The Curious Breakfast Items of Japan 6
Osaka Castle
One of the major attractions to see in Osaka is the castle. This is actually a recreation (complete with lift) but looks pretty faithful to the historical pictures found within. …
The Cakes of Japan 16
The Museum of Downtown Customs
At the corner of Ueno Park is the Museum of Downtown Customs. I wasn’t quite sure what such a museum would hold in store and what “customs” are common “downtown”. …
Dagashi
Dagashi are small sweets that kids in Japan used to buy. The equivalent thing we have would be a 10 pence mix. In the Museum of Downtown Customs a Dagashiya …
The Cakes of Japan 15
THis was some sort of Hanami cake. As it was that time of year I felt obliged to try it. It was bready with some sort of jam filling. It …
The Curious Breakfast Items of Japan 5
The Empress Tea House
I came across this rather nice tea house near Harajuku. It was the Empress’ tea house. Although I don’t think she comes by any more.
Green tea flavoured things are …
The Cakes (erm… Biscuits) of Japan 14
These dog and cat biscuits looked kind of nice so I bought some to take to a Hanami picnic. They came in this nice box:
Gamba Osaka
I went to see Gamba Osaka play against Shanghai in the Asian Champions League.
This seemed like quite a big match and I arrived early so I could get a …