I went to watch Cerezo play Sapporo. Sapporo are from Hokkaido in the far north of Japan. They aren’t that great a team to Cerezo managed to eek out a …
The Cakes of Japan
I had this cinnamon roll in a coffee shop in Hiroshima. It was quite fluffy. Nice.
A Return To Kongo-san
Or: Getting lost up a Japanese mountain.
Did I mention that Japanese maps aren’t the best int he world? A while back I decided to climb Mount Kongo using one …
The Cakes of Japan
I received this from a colleague. I was called a Monaca. It is two wafers and some red bean paste in between. Everything was separate and you had to construct …
Matcha
Japanese green tea is used in a lot of drinks and pastries. I’m not a big fan of the tea ceremony and such like. It all seems a bit bourgeois …
Tama the Station Master Cat
The highlight of the trip to Wakayama was visiting the Wakayama Electric Railway company.
This company operates a small line between Wakayama and Kishi that is notable in that it …