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 Japan, I sometime eat alone. I don't feel lonely when you go to a restaurant that is designed for one person....
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 subjugation of self in service to a guest, without being “servile”. There are 5 levels of services and they are; Omotenashi Hospitality Service Manner Moral This will be the subject of my next newsletter. If you are interested in reading my newsletter, pl...
Are you interested in studying Japanese? NHK World Japan has a great online program of Japanese language lessons called “Easy Japanese.” You can enjoy learning basic grammar and useful expressions through the lessons designed in audio-drama style! Easy Japanese: https://www.nhk.or.jp/lesson/...
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.
I put on a Ring Holder for Sale on Kiroboto. I will ship it anywhere in the US for free. Please take a look. https://kiroboto.com/Seattle_WA/Posts/view/Uchikura_Co___Cellular_Phone_Ring_Holder/20190110/1591
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.
Packaging used by the Japanese retailer to import 119 clothes hangers from Japan gave Taiwan as the country of origin. https://www.scmp.com/news/china/society/article/2147540/muji-fined-china-packaging-referring-taiwan-country
Tokyo Bon 東京盆踊り2020...
I finished the drawing of Tokyo Station. It took over 4 days from the start to finish ... My longest project so far.