Tokyo Veggie Food Festa and Vegetarian Restaurants
Sep 07, 2016 By Bert Wishart
As you are no doubt well aware, Japanese food rates among the best in the world. However, if you are vegetarian, you may struggle to find your needs catered to. Many vegetarians have found themselves offered the 'vegetarian; option' in a restaurant only to find that it contains seafood or fish. Even...[ Click to read more ]
Make friends at Japanese cultural classes in Nagoya
Aug 22, 2016 By Bert Wishart
Being relocated to a new country can be an amazing experience, though one not without its difficulties. One of the greatest of problems, particularly for the spouses or partners of those being relocated, is making friends in a new place where perhaps we do not know the language. One great way of...[ Click to read more ]
Don’t Miss a Maiko Performance at Kyoto’s Miyagawa-cho Beer Garden
Jul 25, 2016 By Justin Hanus
One of the most entertaining evening activities during the summer months in Japan is enjoying drinks from one of the many glittering rooftop beer gardens that light up in the cities. With prime views of the lively streets and the quiet river, choosing any one of Kyoto’s beer gardens is...[ Click to read more ]
Cheers to Summer in Hiroshima… and Miyajima Beer!
Jul 22, 2016 By Jade Brischke
Summer in Hiroshima means fireworks, summer festivals and beer. Granted there are many wonderful beer gardens to relax at on a hot summer’s night, but many people forget (or don’t know) that the island of Itsukushima, commonly known as Miyajima, has its own patio (i.e. beer garden) where you can...[ Click to read more ]
The Essential Gluten Free Guide to Japan
Jun 06, 2016 By
I found this article and thought, why reinvent the wheel? The first couple of paragraphs, including the hand-dandy linked table of contents, is pasted below. Please have a peek and if you are interested you can jump over to the extremely well written article on the topic over at www.legalnomads.com....[ Click to read more ]
Osaka is the Tenka no Daidokoro (the Nation’s Kitchen) – Not What You Think
May 19, 2016 By Justin Hanus
Before the world bought into the abstract concept of money - whereby a piece of metal or paper can stand in for something of real value - trade was conducted in commodities that had actual value. In the Mediterranean, one of those commodities was salt, and we still have remnants...[ Click to read more ]
The Great Japan Beer Festival Tokyo – Beer Fest 2017
May 11, 2016 By Bert Wishart
When I first arrived in Japan, I was somewhat disappointed by my perception of limited decent beer selections. It seemed that no matter where I went I could find nothing more on draft than the near identical brews of the ‘big 3’: Sapporo, Kirin and Asahi. While these can be refreshing and...[ Click to read more ]
Vietnam Festival and Vietnamese Restaurants in Tokyo
May 10, 2016 By Bert Wishart
Some years ago, as those with youth and a seeming abundance of time on their hands tend to do, I went backpacking around South East Asia. Whilst there I fell deeply in love with Vietnam. Its scenery was staggering, its people were on the whole cheerful, and the food... My...[ Click to read more ]
Brazil in Aichi – Getting the Best Brazilian Food Around
Apr 12, 2016 By Bert Wishart
If for some reason you are unable to make it to the Brazilian festival in Hisayaodori this month, there is no reason for not gorging yourself on amazing Brazilian food, as there are plenty of places in the area to get it. Aichi's Brazilian Community Aichi Prefecture has quite a large...[ Click to read more ]
Nagoya Vegan Gourmet Festival
Apr 06, 2016 By Admin
Among recent arrivals, vegetarians and vegans have it comparably rough in Japan. If there was ever a country set up to be difficult for those with "out of the ordinary" needs, this is it, and top that off with a double whammy of unfamiliar language and foods, then paired with a narrowing of options and...[ Click to read more ]
