by Paula McInerney | Sep 29, 2013 | FOOD AND DRINK, Japan
Okonomiyaki is a food. It is a Japanese food. It is a cross between an overfilled omelette or pancake or a very thick pizza; some heathens call it a Japanese pizza – and it i…
by Paula McInerney | Sep 16, 2013 | CULTURE and LIFESTYLE, DESTINATIONS, Japan, Sarubobo
I first saw the Sarobobo or faceless dolls of Japan on a visit Takayama in the Gifa prefecture, and when we visited Shirakawa-go a UNESCO Heritage site. Takayama is...
by Paula McInerney | Sep 12, 2013 | DESTINATIONS, Japan, Tokyo
Tokyo is NOT an expensive city to visit. Despite Tokyo always appearing in the top 10 as the one of the most expensive cities to live and to visit, this is a fallacy. We...
by Paula McInerney | Jul 11, 2013 | CULTURE and LIFESTYLE, DESTINATIONS, Japan, Nozawa Onsen
There is etiquette involved in having an onsen in Japan, and it is worth every second of ‘trying’ to get it right. We travel to Nozawa Onsen annually where, as you can gues…
by Paula McInerney | May 7, 2013 | CULTURE and LIFESTYLE, DESTINATIONS, Japan, Nozawa Onsen, SKIING
The Dosojin Fire Festival or just the Fire Festival in Nozawa Onsen is one of the most amazing experiences we experience in the epic village of Nozawa Onsen, Japan. How w…