Category: <span>Japan 2016</span>

Shrines

One of the main things to go and look at in Japan are the shrines. They are quite beautiful although I am starting to get a little “shrined out”. Still …


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A swirly cinnamon cake thing. Although it contains cocoa (I think) it isn’t overly chocolatey as Japanese cakes tend to be light on sugar.…


The Yomiuri Giants

One of the things I was looking forward to when coming to Japan was seeing some Japanese baseball. Baseball is big in Japan and I was able to watch the …


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A Rabbit type green mousse. When I bought this the girl behind the counter wanted to know how far away I lived. Presumably this is because it needs to be …


Cherry Blossom



This is the thing that everybody is excited about at the moment. This photo was taken the other weekend when the blossom was just coming out. As I was taking …


Earthquake

Today I experienced may first earthquake. Well, there was one at the weekend but I was too busy drinking Kirin Stout to notice.

It was a 4.5 magnitude quake but …


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Originally it looked like a small muffin shaped bun but once you bite into it you discover custard. Yum.…


Getting to Work

One of the things I was most reticent about when coming to Japan was the Tokyo Metro. I’d heard of over crowding and people being pushed onto trains so that …


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A solid sugary bit on the top and quite hard/brittle puff pastry underneath. Kind of fell apart as I ate it.…


Ramen Ramen

One of the things that I have liked best about Japan is all of the Ramen. There are ramen restaurants everywhere. There is even a stand-up ramen restaurant on one …