I Enjoyed Rokkakai’s Hire-Katsu Sandwich Ekiben Bento
Today when I went shopping at a supermarket near my house, an “Ekiben (駅弁)” fair took place in it. As the Japanese term, Ekiben is composed of 2 words “Eki (駅)” meaning station and...
Category: My daily life
Kanayasan: I Visited the Cradle of Skiing in Japan
In the previous article, I talked about the Japanese ski soup “Ski Jiru (スキー汁)” and mentioned the place where the art of skiing was first introduced from abroad. Specifically, for the first time in...
Shirakawago: We Visited the World Heritage Site in Gifu
Yesterday, with my friends I went on a sightseeing day trip to “Shirakawa-Go (白川郷)”, a remote mountainous village in Gifu Prefecture famous for its Gassho-style houses. Shirakawa-Go (白川郷) More precisely, Shirakawago is an area...
I Enjoyed Takada Castle’s Hanami Festival in Joetsu, Niigata
Several days ago, I went out to see Takada park’s “Hanami (花見)” festival with my friends. As you may already know, Hanami is literally translated into English as “Blossom Viewing”, but when we Japanese...
Sasazushi: I Enjoyed the Bamboo Leaf Wrapped Sushi
The other day, my family got a sushi pack from our neighbor, so I tried a piece and savored the taste of the sushi. I had this type of sushi for the first time in...
Poppo Yaki: Niigata’s Favorite Bread-like Brown Cake Sticks
Today, I went on a day trip to “Matsunoyama Onsen (松之山温泉)” to enjoy its hot spring bath. Matsunoyama Onsen, situated in the city of Tokamachi, Niigata Prefecture, is a nationally famous hot spring, generally known...
We visited Azumino Daio Wasabi Farm in Nagano
With my friends, today I went to Daio Wasabi Farm in the city of Azumino, Nagano, the prefecture situated next to Niigata Prefecture where I live. Taking an expressway, it took a few hours...
Tokyo Banana: Fluffy Sponge Cake Famous as a Tokyo Souvenir
The other day I went to “Makuhari Messe (幕張メッセ)”, a convention center in the city of Chiba, by car to see a live concert of “Perfume”, a very popular Japanese techno-pop girl group, and...
