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What: Mid-winter ryokan getaway tripWhere: Seiryuusou ryokan, Shimonita, Gunma Prefecture (about 3 hours from Shinjuku...
In Japan, a must-do destination was DisneySea. Yoko blogged about it a while back, and...
I have lived in Tokyo in the past for about 10 years of my life,...
The way 'omelette’ is rendered in Japanese is omeretsu, which to my mind sounds like...
Remember this post about Limited Edition Conbini Candy? I’m happy to report that several years...
The first time I tried an Imada Shuzo (brewery) sake was in 2014 when we...
We visited Kitaya Brewery in Kyushu, Japan, where we met the brewers, workers, and got a tour of the sake-making facilities.
Our favorite place to eat in Kyoto is STAND, a no-frills izakaya that specializes in bar snacks that pair well with beer, sake, shochu, and highballs.
Ginpachi is a sushi-ya in Sanjo City, Niigata, that's been open since 1961. Check out the amazing sushi we ate on our last visit to Ginpachi.
The gyoza machine from Japan is a solid steel uni-tasker that produces at least 10 gyozas per minute – up to 750 pieces per hour!!!
Mr. Shuzo Nagumo is a mad scientist behind the bar. With a twinkle in his...
Yoko and I were so excited to find that one of Yoho Brewery's tap rooms...
