Nikujaga is a Japanese classic home dish of meat and potato stewed in sweetened soy sauce. “Nikujaga” literally means “meat and potato.” Often served with onion, carrots and snap peas,…

Miso, soy sauce, salt, pork, spicy, curry…there are various kinds of ramen soup in Japan, but the ramen house that serves ICE CREAM RAMEN is probably only Kikuya in Adachi…

In a shochu kingdom Kagoshima prefecture, the world first alcohol free shochu was invented. It was named Kozuru Zero and invented by Komasajozo, a distillery that sells sweet potato shochu…

Japanese popular soft drink, Calpis. In your country, you may be able to find it as Calpico at oriental markets. Or you may have heard of the odd named drink…

Mmm…they look good! Grilled mitarashi dango at its birthplace, Shimogamo Shrine in Kyoto. The top dango is separated from the other four, and there are two theories to explain it….

Are you ready to see more Ghibli inspired art? For this part 3, I collected photos and videos of works made by Japanese people. Here we go!   “Totoro Waiting…

Japanese people love green tea, and  in Japan you can find a variety of tea leaves and green tea bottled beverages. Green tea is very integral in our daily lives…

I saw unique bags on Japanese website.   This was sold at a liquor store in Nagano Prefecture. It is made of recycled juice containers connected together.   Bigger bag…

  It’s extremely hot in Japan this summer! People rush to air conditioned Starbucks to enjoy cold drinks. So, Starbucks Cafes are always busy… It is sometimes difficult even to…

Today’s story-teller is writer Kaoruko Himeno.   First, she says, “I used to eat alone most of the time when I was a student because I wanted to concentrate on…

  Many types of mushrooms are available at grocery stores, and each kind is delicious. One day, a blogger wonders if mushrooms from grocery stores still look delicious even when…