From the category archives:

Japan

Take Me Out to the Ballgame…Japanese Style

June 29, 2010

“Take me out to the ballgame… I am not a sports girl.  But ever since I read this article about baseball in Japan I have been obsessed with seeing a game firsthand.  With tickets in hand thanks to JapanBall, I got my chance to watch the Seibu Lions battle it out with the Yakult Swallows. [...]

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Glorious Japanese Fish

June 25, 2010

As noted by Kristin in the comments of my Cuisine of Japan post, I made no mention of the glorious sushi found throughout Japan.  That’s because the sushi of Japan could not be simply lumped into a roundup cuisine post, with fish this amazing it demands a dedicated post. The Tsukiji Market This is the [...]

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Cuisine of Japan

June 15, 2010

Okonomiyaki. It is a fun word to say, go ahead and try it, o-ko-no-mi-yaki.  It just rolls off the lips and tongue.  If saying it is fun, eating it, be it Hiroshima or Osaka style, is a texture and taste experience not to be missed when in Japan. Okonomiyaki was just the beginning of our [...]

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