Food Mataichi Salt in Itoshima Shinobu Ishikawa The Itoshima Peninsula in western Fukuoka Prefecture was originally known for its beautiful beaches and so became popular among..
Shopping My Favorite Japanese Souvenirs: Sensu Kim Bergström Before moving to Japan, I had no idea about how hot and sticky summers were. Thankfully, there are ways to beat the heat that are..
Food What is a Sunakku Vicky Amin Sunakku is a Japanese snack bar which looks intimidating from the outside, yet intimate and pleasant on the inside.
Food Nagamine-en, Fuda-no-tsuji Branch Lynda Hogan Nagamine-en sells dozens of green tea products made from Sayama green tea, grown locally in Kawagoe. On the second floor they have..
Food Autumn Treats in Kawagoe: Sweet Potato Chips Lynda Hogan One of autumns's best treats in Saitama are the famed sweet potato chips from the food stand Koedo Osatsuan. They're located..
Shopping Gachapon: a Cheap Souvenir Favorite Kim Bergström Gachapon (often also written as gashapon) are small, trinket-type souvenirs dispensed from vending machines, and you'll find..
Food Fujiya at Narita Airport Arlene Bastion Fujiya at Narita Airport Terminal One, with its hearty food and kind, attentive staff, can cheer up sad souls leaving Japan
Culture New Technology Enhances Noh Luca De Pasquale Have you ever been to or considered to go to a japanese event in ancient japanese language and felt lost or gave up trying to understand..