My friend Lea recently came to Japan on business, but managed to eke an extra few days of vacation time out of it and came down from Tokyo to visit me in the Kansai. Lea is just about more genki than … more →
troutfactory notebookwrote 1 month ago: Bar Zerro (map here) is a sure place to go on a Saturday night (or Friday, if it’s late enough … more →
wrote 2 months ago: I’m a Burton window shopping whore. Really. But I’ve bought a total of three things from … more →
wrote 2 months ago: Japan I found the cleanest place in the world I have ever seen, in July 2002… Japan. I toured … more →
wrote 2 months ago: The Hub Ebisubashi branch in Namba Hub British Pub (英国風ハブ) is a chain of friendly bars where you can … more →
wrote 3 months ago: Ever since my father taught me the meaning of the words, I’ve always loved the juxtaposition o … more →
wrote 3 months ago: South Osaka So it’s been a little while since I’ve had a chance to update this thing. I … more →
wrote 4 months ago: If you are looking for trendy restaurant and bars and you don’t mind you wallet becoming a bit light … more →
wrote 4 months ago: If there’s one thing that Osaka has more of than any other city in Japan (in fact, there are m … more →
wrote 5 months ago: Not a lot of antiques learning this week. It is heating up in Japan and most of the dealers are clos … more →
wrote 6 months ago: This may not exactly be a wheel, but it is some type of “ferris wheel” like ride in the … more →
wrote 7 months ago: Today’s post is about one of the coolest guys ever that we met in Osaka. Osaka billboards at night W … more →
wrote 8 months ago: Val && I in Hirakata Park I was ready to go at 11 AM, ready to get the last annoying midterm … more →
wrote 8 months ago: Sunrise at Kansai International Airport Around 4 AM we started rousing those that were sleeping and … more →
wrote 8 months ago: Photo taken by Kazuya I purposely made myself wake up early, after going to bed late so tha I could … more →
wrote 10 months ago: Neon highlighters wish they were as bright as these macaroons, from Loin Stage patisserie in Shinsai … more →
wrote 10 months ago: Without a doubt the prettiest toy store in Osaka, Pretty Power sells high fashion Barbie, Blythe, Pu … more →
wrote 1 year ago: Sitting back on the splendid bullet train now as we power out of Kyoto after a lightning two-day one … more →
wrote 1 year ago: The liveliest place in Minami Semba is the Shinsaibashi-suji shopping arcade. It was a weekday morni … more →
wrote 1 year ago: Following on from my post about Umeda, I’ll now talk about Namba, Osaka’s main shopping … more →