Blogs about: Kansai
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World Heritage Toji Temple
wrote 1 day ago: 東寺の春期特別公開 Spring special exhibition 2013 at Toji Temple View Larger Map … more →
Aspirations
wrote 2 days ago: My fiancee made the (very valid) point that my post are too text heavy. I do prefer the feel of some … more →
How to make Okonomiyaki お好み焼きを作り方
wrote 3 days ago: By Kenny Tran Hajimemashite! NSA chef ninja desu! The purpose of the NSA chef ninja is to bring the … more →
Travels
wrote 4 days ago: A couple of months ago, during the start of our exchange program, we created a Facebook group with a … more →
Otani Museum
wrote 4 days ago: トラ大集合 Tiger, tiger and tiger at Otani Museum, Nishinomiya Koshien/Nishinomiya(甲子園/西宮) is a home fiel … more →
Crusing in Kobe
wrote 5 days ago: 神戸クルージング Kobe port(神戸港) is one of popular sightseeing destinations. Kobe port was the Japan’s … more →
Traditional craft of Hyogo
wrote 1 week ago: 播州そろばん Bansyu abacus(soroban) When I was an elementary school student, I had some friends learning a … more →
Mt. Kama-ga-take (鎌ヶ岳)
wrote 1 week ago: Mt. Kama is one of the hidden jewels of the Suzuka mountain range in eastern Mie Prefecture. The spe … more →
Keihan
wrote 1 week ago: 京阪電車 Keihan train is useful when we visit Kyoto such as Byodoin in Uji(宇治の平等院), Fushimi Inari(伏見稲荷), … more →
楽
wrote 1 week ago: A set of shots from a night out with friends at one of my favorite local izakaya, 楽. 楽 (raku) means … more →
Traditional craft of Mie
wrote 2 weeks ago: 萬古焼の急須 Bankoyaki tea pot (Kyusu in Jp) View Larger Map … more →
Spring is Here!
wrote 2 weeks ago: Because it’s better late than never, especially for pretty pretty things. Until now, I’v … more →
Kansai is here...
wrote 2 weeks ago: 関西 Kansai(関西) region lies in the west of Japan’s main island Honshu. The region includes the p … more →
at the 2012 Aqua Metropolis Osaka Festival
wrote 2 weeks ago: The 2012 Aqua Metropolis Osaka Festival offered a series of delights, including a giant inflatable k … more →
Hankyu Rain
wrote 2 weeks ago: Hankyu Rain by KVH1 … more →
My Final Day in Japan and My Travels in Kansai
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wrote 2 weeks ago: Me posing with some middle schoolers. Cute uniforms, ne? (I wrote this on the Shinkansen, but now I … more →
Mehari sushi, thyme veggies...
wrote 2 weeks ago: My beloved mehari-zushi (pickled leaf sushi) are back… With them, some thyme flavored veggies. … more →
Takana-zuke pickled leaves at home (failed and corrected)
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wrote 2 weeks ago: 高菜 takana (literally ‘tall leaves’) is a type of large mustard green very popular in Jap … more →
Kasuga Grand Shrine and Japanese wisteri
wrote 2 weeks ago: 春日大社と藤 Kasuga Grand Shrine (春日大社 Kasuga-taisha) is a Shinto shrine in Nara. It is famous for its lan … more →
