Christmas has come! 😛 It is one of the exciting days in a year here in Japan but Japanese Christmas can be very different from that of Europe and…

  “Local specialty burgers” from various cities are often introduced in TV and magazines lately. Unique burgers which feature local specialty foods appear one after another. The Japan’s gourmet city,…

  One of the best selling products now in Japan is “GOPAN,” the world first rice bread cooker that can make bread from rice grain. Since SANYO Electric released the…

Cutting apple into shapes is very popular in Japan. The most common shape is rabbit, which often dresses bento lunch box. It is cute, fun and easy to make!  …

These are slices of pickled cucumbers. Hmm. It looks yummy, doesn’t it?   And this is rice bran paste. Maybe it doesn’t look so yummy…   The cucumber mentioned above…

The new vending machine appeared in Tokyo Station is a new generation vending machine that advises you what to get by looking at your face.     The touchscreen vending…

  Instant ramen is one of the snack foods loved by many countries (most people in Japan eat it as a meal though). I think you find various Japanese brand…

Have you ever heard of Thai temple located in Chiba prefecture? This is it.   It looks very Thai, doesn’t it?   This is Wat Paknam temple. The name is…

  Green tea is rich in vitamin C, especially sencha (green tea grown in full sun) contains 2.6 times more vitamin C than a lemon does, so it brightens skin…

Today I want to show you two videos of Japanese chefs’ tricks. The first one is a ramen chef and his assistant’s brilliant teamwork.     Isn’t this look good?…

Rice is our staple food and we love rice! Even without side dishes, we can eat rice with some condiments.       The following is “Condiments Go Well with…