Top 5 Japanese Bakery Treats
You wouldn’t think that Japan would be a country for great bread, given its preference for rice over any other starch. And yet the bakeries here regularly turn out excellent confections, from chocolate...
View ArticleTop 5 Unique Bridges in Japan
Japan is full of interesting architecture but some of the most creative designs can be seen in its bridges. Here are just a few of the more interesting structures I have stumbled across in recent...
View ArticleTop 5 Places in Kumamoto I’ll Miss the Most
As you read this, my house is in shambles. I’m assuming so at least, since I have set this blog to auto-post. (And the rest of the week’s posts as well. Hello, hotel living.) Today is the day the...
View ArticleTop 5 Fireworks Displays
Like catching cicadas and chasing fireflies, fireworks in Japan are an integral part of the summer experience. Originally used to scare off evil spirits, fireworks (hanabi in Japanese) today are an...
View ArticleTop 5: Samurai Neighborhoods
Want to get a feel for Japan’s feudal past? Wander any one of the samurai quarters scattered about the country to get a taste of how the warrior class lived. While much of Japan’s medieval architecture...
View ArticleTop 25 Experiences in Japan
How does one type a trumpet fanfare? Dun dun dun daaaaaaaaaaa, dun dun da dun dun daaaaaaaaaaaa. Hmmm, perhaps not. :P Why the celebration? Glad you asked. :D After over three years of blogging, I have...
View ArticleTop 5 Gifts for Japanophiles (2015 Edition)
It’s already October, and halfway through the month at that. How is this year going by so fast?? The holidays will be here all too soon, and I have already begun planning out my stocking stuffers and...
View ArticleTop 5 Hidden Tokyo Foliage Spots
Tokyo may not be as popular a destination as Kyoto for its autumn colors, but the city’s trees do deck themselves out in some pretty striking colors from mid-November to mid-December. Ask any Tokyoite...
View ArticleTop 5 Hidden Foliage Spots in Kyoto
Oh. my. goodness. What an insane week. If you’ve been following me on facebook, you’ll know that I just wrapped up a nearly week-long trip to Kyoto to see the fall foliage. Normally, Kyoto is one of my...
View ArticleTop 5 Photos of 2015
It’s the end of 2015 and in a few hours, the year will wrap up and roll over into another one. Such is the way of time, and there’s no stopping it. (Much as I want to. Can we roll back to autumn? :) )...
View ArticleTop 5 Iris Gardens in the Tokyo Area
I’m a total garden nerd. I don’t know how it happened, as we had more mint and parsley growing in our front yard garden than ornamental flowers. But for some reason, the palette of colors in the flower...
View ArticleTop 5 Photos of 2016
It’s taken me awhile to get around to this post and not just because I was waiting until I returned from my latest trip to Japan. If you’ve ever gone through reverse culture shock, you know it can be...
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