Beyond Ramen – Some Other Japanese Restaurants

Photo Credits: by jonny taise on Flickr

So in interviewing my Japanese friend currently in Canada about ramen, (link to) she also added a bit more info on other restaurants and a bit on grocery shopping too.

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SURVIVAL KIT REVIEW

Photo Credits: adamgreenfield on Flickr

I put a lot of effort into planning our survival kit this trip. Let’s see how it all worked out.

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The Long Haul Flight – What We Learned

Photo Credits: Drewski2112 on Flickr

So we survived the 36 hours in the air. By the end it was getting pretty gross, but we were both in better shape than we expected to be. Here are some of the things that I think helped me get through it.

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Japan’s Ramen Restaurants

Photo Credits: mdid on Flickr

The one food in Japan I could have eaten until I split was ramen noodles from the noodle shops. So delicious. So I decided to interview a Japanese friend currently living in Canada for a year. Her first words:

I like ramen too, but !! It has very high calories as you know. Be careful for eating ramen too much !

No surprise there I guess. Anything that delicious has to be bad for you.

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Japan & Chocolate – An Addict’s Research

Photo Credit: CookieM on Flickr

I like chocolate. It’s not a strange thing and I wouldn’t say I am any worse than your average chocoholic. But the fact remains that I need a certain amount of chocolate. The trouble with this is that Japan isn’t big on treats. (I haven’t tried the sweet bean treats yet, maybe this visit. I’ll report back) And there was a scarcity of chocolate bars for a quick hit. How am I going to cope?

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Packing For A Long Haul Trip – Japan Survival Kit

Photo by: derajfast on Flickr

Our trip is coming up really fast now. I’ve been slowly collecting our clothing and other items in area for packing. To start though, we decided on what to take on our carry on. What will make this trip more endurable as we will be about 36 hours in the air plus time in airports.

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Konapun Part 2

So I’m still quite taken with konapun.

I found a site that lists prices so that a person can get an idea of how much konapun they can afford ^^

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Buying Cute Stuff from Japan

There are so many cute and wonderful things a person can buy in Japan. But what if you aren’t going to be making a quick trip to Tokyo today or tomorrow? What can you do?

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Putting Together the Perfect Japan Travel Wardrobe

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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Cute Things from Japan – Konapun

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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