MY favorite local areas and spots in FUKUOKA
Hi everyone! Have you ever been to Fukuoka? It’s in the western area of Japan. It takes 3 hours to fly from Fukuoka to Korea or Osaka.I have three favorite spots …
Unique Train Stations Part 2
Hello, it’s great to see you again. This will be a continuation from part 1. In this section, I’ll be introducing some more interesting stations and railways. Then, please accompany …
Japanese Melon Pan
What is Melon Pan? Japanese Melon Pan is a sweet bread pastry that originated in Japan. Despite its name, it doesn’t usually contain melon flavor. Instead, it’s characterized by its …
Sakura: The Eternal Cycle of Beauty – Blossoms, Greens, and Renewal
Cherry Blossom Rolled Cake made by minosuke* After a long, cold winter, under the blue sky, people walk while looking up at cherry trees. In the stores, there are various …
How to walk around the Sapporo Snow Festival
Do you know about the Sapporo Snow Festival? It is an annual festival which is held in February in Sapporo, which is located in the center of Hokkaido and has …
My Year – from a tree –
Hi! I’m a tree. I live in a park in Japan. Here’s my year-round diary. ♪April Excited and a bit nervous first graders with yellow hats and brand-new randoseru show …
How To Enjoy Yatai In Fukuoka
Today, I’m going to tell you about how to enjoy Yatai. What’s Yatai? They are stalls, the places where you can eat food outside. The traditional stall Japanese stall style …
Unraveling the Unique Osaka-ben (Part 2)
Hello, everyone! In the previous article, I wrote about “-nen (ねん)” and “-yanen (やねん),” which correspond to the Osaka dialect’s well-known sentence endings in standard Japanese for the present tense, …
Auspicious Plants ー Pine, Bamboo, and Japanese Plum
Are you familiar with these three Japanese plants 松 (matsu), 竹 (take), and 梅 (ume)? These are pine, bamboo, and Japanese plum respectively. Japanese people often refer to them altogether …
Fermented enzyme lemon syrup
Fermented foods are deeply permeated into daily life in Japan. There are many kinds, such as miso, natto, and pickled vegetables. I make my homemade miso every year, and I’ve …