I know many people who can eat fast, I know many people who can eat more than me (although I am also not so weak), but there are people outside who are anatomic miracles. And I think it is not…

This week we found some fruit that was sold under the name 御正月みかん(O-shougatsu-Mikan). Thereby Mikan or Citrus unushio is a fruit that is sold in Europe as seedless Mandarin and the term O-Shougatsu refers to the end-of-the-year holidays around Jan.…

After living in Japan for quite a long time I got used to start my morning with any kind of rice, mostly onigiri. However, since I moved to my new place I am passing a very small bakery that does…

I am here in Japan for five years and at almost every social event (office party, year end party, private dinner, etc.) I hear something like “Oh, you can handle the chopsticks very well”. I talked with several other foreigners…

A few week ago I wrote about an orange ice that comes in a kind of plastic tube. Yesterday, I discovered the セブンプレミアム　みかんシャーベット (Premium Mikan Sherbet”) which is exclusively sold in 7-eleven stores. This water ice comes in three handy…

Gyūdon is a popular Japanese dish that consists of a bowl of rice topped with beef and onions. Beside the large Western style fast-food chains also Gyūdon restaurants spread through the country under the franchise system. Thereby, the following big…

When you walk through the streets of Tokyo in these days you will see something new that has not been there one year ago: “green curtains”. The government encourages people to put fast growing plants in front of their windows…