Seven Days in Fukuoka, Done!
First week of Japanese language school and living abroad in Fukuoka, done! As expected, it went by in a snap.
Life In Japan
Posts about the wonders (and weirdness) about living in Japan!
Mizutaki- Japanese Chicken Hot Pot (水炊き)
Welcome to winter in Fukuoka! We have had snow the past two days (at an unprecedented amount), and the air has been colder than almost all the previous winters. Though I have been enjoying the beauty and whiteness that has transformed the city around me, I am most certainly not used to the biting chill
The First Meal of the Year: Osechi Ryori (おせち料理)
Good morning 2021, it’s finally a new year! To start off on the right foot, I was excited to follow Japanese tradition and eat Osechi Ryori for the first meal of the year. This fare consists of colorful dishes arranged in separate compartments of a black box called jubako. In old times, cooking was not
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The Last Meal of the Year: Toshikoshi Soba and Tempura
I can’t believe it’s New Year’s Eve! (Partly because I’ve lost track of time from the monotony of quarantine, and partly because it feels like half of me is still living 17 hours behind in California time.) But, regardless of my inner clock’s dysfunctionality, it’s the 31st of December here in Japan which means the
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