8 articles Tag food

{Japan Winter} Osaka (Part 6): Eating our way around Dotombori & Namba

{Japan Winter} Osaka (Part 6): Eating our way around Dotombori & Namba

If you’re in Osaka, you’re going to be eating a whole lot. After all, Osaka is the home of takoyaki and okonomiyaki and a whole lot of other food that you should not miss out! We spent a few days in Osaka, and apart from all the touristy things we did, we also ate heaps. So here’s our food travel adventure in Osaka… Kani Doraku First one on the list: Kani Doraku, a restaurant for …

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{Japan Winter} Kyoto (Part 7): Savouring the many food & desserts of Kyoto

{Japan Winter} Kyoto (Part 7): Savouring the many food & desserts of Kyoto

I’ve talked a lot about Kyoto’s beautiful temples and serene walking routes, but not too much about food (apart from the Kyoto Ninja & Nishiki Market post)… So I think it’s about time we concentrate on the food and desserts that make Kyoto even more alluring… A taste of Gion Gion is one of the most popular areas in Kyoto, Japan. And I totally get why… The main roads are filled with shops and bright …

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{Japan Winter} Kyoto (Part 6): Food crawling like a Ninja around Nishiki Market

{Japan Winter} Kyoto (Part 6): Food crawling like a Ninja around Nishiki Market

Kyoto is beautiful. Almost everyone can vouch for that. But did you know that Kyoto has some of the yummiest food in Japan? We didn’t even get to experience many of them. In fact, there were plenty of Michelin star restaurants that I wish we could try, but due to time and money constraints, I’d say: there’s always a next time! ;) What we did get to experience though… Ninja Kyoto Introducing the Ninja Kyoto Restaurant. It’s not …

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10 things you’ll miss from Japan (Part 1: Food edition)

10 things you’ll miss from Japan (Part 1: Food edition)

I am starting a four part series on the 10 things (and then 10 more, another 10, and yep 10 more after that) you will miss from Japan. Why? Because I totes miss Japan already, and it’s only been less than two weeks since I’ve been back from my fourth trip to the land of the rising sun. And plus this will be a good list for anyone who’s planning to visit Japan, yes, start your …

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{Japan Winter} Chichibu Float Festival, Saitama: Food market & fireworks

{Japan Winter} Chichibu Float Festival, Saitama: Food market & fireworks

Blogging about Japan always makes me want to go back there again. Always. And I think that’s the charm of this beautiful country. I speak a lot about the old and the new. I love how the two converge into this explosion of culture and uniqueness. And one of the charms of the land of the rising sun? It has to be the number of festivals held in various places at any given time in …

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{Japan 2012} Day 7: Tokyo – Shinjuku

{Japan 2012} Day 7: Tokyo – Shinjuku

Exploring new cities has never been my passion. I’m not so much interested in travelling for the most part. There are only a number of places in this world that I’d say: yeah, one day I wanna go there. Japan has always been one of them. So when the hubby and I got married last year, we decided to make that dream a reality (he, too, wants to visit the land of the rising sun). …

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Celebrating my birthday ala Japanese in Melbourne

Celebrating my birthday ala Japanese in Melbourne

Last year, I celebrated my birthday in Japan. In fact, I spent half of it in Kyoto and the other half in Tokyo. And it wasn’t just any other trip, it was the honeymoon. What a birthday, huh! So this year, I decided that I should re-live my Japan birthday celebration by going around Melbourne and doing some very typical Japanese things. It was heaps of fun as the hubby and I walked (and drove) around …

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Three random shops that should be in Melbourne

Three random shops that should be in Melbourne

Hey everyone! Today deserves a little randomness (for no particular reason, that’s why it’s random silly!), so here are three random shops that I think should open in Melbourne. All you franchisers, quick find out how we can get these shops down under, cause they’re awesome: Meatball Obsession Oh yes. The name says it all. Meatballs for the obsessed meatball fanatics. The idea is simple (well, I talk as if I know it – and …

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