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 …
Cerezo: A Home Win
Cerezo’s home record going into this game was: W 1 D 1 L 3 GF 2 GA 4. Not the greatest but the losses were all quite tight in terms …
Onigiri
Onigiri, or rice balls, a staple food in Japan. They can be bought in a variety of flavours in all convenience stores. I moved schools at the start of April …
Mint Chocolate Season
It’s Mint Choc season in Japan.
I know that sounds a bit strange but it’s how they do things over here. The Japanese are very into there seasonal stuff. Special …
The Cakes of Japan
I bought this on a recent trip to Daisen Park Japanese Garden. It was a “Swirly Doughnut Thing”. No filling just deep fried with a sugar dusting. It was okay.…
Cerezo Draw
I went to see Cerezo play Oita Trinita. It ended 0-0 and was something of a dull game. That said, Oita were near the top end of the table so …
A New Era
May marks the start of the Reiwa (or 令和) era in Japan. A new era starts each time a new Emperor comes to the throne. The last Emperor (his era …
Cerezo vs Sapporo
I went to watch Cerezo play Sapporo. Sapporo are from Hokkaido in the far north of Japan. They aren’t that great a team to Cerezo managed to eek out a …
The Cakes of Japan
I had this cinnamon roll in a coffee shop in Hiroshima. It was quite fluffy. Nice.
