Great to be in a place tonight with 3 OIJs: “sento” (public bath), “manga” (comic books), and “anime” (animation characters)! I’ve blogged about “Yu Sento” in the past. As they have free wi-fi, I can relax, blog & bathe here. …
Are you planning to travel to Japan with a limited budget or just be near the train station so you can tour more places or catch your early flight? Or, nothing left to transport you to your residence? Maybe, just …
Toast to the new Japanese emperor! Here’s a golden-dusted bun with wagyu beef costing ¥100,000! Wait! Prince Naruhito’s ascension will still be on May 1 but starting April 1, you can order this giant hamburger at a high-class Tokyo Hotel …
Great to have been invited to various tea ceremonies! It’s a joy and privilege to experience this OIJ tradition. I planned to have it part of my golden birthday celebration and glad it really happened where my family, students and …
When I blogged about my residence city last month, I featured a “soba” (noodle) restaurant in my neighborhood. It’s indeed an authentic OIJ delicacy. Check the site below to know more about the healthy and inexpensive “soba.”
Lawson to install self-checkout service in all stores across Japan amid labor crunch Lawson Inc. will introduce self-checkout systems in all 14,000 of its convenience stores by October to cope with Japan’s chronic labor shortage and ease the burden on …
The Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games (Tokyo 2020) has finalised its selection of 30 Live Site venues in nine prefectures across Japan, including a new venue in Hamamatsu city, Shizuoka prefecture. The Live Sites are an …