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 …
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 …
The Cakes of Japan
I had this cinnamon roll in a coffee shop in Hiroshima. It was quite fluffy. Nice.
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 …