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What to buy in Kanazawa, Japan

30 Mar 2024 4 minute read 0 comments cryotosensei

Kanazawa, the capital city of Ishikawa straddles comfortably and confidently between history and modernity. Case in point: the Higashi Chaya District, a row of traditional tea houses whose interiors now house stylish souvenir shops. Or take for insta...

Japanese bakeries

25 Jun 2023 1 minute read 0 comments cryotosensei

One thing I wish I could have appreciated better during my Japan Exchange Teaching stint is recognising just how different the people from one prefecture can be from their counterparts in the rest of the country. It seems that people in Kansai like t...