’s face it: travel in the time of coronavirus is a bit different than what we’re all used to, and you’re probably wondering ho ...
In today?s Japan Travel Q&A we answer a question about shochu from Annika in Sweden: “Is shochu Japanese vodka"? Don’t feel like watching ...
At the shintoist shrine of Atago (Tokyo, Minato-ku) they have installed a system that allows the visitors to donate money using their electronic walle ...
Kyoto Prefecture is in volume the second sake producing prefecture in Japan (71,286kl or 16.0% - figures 2015) - after Hyogo (28.5%) and before Niigat ...
????????????Man in the Moon bars are a small chain of Irish-style pubs in Kyoto with pubs at Kyoto Station and others in Shijo Karasuma, Gion and Rokk ...
???????Kyoto Prefectural Library is located in the Okazaki museum district of Kyoto opposite the Kyoto Municipal Museum of Art and on the same (west) ...
Presenting the new Super Hokuto – Hakodate to Sapporo by JR Group Canon EOS 6D (200mm, f/8, 1/200 sec, ISO200) E5 Series Shinkansen Reaching o ...
One of the must-see sights of Japan is the floating shrine and torii gate of Itsukushima (popularly known as Miyajima). Beyond the inlet, Miyajima is ...
An honest review after using the Breville Oracle Touch espresso machine for 6 months from an amateur home barista. READ: Breville Oracle Touch Review ...
?????The Yamate Museum in the Bluff/Yamate district of Yokohama is now part of the Yamate Jubankan restaurant and is the only remaining Western-style, ...
Animal Walk Tokyo (AWT) invites you to?Sanpo in the Park 2016Join us for our annual family event, Sanpo in the Park on Sunday, May 22, from 10am in Yo ...
This Easy Chrysanthemum Greens Salad is a super simple and healthy vegan-friendly recipe that you can make all year round. READ: Chrysanthemum Green ...
It’s not a secret that I love cats – and Japan does, too. I’m sure you know about the cat cafes in Japan" I’ve been to a l ...