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Do you have a One Piece Hat?
This is one popular hat in our house! Have you got a one piece hat? You might have known I would find it on Amazon. Good price too. I am providing the…
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Top Ten Kimono, Amazon
The recent holiday for Coming of Age Day in Japan revived my love and interest in the kimono. The girls and boys were seen in full kimono attire in…
Living in Japan
Pokkuri Platform Shoes, Japan
Have you ever wanted to own your own Pokkuri shoes? The pokkuri shoes are traditional wooden platform shoes. They are the shoes that are often worn by…
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Kimono Bags
Beautiful, beautiful kimono bags .... my love of kimono and various 'kimono inspired bits and pieces' show through on this post! I would love to hear your…
Conbini Monday
Conbinbi Monday Wk38
Some interesting items this week with a few combinations of different ingredients. Senbei with plum, noodles with cream stew and egg dogs.
Photos
Tokyo Photo Walk 2
It was a great sunny day on "Sunday" with blue skies in Tokyo and I decided to take a walk from Shinagawa Station towards Tennozu Isle (where the monorail…
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Shiroi Koibito are on Amazon!
These biscuits are my all-time favourites. They are just right - light wafers with white chocolate inside. One is never enough! But I never knew that they…
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$1000 Cards
The karuta cards in Japan are typically seen a symbolic part of New Year. There are competitions to select the karuta queen and their male counterparts.…
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Pinocchio Dals
I recently went back to Tokyo Disneyland. I love the atmosphere and it makes for an easy day when you have six kids. We bumped into a team of characters.…
Living in Japan
Tokyo Weather
Wonderful weather in Tokyo today. The sun was out, the sky was blue and the wind was only slight. It always seems that December and January can have some…
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Oni wa Soto
Setsubun is approaching very soon. In Japan, the festival Setsubun is celebrated on February 3. It is thought of as a festival which helps remove evil and…
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Hula Skirts, Dance
The Hawaiian dancing boom is still going strong in Japan. (The town of Obama, even welcomed the US President on his visit, with Hawaiian dance in November…
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Winter Craft Projects for Kids
Do your kids enjoy craft projects? My kids have always enjoyed these kinds of books that you can purchase from most bookstores in Japan. For those that…
Food & Drink
Shibuya Bar
Went to dinner tonight at a place very close to the Scramble Crossing, just in front of Shibuya Station. The sign said it was a Japanese food place, but…
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Momoko Dolls
Has anyone tried collecting Momoko Dolls? Momoko was created in 2001. It was considered a small side project by a Japanese software company called…
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Japanese Food
I found this amazing cake on Amazon! It looks so good to eat ... but it is not for consumption. If you click on the photo you will see that it is a…
Photos
Gotenyama Walk
After being delayed by the Yamanote Line stopping last week, after the Shibuya Streets photo shoot , I decided to catch the train to Osaki and then walk…
Travel
Hotel New Grand, Yokohama
On my recent trip to Yokohama, we stayed at the New Grand Hotel, opposite Yamashita Koen. We picked the spot to stay for 2 nights before moving over to…