Month: <span>October 2019</span>

The Cakes of Japan

I can’t remember where I bought this but I’m pretty sure it was at a combini. I sometimes eat these little pancake things with red bean paste inside. They are …


Yamanobe-no-michi

Last Tuesday was a public holiday in aid of the new emperor’s enthronement. It reminded me of a walk I did in the spring when I “met” some of the …


The Cakes of Japan

I bought this cake on the way to the football to eat at halftime. It was an apple pie cake. Puff pastry and not too sweet. Very nice.


Human Pyramids

Japan Today has published a story about human pyramids.

These are a staple of Japanese sports days with students practicing for weeks to get it right. They are impressive to …


The Cakes of Japan

This was kind of like a long brick shaped piece of half puff pastry half bread with a sweet coating on top. Not exceptional but nice enough.…


The Typhoon

The typhoon passed Osaka with little incident. We were on the edge of the big red circle so only had to deal with a bit of heavy rain. Other parts …