Hi,I’m Keiko from Osaka! If you want to taste the Kyoto-style home cooking, make sure to try an obanzai restaurant. Obanzai is traditional home meals that use local ingredients that are in season. Obanzai dishes have been passed down generations and therefore truly the “soul food” of Kyoto. They are usually simply made, fairly inexpensive,・・・
Hi,I’m Keiko from Osaka! Though Japan may be known more for rice and noodle than bread, Japan is a hot spot for top notch and unique bakeries. Bread has been an important part of the Japanese diet since post-war era. Japanese bakeries offer anything from the traditional anpan (bread with a sweet red bean paste・・・
Hi,I’m Keiko from Osaka! Internet cafes(Manga cafes)in Japan usually offer unlimited access to comics, magazines, movies, soft drinks/coffee and tea. You can usually choose a type of chair (from a flat space, a regular chair to a massage chair, etc.) and a room (open space, private room). Some are equipped with shower rooms, TV, etc.・・・
Hi,I’m Keiko from Osaka! I am sure many of you are familiar with shabu shabu. This traditional Japanese hot pot dish has become popular internationally. It is a hot pot where you would stir in thinly sliced meat (usually beef, pork or both) and pieces of vegetables in boiling water or broth, then consume them・・・
Hi,I’m Keiko from Osaka! Yakitori, literally translated as grilled chicken, is a popular dish among the Japanese businessmen. It is grilled chicken skewers, made from different parts of chicken or other ingredients such as vegetables. They are usually grilled over charcoals, eaten either with tare (sweet salty soy-based sauce) or shio (salt). Kyoto is full・・・
Hi,I’m Keiko from Osaka! Though Japanese cuisine is usually loaded with healthy vegetables, it is rather difficult to go completely vegan or vegetarian in Japan due to our heavy reliance on fish based stock. Kyoto possibly is the best place to keep up with your vegan or vegetarian life-style. Kyoto being the host of the・・・
Hi,I’m Keiko from Osaka! Are you having a problem figuring out how to purchase admission tickets for Universal Studio Japan (USJ) in advance? Unfortunately, USJ’s official website doesn’t sell tickets. Though there is an option to book the tickets through Lawson, you must be a resident of Japan in order to do so. Starting your・・・
