With the amount of snow that Nagano gets, it should be no surprise that it has a snow festival. In […]
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Those who can’t ski/snowboard…
I will start this post off by saying that I have a love/hate relationship with the Nagano winter. Being from […]
鯨ーくじら
Can ya guess what I’m about to eat? Hunter and I saw it at the Tsukiji Fish Market and we […]
築地市場 — Tsukiji Fish Market
This is easily one of my favorite moments from my trip to Tokyo with Hunter. I have dreamed about going […]
御朱印第15号ー浅草寺
Goshuin number 15 is from 浅草寺 (Sensō-ji). Located in Asakusa, Tokyo, I often think of tourists when I think of […]
福は内。鬼はそと。
Yesterday was Setsubun, a Japanese festival that celebrates the beginning of spring (HA. Spring… that’d be nice.). Typically, this is […]
御朱印第13-14号ー戸隠奥社
Goshuin numbers 13 and 14 are from the 戸隠神社奥社 (Togakushi Jinjya Okusha) and the Kuzuryusha, the same as stamps 8 […]
Gyoza
Yummmmm, gyoza. I first tried gyoza in America at my favorite Japanese restaurant and quickly fell in love with them. […]
御朱印第12号ー明治神宮
Goshuin number 12 is from 明治神宮 (Meiji Jingū), a very important shrine in Tokyo! Yes, a shrine… not a temple… […]
味噌カツーMiso Katsu
This is easily one of my favorite things to eat in Shinanomachi. It was served at my welcome party, too, […]
A Passport and Chopsticks 