I am very excited to have the opportunity to go to Osaka for a week as a translator for a German business delegation. Of course I am nervous as well; I want to do everything perfectly, which (considering the time restraint of a non-related full time job regarding preparation time) is difficult and at times…
The perfect combination: meronpan and vanilla ice cream. Melon bread was my favourite treat when I spent one semester in Japan. The consistency and taste is just great and very delicious. Being a fan of mochi and after making the discovery that mochi plus ice cream is even better, I can just assume that melon…
I just read a great post at Cherry Blossom Stories Blog from Renea Lucas-Hall. For everyone who considers moving to Tokyo (or Japan in general) the following post is a great sum up of reasons why it will all be okay, and of course why you should definitely go (^_^) Why is Life in…
The last days I have been obsessed with learning japanese. With my trip to Osaka coming up I wanted to brush up my japanese as good as possible with the time restraint of a full-time job. Of course when trying to effectively learn or build up your language skills one first needs to be honest…
Greg Urbano, “hobbyist photographer, persistent blogger and part-time adventurer, living in the “sunshine city” of Saint Petersburg Florida” wrote a post a while ago titled “Where in the world is my Postcard?“. With this post he gave his reades a quite unique chance to interact, by sending out postcards to them, which in turn they…
Yesterday, marking the third anniversary of the Tohoku earthquake and Tsunami was obviously the day to write about this particular event, but since 2011 the Date March 11th is always accompanied with ambiguous feelings. I clearly remeber the day of the earthquake and the following tsunami. Trying to reach friends in the region, friends in…
While casually browsing through my facebook feed I stumbled upon a shared link of a fellow Japan lover and followed it to the SPLOID website. Embedded in the short article is the following video made by Scott Gold who visited Tokyo, Kyoto and Yudanaka in January with his wife. This video took me by surprise.…
oing through my photo folders I finally found the pictures that should have been part of my last post (^_^;) So here are some photos from visits to the Ryoanji, the Daisen-in and the Ginkakuji Gardens. Ryoanji Stone Garden Daisen-in Stone Garden Ginkakuji Garden with the famous sand mountain (said to be representing Mt. Fuji)
source: Official website from Ryoanji Stone garden In a time where everyone is rushing about, wearing a stern expression of “I don’t have a moment to spare”, visiting a Zen garden seems oddly out of place, a remnant of a time past. Maybe the thought of just sitting somewhere without actually “doing” something is in…
This is the best Post about those surgical masks I have read so far. When I came to Japan for the first time I really wondered what this might be about and felt obliged to purchase one when I was feeling sick. I just couldn’t bring myself to wear it the whole day as I…
I lost my heart in Japan 