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18 Dec 2024 1 minute read 1 comment cryotosensei
and most of them involve food. That’s why I decided to post my musing here. People often ask me if my wife has grown accustomed to living in Singapore. You would think that I would have my stock answer prepared by now, fully ready to be launched. B...
17 Dec 2024 1 minute read 1 comment cryotosensei
No traveller likes crowds, but sometimes, crowded places can be a good thing as they enliven the atmosphere and make you excited. Kamakura is a one-hour train ride from Tokyo, so it’s perfect for people who want to experience the charms of another pr...
15 Dec 2024 1 minute read 0 comments cryotosensei
Yatsushiro is known for being Japan’s top producer of tomatoes. That’s my daughter inspecting the quality of the tomatoes. However, not all Yatsushiro farmers are tomato farmers. Some of them grow lettuce. 🥬 I had the pleasure of watching them h...
15 Dec 2024 1 minute read 0 comments cryotosensei
Learners of Japanese will soon come across this word kawaii. It means cute and symbolizes how adding an adorable element can turn ordinary products into powerful kaching! generators. Japanese products typically feature animals on their surfaces. I am...
14 Dec 2024 1 minute read 0 comments cryotosensei
During my trip in Japan, I realised one important thing. The Japanese take into account the location and timing when they construct something. Just what do I mean? Take the Enoshima Aquarium for example. For me, the dolphin show won’t stand out from...
11 Dec 2024 4 minute read 2 comments cryotosensei
@Rothbardian_fanatic shared how he feels that the Japanese educational system only churns out mindless robots instead of developing one’s individuality. I agree with him, and I still have a lot of good things that I like about Japan’s educational s...
11 Dec 2024 3 minute read 0 comments cryotosensei
Foreigners assume that Japan is a homogeneous country, but the Japanese themselves recognise how different they are from their counterparts in the other 46 prefectures. I love watching this show to learn about the idiosyncratic dishes, customs and ha...
10 Dec 2024 1 minute read 0 comments cryotosensei
Navigating the rush hour in Tokyo yesterday made me realise I could teach my son a Chinese idiom: 人山人海. 人山人海 (rén shān rén hǎi) literally means ‘people mountain people sea’. Since the collocation ‘a sea of people’ exists in English, you ca...
9 Dec 2024 1 minute read 0 comments cryotosensei
Sensei is wise and all that, but he embraces the inner child in him. I simply love Baby Star Ramen. They taste like instant noodles, except that you don’t even have to pour hot water. They are easy to munch on and make for a yummy snack. It seems th...
9 Dec 2024 1 minute read 1 comment cryotosensei
Japan just operates on a different plane than the rest of the world, as I’m sure you know. Visiting a Japanese bookstore will help uncover some of the things that make Japanese people tick. Some Japanese have such a fervent interest in their hor...
