What comes to your mind when I say balls of flour wrapped around chewy octopus? Don’t feel bad if the first word out of your mouth is “Yuck!”
While western pallets may find the idea of takoyaki a little hard to swallow, it’s actually a very popular treat in Japan. In fact, it’s one of Osaka’s greatest specialties.
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Recently the Japan government announced that is what looking to recruit foreigners to help give them advice on how they can make things more travel-friendly for non-Japanese speaking visitors.
They are looking to pay for the travel allowance of 100 people for feedback on how to make it easier for travelers to use public transport, stay at local hotels and eat at local restaurants.
Sounds pretty good right?
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One of our readers asked in our recent article Top 5 Ryokan in Japan, what are some top ryokan that are located in beautiful surroundings and have their own private onsen for guests. That’s a great question!
Now if you’re not familiar with what exactly and onsen is, let me help you with that first…
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As we slowly continue to prepare for our upcoming trip to Japan, one thing I have been trying to focus on is the clothes we will take. We will be in Australia and Japan; I need to pack for very hot weather and then only warmish weather(warmish for us anyway in the cold north=). The nice thing about it is that most of the items will be light, no big sweaters and the like, so it will be easier to pack.
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During our recent road trip we were able to meet with a wonderful Japanese girl from Shizuoka (near Tokyo). I even had a chance to try out my limited Japanese words. She said I came across very polite, so I guess that’s good :)
While we we’re visiting she brought out a Japanese point-and-speak phrasebook and gave it to us a gift. The book is a great reference and it covers a lot of situations a first time traveler may run into.
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There is an old joke that if you want a Canadian to say he’s sorry you just have to step on his foot. Now while that may be surprisingly accurate, you’ll probably find yourself saying sorry as much as a Canadian when you visit Japan.
From stepping on feet to bumping around in the subway, saying “excuse me” or “sorry” will be probably one of your most used words other than “thank you”. So let’s learn how to say it!
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Ever since I read the James Clavell novel Shogun and subsequently watched the TV mini-series, I’ve had a strong interest in the real man these works were based on. And while fiction takes a lot of license with the true-life story, there are plenty of interesting similarities between William Adams and the man known as Anjin-san in Clavell’s book.
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I’m not going to pretend that I’ve been all over the world and logged thousands of hours on airplanes, but I do travel, and I have noticed a few things that always keep coming up time after time.
So here it is, our top travel tips that will make your next flight a little less painful.
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Wow! Just when you think you have found the cutest things you can in Japan, there is more!
Remember my minor obsession with Re-ment? Well now I have discovered Konapun!!!! How do they come up with this stuff? It is amazing
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While this isn’t straight from Japan, the idea is – amigurumi
While shopping at Anthropologie, my sister saw this adorable octopus.
For $22. I told my sister I could make one for her for way cheaper. And after a couple months I did finally get around to it. I was pretty happy with the results.
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