Another Halloween cake. This one from the bakery in the supermarket. It was a little bit of a let down. Not too bad but a bit gimmicky maybe. It was …
Culture Festival
The other week my school held their culture festival. I think my last school must have held theirs during the 6 months when they don’t have an Assistant Language Teacher. …
The Cakes of Japan
In the run up to Halloween I’ve eaten a few Halloween type cakes. This pumpkin cake was nice. A semi-hard sweet pastry (not quite puff) with a not too sweet …
Bonsai
On a recent visit to Daisen Park Japanese Garden they were having a small Bonsai exhibition. These were particularly nice as the trees were grown into rocks giving a mini-panorama …
The Cakes of Japan
I can’t remember where I bought this but I’m pretty sure it was at a combini. I sometimes eat these little pancake things with red bean paste inside. They are …
Yamanobe-no-michi
Last Tuesday was a public holiday in aid of the new emperor’s enthronement. It reminded me of a walk I did in the spring when I “met” some of the …
The Cakes of Japan
I bought this cake on the way to the football to eat at halftime. It was an apple pie cake. Puff pastry and not too sweet. Very nice.
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Human Pyramids
Japan Today has published a story about human pyramids.
These are a staple of Japanese sports days with students practicing for weeks to get it right. They are impressive to …
The Cakes of Japan
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 …