Last week, one of the Japanese learners here posted a journal entry about a Spanish sweet called torrijas. Since it sounded delicious, I made it today. Here is my version of the recipe. One baguette

If I had to choose a color to represent spring in Japan, I'd definitely choose color pink! That's because plum blossoms, cherry blossoms and renge flowers which bloom in spring are all pink. Today,

I've been helping a friend's online English conversational school as an interpreter between English and Japanese for years. This morning, I was supposed to be on Skype to assist him. I was online on

Today, I'd love to introduce the most famous shopping arcade in Kyoto called Nishiki Market. I visited there last month, and when I saw some pictures I've taken, I was surprised because people were

Today, I'd like to introduce a little bit unique plant called finger lime, which is from Australia. Since I love gardening, I was looking for some exotic plants and spotted it. I ordered it online

I have a small wisteria trellis in my yard, and my wisteria tree produced lots of buds for the first time this year. I was so excited when I found them. Ever since, I'd been really looking forward to

Yesterday, my husband and I went to Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Japan. Since the whole experience was fascinating and exciting that I wanted to share it with you before the memories start fading. It

A couple months ago, my husband's mom passed away. Since then, my husband and I've been busy hosting various Buddhist memorial services for her. We held her 49th-day memorial service last week . So,

This journal entry is sequel to my previous one. Since I was sick, it took much longer than I expected to post it. After enjoying viewing the cherry blossoms in the valley, my parents, my husband,

I'd been suffering from norovirus for three days. I believe that norovirous is one of the toughest virus we can catch. A couple days ago, my husband caught it first. He'd been very sick for three

My parents, my husband and I visited two different places in one day, and I took so many pictures that I decided to split the experience into two separate journal entries. This is the part 1. Last

Do you like antiquing? I absolutely love it! Ever since I found a big vintage market's advertisement, I'd been looking forward to going. It was my first time going to Banpaku Vintage Market, but

Last month, my husband and I enjoyed yakuzen cuisine in Nara Prefecture again. Every time we have yakuzen, it feels like we are getting healthier. The yakuzen dishes for March are shown in pictures

Have you ever tried fermenting garlic? Fermented garlic is called black garlic because it turns black. Not only the color changes, but the taste becomes sweet and the strong garlic smell fades. I

Almost one month ago, I wrote about my mimosa tree. Since it was trimmed by workers from the Silver Human Resources Center, it's lost lots of branches that were full of buds. A couple days ago, the

Today, I'd like to introduce depachika to you. I've mentioned that when you visit Japan, looking around shopping arcades is fun and I've already posted some journal entries about it. I'd like to add

Today, I went to Kyoto to take my regular painting lesson. When I walked through Kawaramachi, one of the the busiest area in downtown Kyoto, it was crowded with people. I usually don't take the route

Last week, after my porcelain painting lesson, my teacher took two of my friends and me to a ceramic art show organized by an association. My teacher was one of the main hosts of the event. As she

I love looking around at gardening shops, so a couple of weeks ago, I went to the closest shop from my house. I enjoyed looking at flower seedlings, vegetable seedlings and garden tools. For some

There is a small honesty box in front of my house, and during winter, I often find various types of oranges. Since they are organic, I always buy them for my homemade marmalade or homemade syrup. I