This samurai robot works at a Japanese restaurant in Bangkok, Thailand, “HAJIME,” which just opened three months ago. The robot was made by a Japanese company, Yasukawa Electric…

    Four days to “doyo-no-ushinohi”, a day to eat eel in Japan. “Doyo-no-ushinohi” are based on the Wu Xing and different in each year.  

I think popcorn is one of the universal snacks; many people may have eaten it. I guess there are all kinds of flavored popcorn in the world. In addition to…

I read about an interesting post about cardboard boxes in another blog, let me share it with you. First, look at this picture.     This picture was taken at…

Okonomiyaki is one of teppanyaki (iron griddle) dishes. Since the word “okonomiyaki” literally means “cook what you like”, the idea is sometimes compared to pizza, but the look and the…

When you hear “sports drink”, what do you think of? If you live in America, you might say “gatorade” ? Here in Japan, we can also find varieties of sports…

  This is Japanese famous seaweed paste, “Gohan-desuyo” from Momoya.     The seaweed paste is boiled with soy sauce, and served on hot rice. Since the flavor is so…

I introduced a banana vending machine not so long ago. And this is another vending machine which I found interesting. A Japanese blogger posted some pictures of it.   It…

  Lately this new “banana vending machine” in Shibuya got Tokyo dwellers’ attentions.    

    Extremely sour, salty and fruity Japan’s favorite pickles, umeboshi, which are salted dried ume (called plum or apricot), sometimes seasoned with shiso leaf, kombu (kelp) or honey.  

I saw a picture of this odd food in another blog. The blogger ordered the food at a izakaya (Japanese style bar) in Shinjuku, Tokyo. Let’s take a look at…