When you visit Japan, be sure to visit supermarkets.

You non’t Have to go to the tourist spots in Japan to enjoy the beauty. This is Ashiya ... I was born here.

This supermarket in Omari Ichinomiya is the brightest, cleanest, largest and maybe cheaptest supermarket I have ever gone in Japan.

Lunch at hotel arcade ... Nice lunch.

ひとりなべ HiToRiNaBe A hotpot for one. It is a trend in Japan to be alone ... so there are many restaurants targeting single person. When I travel to Japa...

I am flying to Tokyo soon. I will be flying to Tokyo via Incheon, Korea by Asiana Airlines. I hope when Japan Airlines start flying to Tokyo from Seattle, the competition ill drive price down.

Omotenashi is hard to define, but Japanese use it to describe what they believe is their unique approach to hospitality. Omotenashi involves the subju...

Are you interested in studying Japanese? NHK World Japan has a great online program of Japanese language lessons called “Easy Japanese.” You can enjoy...

Japanese Yen has increased in value in last few week. People are moving away from China and starting to look at Japan more closely. It makes everything made in Japan more expensive but at the same time it will make Japanese consumer stronger.

The first thing I will do is to find a cheap ramen. There are so many choices. By the way, I am trying to cut down on salt intake ... Doing that in Japan is next to impossible.