The release of “aiko no uta.” makes this album not just a singles collection but a complete best album. This is the definitive aiko release that costs less than many multi-disc best collections, so if you really enjoy aiko’s music, then “aiko no uta.” is Read More …
Continuing in the Koshien room which displays many decades of memorabilia, you get to a section that showcases baseball hats by many different high school baseball teams that participated in the Koshien tournament. And next to the hats are even more baseball teams memorabilia via Read More …
Today is part two of the Museum of Hanshin Koshien Stadium. In the last post, I discussed how baseball and western football players regard Koshien as the dream stadium to play at. Also, how the stadium is the oldest stadium in Japan inspired by New Read More …
I believe that one should own a copy of “A Long Vacation”, it’s a classic and beloved album in Japan, others call it a representative of “City Pop” but for the most part, it’s simply a well-produced album and as we approach the 40th year Read More …
As I have reviewed The Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame at Tokyo Dome, the next baseball museum I will discuss is the Museum of Hanshin Koshien Stadium located in Nishinomiya, Hyogo Prefecture (near Kobe). As the Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame is located right at Read More …
For many generations, Ginza Kimuraya, located in Ginza, has been serving many patrons of their famous Japanese baked goods for over a 140 years. It is Japan’s oldest bakery and famous for “Sakadane Anpan”. The store began in 1869 with Kimura Yasube, a former samurai Read More …
In the United States, National Donut Day (or National Doughnut Day) is celebrated on the first Friday of June and again in November. While the one in June is known as the the day the Salvation Army in Chicago honored members who fought during World Read More …
If you are a K-Pop fan, you probably saw it on television, on Youtube and that is the popular cheese hot dog. While some places use the word hot dog, it’s more like a corn dog, but instead of a hot dog, it’s pretty much Read More …
As Tobiccho is well-known for its shirasu-don, it’s also well-known for its market as it’s a place in Enoshima Island where people can purchase fresh shirasu, nori and other popular items. So, before I continue with part two…let’s run through what I discussed from yesterday’s Read More …
When it comes to Enoshima Island (in Kanagawa Prefecture), there is one ingredient that many restaurants on the island and restaurants nearby take pride in and that’s shirasu. Shirasu is what people may know as whitebait, young, immature fish traveling together in the ocean and Read More …
In 2015, when Tokyu Corp. announced they have a new complex called Shibuya Stream which would feature commercial and office space and a hotel (which was named Shibuya Stream Excel Hotel Tokyu) but also would also be occupied by Google (floors 14-35), needless to say, Read More …
For those who are planning to travel to somewhere around the world, especially in Japan and there are various theme parks, museums and attractions that you have your itinerary, about a month before you leave, I highly recommend going to Klook or Voyagin to see Read More …
A question I am often asked in Japan is if I have eaten horse meat. I know for many people in America, they may feel dumbfounded by this question because horses are animals we ride, some race and an animal that many bond with like Read More …