I’ve mentioned the song “Paprika” on this blog before when discussing the English Festival. Well, now an official English version has been released. So better get learning it before the …
The Cakes of Japan
At the end of the Philosopher’s Walk in Kyoto, near Ginkakuji temple, is a shop that sells large profiteroles filled with green tea cream. I’ve mentioned these before. When Mum …
The Cakes of Japan
I bought this chocolate roll cake on the way to the football to eat at halftime. The slice was about an inch thick and the photo is pretty self explanatory …
A Blast from the Past
For about 6 years of my life I lived in Leeds. When leaving after that time it felt like I had lived there forever. Little did I know that I …
Cerezo Osaka End of Season Round Up
I stopped doing game by game descriptions of the Cerezo matches as they were becoming a bit samey. Next year I might give a month by month summary. Anyhow, this …
The Cakes of Japan
I can’t remember where I bought this Panda bun. It had a bit of cream in the middle. Nice enough but perhaps a bit gimmicky.…
The Cakes of Japan
I ate this on one of my visits the Daisen Park. I pass a bakery in the station and sometimes something catches my eye. If I remember correctly this was …
Konchi-In Temple
One of my favourite temples in Kyoto is Konchi-In temple. Kyoto tends to be very busy with crowded buses and lots of tourists everywhere. Only around the corner from Konchi-In …
The Cakes of Japan
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 …