Food & Drink
Chestnut Anpan Bread
With Autumn comes a change in weather and a change in foods. Local stores start to serve different vegetables and there is a clear switch in menus. It is…
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Warabi Mochi, Kitsune Udon
There are so many different types of foods you can find at these casual drop in food places. Here, the sign is offering Warabi Mochi, Kitsune Udon and…
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Kyoto Lunch, Zakkoku Rice
I have been in Kyoto and was enjoying some very nice food both at lunch and dinner time. One of my favorite restaurants here is called Mumokuteki. The…
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Sakuramochi, Wagashi
I had some tea and Sakuramochi while in Kyoto. Sakuramochi is a type of wagashi, Japanese sweets, made from red bean paste and wrapped in a sakura leaf.…
Conbini Monday
Conbini Monday Wk72
A little bit of time since the last post. I will try and keep up from now on.
Conbini Monday
Conbini Monday Wk70
A wide selection here from yoghurts to potato chips and also some sodas. Enjoy your Conbini Monday. I have set this up on Facebook recently as well for…
Conbini Monday
Conbini Monday Wk69
Forgot to put these up yesterday. The Golden Week holiday made me forget it was a Monday and not a weekend.
Conbini Monday
Conbini Monday Wk68
The lights might be dimmed in most stores, but the food is still looking good. Lots of interesting items this week. Enjoy.
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Supermarket Food in Japan
It has been 3 weeks since the earthquake in North Japan. Whilst supplies are no doubt in short supply in the areas hit hardest by the earthquake we can…
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Supermarket after earthquake
A few people have asked me about convenience stores and supermarkets since the earthquake. Most people are calmly going about their activities, obviously…
Conbini Monday
Conbini Monday Wk64
Lots of items this week after missing a few conbini monday's. Some of these goodies are from convenience stores when I visited Kyoto. Enjoy!
Conbini Monday
Conbini Monday Wk63
Another week with some produce from conbini's outside of Tokyo. Most of the shots here were either from a Conbini in Kanawa-shi, Ishikawa-ken, or a…
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Japanese Food
On my recent trip to Shikoku I had some wonderful food, particularly produce from the Setonaikai. The taste of everything was fresh and the service was great. Often the food looked so good I ate it before taken a picture. Here are some items that I captured before eating them.
Conbini Monday
Conbini Monday Wk56
It seems difficult to go into the convenience store and not find something new. Every week there is a new product release from most of the familiar brand…
Conbini Monday
Conbini Monday Wk55
Chibi Maruko chan has center stage at Lawson right now, with a big 'Nostalgia' promotion. Time to get down to your local conbini and pick up some old time…
Conbini Monday
Conbini Monday Wk54
After being back in Australia for 10 days, it was nice to arrive home last night in Tokyo and go straight to the conbini to pick up a couple of onigiri…
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New McDonalds stores
McDonalds has been renovating a number of its stores recently, and yesterday many of their Shibuya stores were opened to the public to reveal the new look.