Summer is here. I couldn’t pen down my thought of one summer dish: unagi. Unagi is a freshwater eel that is usually cooked in glazed-grill style. It’s a common food staple in Japanese cooking. Unagi is often eaten during a hot summer day especially by end of July or day of the ox, ‘doyo no …
Most of the countries sealed their borders in March and slowly start welcoming international travellers from certain countries. Recently, EU released the news that the Japanese can travel to its member countries. We start yearning to travel again. Sadly for me, I can’t go back to Japan if I ever leave the country. Japan imposes …
After the state of emergency was lifted in Japan, most of restaurants and cafes open their doors for customers. Many could not survive and gave up the business during this pandemic time. Running food business during the pandemic is challenging. In Tsukiji outer fish market, business runs as usual. People come to dine or do …
Holiday season will start soon as summer is approaching fast. This year’s summer in Japan will certainly have a different vibe than many other summers of the past. Before COVID-19 outbreak, summer was always busy in Japan. There were used to be many festivals held in summer. This summer those festivals are canceled . There …
When picnic by the beach is off the list for the time being, picnic at off the beaten path, away from the crowd is not. I have a perfect spot and perfect tree for “an isolation picnic”, where we don’t have to bother about social distancing. We accidentally found this spot several years ago on …
Travel is off the menu these days. How about a staycation? It’s not a good idea at this time of Coronavirus, except that we had a hotel reservation made. We were supposed to move out from Japan. So, we planned a staycation in one of Tokyo’s luxury hotels before leaving the country. Our plan uncontrollably …
