I often look for power strips that are best for travel. Something not too heavy but also enough USB charging ports and also with enough outlets. The Arony Power Strip is pretty cool as you get three AC outlets, two smart USB (3.2A) ports and Read More …
The GloFish brand has no doubt become a major business as people want to get glowing Betta (and other fish) and the specialized aquarium with lights to enhance the colors of their GloFish. The company has their own Betta Mini Pellets which are optimized for Read More …
There was a time where I would purchase SATA drives instead of externals, as they were cheaper. Or had externals in which the enclosures would fail and was left with a drive. Well, that’s where SATA Hard Drive Docking Stations become important. Plug the docking Read More …
Hopefully AnimeJapan and the general public will be back in 2022 at the renovated Tokyo Big Sight. AnimeJapan 2021 (public days) has completed and this year’s event was all online. It was no doubt a different vibe seeing the industry have their own YouTube channels Read More …
Purchase the Pocketalk Plus on Amazon I have spent the past month testing the Pocketalk Plus, the latest device from Pocketalk. The major difference with the Plus version from the normal version is that it comes with a 40% larger screen, 1.5x better battery life Read More …
Many people probably don’t know that a large number of the handheld console video games I play are from Japan. With the release of the Nintendo Switch, fans rejoiced as they didn’t have to purchase a Japanese Nintendo console (as the Nintendo 3DS was region-blocked) Read More …
Will there be a stock market crash? Will there be a correction in April? First, it’s when the stock market keeps rising steadily (or growth increases unusually) and the sentiment is quite bullish. The fact that on financial shows, interviews online among financial professionals are Read More …
The world’s largest Anime event proudly brought from Japan. “AnimeJapan 2021” Online starting this weekend! 51 programs including newly added stages will stream overseas! All lineup confirmed! Streaming live on 27th(Sat) & 28th (Sun) March JST. 6 more stages such as “MY HEROACADEMIA”, “Jujutsu Kaisen”, Read More …
When it comes to city love for its baseball team, when it comes to city support, I don’t think I’ve seen so much love for a baseball team than the Hiroshima Carp. This is fascinating to me because I’m a Yomiuri Giants fan and I Read More …
One of the best things about visiting Chion-in, aside from making it to one of my bucket list locations, is the fact that I got to experience a magnificent area full of history. This location is no doubt one of the best temple locations in Read More …
With such a big location, Chion-in is known for its lush greenery. There are two gardens one can enjoy, Yuzen’en Garden (to the right of Sanmon) and Hojo Garden (towards the back). Yuzen’en Garden costs Y300 and Hojo Garden (Y400). Deduct half the price for Read More …
In the first part of my post about Chion-in, the large temple in Higashiyama, Kyoto, I wrote about how it was the headquarters for Jodo-shu and how it was founded by Honen. But like many temples in Japan, the originals were often destroyed during a Read More …
Located in Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto, is Chion-in (which translates to Monastery of Gratitude). The location is the headquarters of the Jodo-shu (Pure Land Sect) founded by Honen (1133-1212) who proclaimed that sentinient beings are reborn in Amida Buddha’s Western Paradise by reciting the Nembutsu (Amida Buddha’s Read More …
I am a yearly traveler to Japan for five years straight (with the exception of the recent pandemic years) and I recently came across this wall art from TAOMI of their Tokyo Tower Metropolis Wall Art. The wall art is featured in 20×40 and 24×48 Read More …
I have been looking for a dish drying rack that allows for draining but more than anything, more space to put more dishes and better organization. So, I decided to give the Veckle Dish Drying Rack a try. Pretty much, what you see in the Read More …