I came across this rather cute looking Miffy cake while wandering about Kyoto (on the Makioka Walk). It’s actually just a red bean bun with ears added. Still quite nice …
A Walk In Kyoto
Earlier in the year I read the Makioka Sisters by Junichiro Tanazaki. I’m a big fan of his work. The Makioka Sisters follows the fortunes of four sisters from a …
The Cakes of Japan
The last in the sequence of Halloween cakes is this black cat. I got him at a discount from the supermarket. I think the discount was because one of the …
Okonomiyaki
I have written about Okonomiyaki before but that was the Hiroshima version. When Mum was visiting we had Osaka style Okonomiyaki a couple of times. I think it was Mum’s …
The Cakes of Japan
Another Halloween cake. This one from the bakery in the supermarket. It was a little bit of a let down. Not too bad but a bit gimmicky maybe. It was …
Culture Festival
The other week my school held their culture festival. I think my last school must have held theirs during the 6 months when they don’t have an Assistant Language Teacher. …
The Cakes of Japan
In the run up to Halloween I’ve eaten a few Halloween type cakes. This pumpkin cake was nice. A semi-hard sweet pastry (not quite puff) with a not too sweet …
Bonsai
On a recent visit to Daisen Park Japanese Garden they were having a small Bonsai exhibition. These were particularly nice as the trees were grown into rocks giving a mini-panorama …