How many of you can say you have been to a convenient store ‘Grand opening’…at 11 pm at night? I don’t think there are many of us who have done so. I live in my company’s dorm in Osaka not so far from the company, close enough for […]
What’s a Yaki-Tate melon pan (焼きたてメロンパン）？And how is it different from the normal melon pan sold at convenient stores and supermarkets? As you may know, melon pan is a melon-flavored bread. Bread in Japanese is ‘パン’ pronounced as ‘pan’. It is a round-shaped bread with rough sugary texture […]
In a few posts before, I talked about Yae-Zakura (八重桜） which is double cherry blossoms and the event for Yaezakura viewing at Japan mint bureau (造幣局） in Osaka head office which is now officially opened to public from April 16th-22nd. Yesterday, I finally got a chance to go […]
This year, sakura (桜) started to bloom a bit earlier than it usually does. Normally, sakura should be in full bloom around early April, just in time for entrance ceremony (入学式-nyugakushiki) for schools in Japan. But this year, the season has started from mid-March which is around the […]
After a Goodbye to Tokyu Toyoko Line (東急東横線) at Shibuya (渋谷) station on March 15th and an introduction to the new platform and route from March 16th, my morning commute has become a lot less convenient than it used it be. Tokyu Toyoko line, a train line that used […]
This is one of the things I love about my company – the food! We have a cafeteria where we can have lunch and dinner in a very cheap price. Not to mention that we don’t have to go out, find restaurant, order, eat and run back to […]
One day last month around 8.10 am, I came to work normally but this time I found the station a bit different. The whole station was dark and the ceiling was covered in colorful lightings looking like space with stars! There was music played in the background as […]
I have been living in Yokohama since the mid of 2012. Before that, I used to come around here on weekends and spent time sightseeing around the harbor or eat some delicious Chinese in China town. Then, I found some amazing restaurants and cafes and loved coming here […]
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