Time please, ladies and gentlemen. Sunday, April 18, 2010. Thanks for visiting, and thanks for your comments. Sunday, April 11, 2010. While some people clearly prefer the minimalist look. Others like to take things to the other extreme. And perhaps even stick a mannequin on the outside for good measure. Or just go the whole hog and slap some paint on the front too. Sunday, April 04, 2010. In order to avoid getting a headache.

The chronicle of a New Yorker living and eating in Osaka. Tuesday, January 1, 2019. Welcome to Friends in Ramen, the mad ramblings and reviews of a ramen-obsessed New Yorker who has somehow found himself in Osaka. My first post, and my entrance into Osaka.

New comic from Chris Carlier. In the latest Little in Japan Dave visits Roppongi.

One of my favorite Japanese commercial series. How to learn Hiragana in Three Weeks. You can learn to read and write Japanese hiragana in just three weeks. If you study effectively and set your mind to it. I asked the the Japanese learners who follow me on Twitter.

Tuesday, September 09, 2014. Japan has loomed so large on my mind for years, and it seems like a good opportunity. Gone are the days when you can be sure of getting a job abroad simply for being foreign or racking up thousands of dollars each month for private lessons. Uniquely Japanese experiences have been floating through my mind. Ever since I stepped off that fer.

Wednesday, April 11, 2018. The first seven temples of the Kyushu Fudo Myo Pilgrimage are located on the Kunisaki Peninsula. Rather than visit them in numerical order I decided instead to walk most of the Kunisaki Minemichi Long Trail, a 137 kilometer route that to a large extent follows the ancient yamabuchi pilgrimage route that winds around the peninsula. Sunday, April 8, 2018.

This blog is as american as apple pie in japan. Hello, my name is Apple. Talking with a friend today made me remember this. So sometimes I play with my kids during recess. The Apple Has Landed in Summer. Is it cultural problems? He would say.

I want to give a special thank you to Aria-tan. Who I commissioned for this artwork. People are scared of labels? September 14, 2013.