Or: Getting lost up a Japanese mountain.
Did I mention that Japanese maps aren’t the best int he world? A while back I decided to climb Mount Kongo using one …
The Cakes of Japan
I received this from a colleague. I was called a Monaca. It is two wafers and some red bean paste in between. Everything was separate and you had to construct …
Matcha
Japanese green tea is used in a lot of drinks and pastries. I’m not a big fan of the tea ceremony and such like. It all seems a bit bourgeois …
Tama the Station Master Cat
The highlight of the trip to Wakayama was visiting the Wakayama Electric Railway company.
This company operates a small line between Wakayama and Kishi that is notable in that it …
The Cakes of Japan
I bought this on the way to the football. It’s a Sakura Danish Pastry which is kind of appropriate given I was going to see Cerezo play. The Sakura part …
Cerezo vs San Frecce
The second league game of the season wasn’t in front of a full house. I was quite a nice day but you can see from this picture that the turn …
The Cakes of Japan
I bought this a while back while on the way to a hike in Nara. I actually ended up getting lost and walking along a main round for a couple …
Karuta
Karuta is a very Japanese card game. Wikipedia informs me that the term karuta just means playing cards in Japanese. What I am about to discuss is Uta-garuta or poetry …
The Chorus Competition
One highlight of the school year was the chorus competition. Each class of the the grade/year compete against each other. Every class choses a song to sing. All members of …
A Trip to Wakayama City
A while back I went for a day out to Wakayama. Wakayama is the prefecture below Osaka prefecture. Wakayama City is the capital. The Nankai railway connects it to Osaka. …
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