31st July – 文月 In Japan, vegan / vegetarian population is smaller than the other countries, so it can be an issue for travelers coming to Japan where they can have a plant-base meal. Still not many but there are restaurants where offer only vegan food or shops where vegan options are available. In myContinue reading “[Kyoto / Osaka] 3 Vegan Restaurants you should visit if you are a vegan”
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[Tokyo] 3 Restaurants you should visit if you are a vegan
30th July – 文月 The population Vegetarian and Vegan in Japan is still small, so it can be a big problem for overseas vegan travelers where to have meal at. Even though Veganism is not so familiar in Japan yet, there are restaurants where take the world trend and provide very good quality vegan foodContinue reading “[Tokyo] 3 Restaurants you should visit if you are a vegan”
夏休み (Natsu Yasumi) – Summer vacation
29th July – 文月 From the end of July till early September, school kids have summer vacation in Japan. For most of adult who work at office, they also can get few days off in the middle of August. The common thing is that Japanese companies are mostly difficult to get continuous holidays, so thisContinue reading “夏休み (Natsu Yasumi) – Summer vacation”
日本の怪談: 呪い (Nihon no Kaidan: Noroi) – Japanese scary story: Curse
27th July – 文月 Do you know how to make this hot summer shivering cold? …Yes, talking about 怪談 (kaidan = scary story ) can somewhat help you feel chilly! Today’s theme is about Japanese curse, 呪い (Noroi = curse). Probably the most famous way of cursing somebody in Japan is called 丑の刻参り (Ushi noContinue reading “日本の怪談: 呪い (Nihon no Kaidan: Noroi) – Japanese scary story: Curse”
調味料マジック (Choumiryou Magic) – seasoning Magic
25th July – 文月 It seems like many Japanese are curious about creating new things from existing materials – mostly every week on Twitter, creative cuisine recipes are on trend in Japan, using familiar ingredients at home. Somebody discovered that adding yoghurt to tofu will taste like Cheesecake. Moreover, another invented vanilla ice cream withContinue reading “調味料マジック (Choumiryou Magic) – seasoning Magic”
海の日 (Umi no hi) – Ocean day
23rd July – 文月 Today is a public holiday called ‘海の日 (Umi no hi)’, meaning Ocean day. Normally this holiday falls on the third Monday of July (13th July this year) but it was moved to today due to the Tokyo Olympic game which were supposed to be held from tomorrow. This holiday is forContinue reading “海の日 (Umi no hi) – Ocean day”
折り紙: 南国の花の作り方 -How to make tropical flower
22nd July – 文月 Now the temperature is finally getting summer hot in Japan, making me thinking of tropical resort. So, today’s blog will teach you how to make a tropical flower! Many might know how to make crane and iris flower (from my blog on 25th May), but how about Plumeria? If you wouldContinue reading “折り紙: 南国の花の作り方 -How to make tropical flower”
オノマトペ -Onomatopoeia No. 3
21st July – 文月 オノマトペ (=Onomatopoeia) describes sounds, moves, conditions in words, especially in Japanese there are heaps オノマトペ exist used in everyday conversation. This blog previously has introduced about オノマトペ several times and this is going to be No. 3! Many Japanese use オノマトペ properly in the different occasions – adapting オノマトペ to explainContinue reading “オノマトペ -Onomatopoeia No. 3”
お守り (Omamori) – Amulet
20th July – 文月 Most Japanese have had at least one in their life – お守り(Omamori = Amulet), is the sacred familiar item sold in shrines. お守り sold at shrines receive worships and wishes from prayer and that ritual gives god power dwell inside. Nowadays, there are various types of お守りspecific for each wishes, suchContinue reading “お守り (Omamori) – Amulet”
かき氷 (Kakigoori) – Shaved ice
18th July – 文月 かき氷 (Kakigoori) – shaved ice with sweet syrup on the top. South Korea and Taiwan has their own style Kakigoori as well and those has been trending in the Asian countries. There are some specialty shops only providing Kakigoori and those opens whole seasons even in the winter. かき氷 have existedContinue reading “かき氷 (Kakigoori) – Shaved ice”
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