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Kagoshima Aquarium, Japan

24 Mar 2024 1 minute read 0 comments cryotosensei

Like many Japanese children, my son is utterly fascinated with the jinbei zame (whale shark). Jinbei is also the name of a patterned pyjama worn in summer, so that’s why the whale shark is named as such. My family and I visited Kagoshima Aquarium be...

Less is More in Japan

23 Mar 2024 1 minute read 3 comments cryotosensei

Less Is More in Japan   Back when i was happily single, i loved travelling to countries like Nepal and India. I embraced their brutal assault on my senses. The cacophony of diverse sights, sounds and smells energised my senses and hyper-sensitised me...

Less is more in Japan

22 Mar 2024 1 minute read 0 comments cryotosensei

Less Is More in Japan   Back when i was happily single, i loved travelling to countries like Nepal and India. I embraced their brutal assault on my senses. The cacophony of diverse sights, sounds and smells energised my senses and hyper-sensitised me...

Art Island Japan: Explore Your Artistic Side!

17 Mar 2024 3 minute read 0 comments cryotosensei

Are you into a minimalist way of life? Are you keen to find out how Japanese people bring over their forte for elegant and refined living into the arts? If so, you must join the truckloads of Japanese people and foreigners alike who flock to Naoshima...

How Japanese parents raise their kids

28 Jan 2024 2 minute read 0 comments cryotosensei

@cleaningup12 asked me what does parenting in Japan look like. This gives me the opportunity to reflect on how my wife raises my kids - and whether there are just good universal parenting methods or best practices used by the Japanese. Here goes.   M...

Most Beautiful Women in Japan

16 Jan 2024 1 minute read 1 comment cryotosensei

We regard Japan as a homogeneous country, but even in Japan, there are subtle differences in the way ladies from different parts of Japan look. So where can we find the most stunning beauties in Japan? If you ask Japanese people, they will often tell...

3 tips to interact with Hokkaido people

15 Jan 2024 1 minute read 0 comments cryotosensei

Hokkaido is a popular tourist destination because of its awe-inspiring beauty, tasty seafood and fun festivals. But how can you create rapport and forge friendships with Hokkaido people during your trip? Remember these three tips! talk about “Ribb...

7 rules about a nomikai (drinking party)

12 Jan 2024 1 minute read 2 comments cryotosensei

Japanese people love to bond after work through nomikai (drinking parties), but like everything else, nomikai have many unspoken rules that one should take note of if he doesn’t want to offend anyone. Here’s a list I compiled from my experience worki...

4 things to avoid with my Japanese wife

7 Jan 2024 1 minute read 1 comment cryotosensei

So I’m married to a Japanese lady. I believe that this gives me good authority to comment on general behavioural traits of Japanese ladies. As the saying “happy wife, happy wife goes”, these are things I avoid to preserve harmony with my other half....

If you want to go to Nara

3 Jan 2024 1 minute read 0 comments cryotosensei

If you want to go to Nara,   try its specialty dish, kakinoha sushi. Typical sushi comes with raw fish in vinegar rice, but kakinoha sushi comprises vinegar rice and fish - usually mackerel - pickled in salt and vinegar. These ingredients are then...