Month: <span>May 2019</span>

Cerezo: A Home Win

Cerezo’s home record going into this game was: W 1 D 1 L 3 GF 2 GA 4. Not the greatest but the losses were all quite tight in terms …


Onigiri

Onigiri, or rice balls, a staple food in Japan. They can be bought in a variety of flavours in all convenience stores. I moved schools at the start of April …


Mint Chocolate Season

It’s Mint Choc season in Japan.

I know that sounds a bit strange but it’s how they do things over here. The Japanese are very into there seasonal stuff. Special …


The Cakes of Japan

I bought this on a recent trip to Daisen Park Japanese Garden. It was a “Swirly Doughnut Thing”. No filling just deep fried with a sugar dusting. It was okay.…


Cerezo Draw

I went to see Cerezo play Oita Trinita. It ended 0-0 and was something of a dull game. That said, Oita were near the top end of the table so …


A New Era

May marks the start of the Reiwa (or 令和) era in Japan. A new era starts each time a new Emperor comes to the throne. The last Emperor (his era …