Posted in Art, Film, Food, History, Society and Culture, Travel on Thursday, April 10, 2008 | No Comments »
Tokyo is much too big to stuff into one, or even two or three blog posts. I have broken down my excursion into six categories and will be posting them as a series over the next couple weeks.
The amount of galleries and museums in Tokyo is almost overwhelming. Even more daunting is the fact that [...]
Posted in Film, Food, Society and Culture on Thursday, February 22, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Formal dining in Japan can be a stressful, confusing ordeal, sometimes even for native Japanese. Complicated formalities and particular manners of eating coupled with incomprehensible menus may detract significantly from the enjoyment of such Japanese delicacies as sushi すし, the ubiquitous (but curious!) dish of raw fish and sweetened rice.
Luckily, the Japanese Culture Lab has [...]
Posted in Film, Food on Wednesday, November 29, 2006 | No Comments »
Apparently, a dramedy film about udon was released here shortly after I arrived. I had no idea until this evening, when I saw an intriguing poster for it today in Kokura after having dinner at a Turkish restaurant there (to be reviewed soon).
Here’s the movie’s official site.
This is awesome. From the previews, it looks like [...]
