Tag: Kansai

  • Food and Culture in Hiroshima

    Food and Culture in Hiroshima

    I love food, and I love travel. If I can combine the two, you can consider me satisfied! In this article I explore the iconic dish of Hiroshima, which is Hiroshima Okonomiyaki, a type of savory pancake with different fillings, including noodles. In my quest for food I also visited the staple sightseeing spots of…

  • Japanese Recipe Adventures: Udon Gyoza

    Japanese Recipe Adventures: Udon Gyoza

    While wondering what else I can do with udon other than sticking it in soup, I came across a peculiar recipe for Udon Gyoza. I’ve adapted the recipe a little and figured out some tricks to make it crispy on the outside and spring in the middle, and have ended up with a carb-o-licious recipe…

  • Geisha in Kyoto Struggle to Protect Traditions in Face of Coronavirus

    Geisha in Kyoto Struggle to Protect Traditions in Face of Coronavirus

    The Geisha of Kyoto have had a famously exclusive clientele and, understandably, on face-to-face terms only. So when the number of people visiting Kyoto drastically dropped amid the coronavirus pandemic, they were at a loss of what to do. Here’s how the Geisha were brought into the online world:https://livejapan.com/en/in-kansai/in-pref-kyoto/in-gion_kawaramachi_kiyomizu-dera-temple/article-a2000580/

  • 5 Fun Things to Do in Nara

    5 Fun Things to Do in Nara

    Nara is a beautiful and serene place filled with “wild” deer that you can feed and interact with. Many of them bow before asking for food, but some of them might chase you and bite your clothes too! All images in this article are my own. Read the full article here:https://allabout-japan.com/en/article/6743/

  • 4 Things to Do on a Weekend in Osaka

    4 Things to Do on a Weekend in Osaka

    In 2018, I went on a trip to Osaka, and here I share some of the highlights of the short trip. Most images in this article are my own. Read the full article here:https://allabout-japan.com/en/article/6681/