Sapporo Kaniya 札幌 かに家 @ Kyoto
Suddenly the weather changed in Kyoto – it was so hot for the first few days, and then it rainedContinue Reading
Eat Well, Laugh Loud, Live Long
Suddenly the weather changed in Kyoto – it was so hot for the first few days, and then it rainedContinue Reading
Kyoto as a whole city claims the highest density or concentration of Michelin-starred restaurants per capita in the world, whileContinue Reading
I was in Kaohsiung with Princess after her graduation to visit her mom, and we made an excursion to TainanContinue Reading
It’s summer and I wanted to experience the noryoyuka (納涼床) at Pontocho. I went rather early to avoid the dinnerContinue Reading
The ocean is a desert with it’s life underground
And a perfect disguise above
Under the cities lies a heart made of ground
But the humans will give no love
– “A Horse With No Name”,
An enamelware, a childhood memory, a common item that saw the tides of time.
When I looked at the directory of Minamoa, the shopping mall at JR Hiroshima Station, Sendai grilled beef tongue stoodContinue Reading
The Tale of Genji is a worldwide-known masterpiece of classical Japanese literature written by Murasaki Shikibu in the Heian Period (794-1185).Continue Reading
I spent a morning in the nearby Byodo-in in the matcha capital of the world, Uji. And as I wasContinue Reading
I walked past this place almost every night for the week in Osaka and was blown away by the fragrantContinue Reading









