I got to visit Shang Xia (上下) for several days and learn more about their completely unique brand. Backed by...

I am heading to China tomorrow for the first time in some years and I just picked up my visa...

Today while out and about, I stopped in at my favorite soba restaurant for lunch. Honke Owariya was founded in...

I was delighted last night that we finally got some snow, the first real snowfall in Kyoto this winter. I...

I somehow got a hankering for Beef Stroganoff, which I have never made and don't recall eating since I was...

Disappointment: I am a big fan of Shoyeido (松栄堂), a purveyor of incense in Kyoto established in 1705. I usually...

To celebrate the completion of a recent project, I was invited out for dinner with the choice of restaurant being...

今晩はコンビニで神の河とみかんオーレを買って、帰ったらミックスしました。かなり美味しいです！7-11のいちごクリーム大福も大変美味しいです。

Oh, score!! I got a whole handful of handcrafted laohu (老虎, tiger) buttons. So nice. I can't wait to see...

Spring has arrived already in Kyoto. I mean, if you are indoors. (And, we just had Japanese New Year's a...