Culture Tea Ceremony at Taiho-an Cordelia Ding In the southern outskirts of Kyoto lies the beautiful city of Uji. Uji is famous for its matcha green tea, and Uji City's Taiho-an..
Shopping Kamakura Ume Cider Cordelia Ding Just as Naoshima is famous for its Shio (salt) cider, Kamakura is famous for its Ume (plum) flavored cider. Plum is grown locally..
Food Kurokawa Honke in Nara Cordelia Ding During the summer season, at Kurokawa Honke (黒川本家), located in Nara city, many dishes with arrowroot incorporated, like th..
Food Étoile Café in Okayama Cordelia Ding Étoile café and restaurant is located in a residential neighborhood of Okayama city in the Okayama prefecture. A good dining l..
Planning Living in Fushimi - Part Two Cordelia Ding Living in Kyoto for a longer time (more than one month, and less than three months - the duration of a traveler/temporary visitor's..
Food Hands Café Cordelia Ding Are you interested in trying out a change of palate from all of the delicious Japanese food you have consumed? Are you curious..
Food Nobori Okonomiyaki Restaurant Cordelia Ding Visiting the Kansai region and wanting to try one of the signature dishes of Western Japan, “Okonomiyaki?” Or, have you alread..
Planning Free Wi-Fi at Kyoto Cordelia Ding Struggling with no cell service and data in Japan? Traveling in Kyoto, and finding it more challenging to scour around for free..
