Category Archives: Food & Drink

National Flag Cakes

“I wanna make national flag sweets like the ice cream that I ate in Switzerland!” One day, a blogger made up his mind.   This is the ice cream he…

New Way of Eating Cup Ramen

Although there are a wide variety of cup ramen to choose from, some ramen lovers can’t get satisfied enough with the usual way of eating ramen. This ramen lover invented…

Remnant Cooking : Rice

Last time, I made a post titled “Remnant Cooking: Bread”. In response to panic buying after the disaster, one blogger made bread out of bread crumbs. Today, I will introduce…

Remnant Cooking : Bread

The disaster on March 11 brought chaos even to non-devastated areas. One of  the confusions was “panic buying”. A little while ago, people rushed to stores to buy certain kinds…

Present State of Tokyo

  Since the March 11 earthquake, people often ask me “How is Tokyo right now?” So, I want to write what I know and noticed about recent Tokyo.   1….

My Hospitalization Experience

As I already announced on Twitter and so on, I was involved in a traffic accident on March 15. What happened was that I was hit by a motorcycle when…

How to Prepare for a Temaki (Hand Roll) Sushi Party

  In Japan, temaki sushi is a popular family dinner or home party. Temaki literally means hand-roll, and we usually call the sushi style in one word “temaki-zushi,” and refer…

From the Japanese Kitchen: Hamburg Steak

  Are you familiar with the dish called “hamburg steak”? It sounds like a traditional German dish, but this is a good example of a Japan-style western dish^^. I guess…

NINJA AKASAKA Entertainment Restaurant 10% Off till End of April

  NINJA AKASAKA is one of the popular attraction restaurants in Tokyo. In the “17th-century Edo town” themed restaurant, Ninjas serve, cook and perform tricks! They serve Japanese based international…

All Edible Japanese Confectionery “Wagashi” Art

  The video below is a slideshow of Japanese confectionery art. Japanese confectionery is called wagashi in Japanese. This video especially introduces “kogei-gashi” meaning “confectionery craft” unlike everyday wagashi such…

Prison-Hospital Themed Restaurant “Alcatraz E.R.”

Alcatraz E.R. is the craziest izakaya (Japanese style bar/pub) restaurant in Shibuya. It is themed prison-hospital, and filled with “psychopathic” atmosphere. Images are from machilog videos in YouTube   In…

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