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Coca Cola’s Lemon-Can-Do

June 3, 2018

Blog Kyushuu

Do you love your Lemon Chu-hai just as much as you love your Coca-Cola? Well now Coca-Cola has launched the Lemon-Do, and so all your dreams of flavoured drinks, laced with alcohol and branded under the Coca-Cola label, are all but a trip to Japan away. A ...

Dining Out and Restaurant Related Japanese

May 25, 2018

Japanese Tips

Japan's food culture is amazingly rich not only just in its long-held traditions, but also in its value on taste, presentation and hygiene. It also offers great depth and diversity in terms of its international dining experience, with an array of options ...

English Friendly Restaurant Search Page – from Tokyo Govt.

March 8, 2018

Blog Kanto Tokyo

The Tokyo Metropolitan Government has recently just built a search page listing English friendly restaurant choices in the local area, with support for other languages too. In response to the growing number of visitors and foreign residents alike, they ho ...

Tofu Special Part 1 – How to Make Agedashi Tofu

January 15, 2018

Blog

As part of our recent introduction to Tofu and its nutritional value, we also hope to impart some typical Japanese recipes to help you enjoy the local cuisine, and today we will be attempting to recreate 揚げ出し豆腐 (あげだしとうふ or Agedashi Tofu). Thi ...

Journey in Japan Part 16: Grandiose Encounters of the Third Class

July 28, 2017

Blog Chugoku Fukuoka

I went a few days without any Internet connection so couldn’t post anything. Here are the last three days in summary: Friday – Fukuoka Today I met a German guy called Klaus. It is his very first day in Japan. He is here after spending a month in Sou ...

Journey in Japan Part 12: Udon in (three-hundred and) Sixty Seconds

July 22, 2017

Blog Fukuoka Kyushuu

With the sun directly above me, there is nowhere to hide from the heat. I knew it was going to be hot; the seat on my bright yellow bicycle was already on fire when I first set off. I had to pour a bottle of water over it to cool it down; the water began ...