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22 Oct 2024 5 minute read 1 comment cryotosensei $0.07
I’m tasked to introduce popular Japanese food items to my school’s seventh graders after their final year exams next Monday. So this is what I came up with while working on the PPT slides. Maybe you will learn a thing or two. Ohayo gozaimasu. This i...
22 Oct 2024 3 minute read 0 comments cryotosensei $0.05
Japan is a rare country that straddles comfortably between tradition and innovation, where it is not uncommon to find a century-old shrine in the vicinity of a towering skyscraper. Indeed, its bustling cities in the major tourist areas of Hokkaido, T...
21 Oct 2024 1 minute read 0 comments cryotosensei $0.09
Fukuoka is famous for its mentaiko—a spicy cod roe delicacy. For those of you wishing to buy some as souvenirs, sifting through the numerous options in the food hall can be overwhelming. But since I enjoy a kick to my taste buds, the decision was...
20 Oct 2024 4 minute read 0 comments cryotosensei $0.07
Anyone who has learnt Japanese before will tell you that it is a hard language to crack. It comprises three writing systems - Hiragana, Katakana and Kanji - that you must learn in order to read Japanese. Not only that, its Kanji characters have two k...
19 Oct 2024 1 minute read 0 comments cryotosensei $0.06
Sensei 1. *loves* (love) supporting Kumamoto brands. That’s why he 2. *patronises* Okada Coffee in Kumamoto. (https://okada-coffee.com/en/shopinfo) It 3. *is* famous for its Mont Blanc cakes. He 4. *approaches* his dessert with gusto. His wife 5. *ac...
18 Oct 2024 1 minute read 0 comments cryotosensei $0.03
Located in Kyushu, the southernmost part of Japan, Yufuin is usually jostled with Chinese and Korean tourists. But despite the crowds, you can still find respite on the shopping street lined with interesting shops selling local delicacies and souve...
15 Oct 2024 5 minute read 0 comments cryotosensei $0.11
Combed through my travel materials (which I have been hoarding for 7-8 years, no kidding) and came up with the following alternative things I wanna do in Japan. Not a single mention of the bustling cities of Tokyo, Kyoto and Osaka here. If you’re a J...
15 Oct 2024 1 minute read 0 comments cryotosensei $0.06
I have the habit of taking photos of the entrance of shops and restaurants that I visit in Japan, in hopes that I can patronise them again. Or recommend them to friends who are travelling to Japan. Had the bright idea of putting some of them here to...
12 Oct 2024 1 minute read 0 comments cryotosensei $0.05
I wrote many articles about Japanese cuisine and culture, but refrained from posting them because I didn’t save the soft copy of my writings. A brainwave suddenly came to me today. Why don’t I take a photo of my article and ask ChatGPT for a transc...
9 Oct 2024 1 minute read 0 comments cryotosensei $0.07
Are you a foodie? Consider yourself knowledgeable on the different kinds of Japanese food? Now Japan Post Office has launched a series of postcards that showcase the yummy delicacies of each of the 47 prefectures? Do you know which prefecture is famo...
