What is Color Ramen? Fantastic Tantanmen in Yokohama
Tenfu (天府) is actually a full-on Szechuan-style, Chinese restaurant complete with hot pots or nabe (definitely a Japanese food to try) but I was introduced to it as “the color ramen …
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Find the best simple, fresh Alfresco Dining in Yokosuka
As much as I love Japan, it’s slacking in one area. Alfresco dining. There’s just something about eating outside that makes me happy. Sure, there are beer garden options in …
Helpful How to Best Survive the Rainy Season in Japan
The rainy season in Japan starts at the beginning of June and lasts through the end of July according to the Japan Meteorological Agency. However, with typhoons continuing later in …
Find Fun Things to do around Yokosuka: Top 6 Websites
The Internet is an amazing thing but sometimes it’s hard to sift through and find what you really want. Here are my top six websites (outside of this one of …
Kobe Beef and Wagyu-Really the genuine differences accepted?
If you like steak, I’m sure you’ve probably heard of “Kobe Beef”. Kobe beef is synonymous with rumors of cows being played classical music and giving them massages. My first …
3 Easy Metric Conversion Cheats for American Travelers
It seems the movement to switch America to the metric system has fallen off the wayside in recent years. However, traveling abroad and living overseas, metric conversion is something you …
How to Use Cash On Delivery: Paying in Japan
In Japan and buying something online to be delivered? You may be surprised, Cash on Delivery is an option. When I was SUPER little I remember the option but it’s …
Can I use a Credit Card in Japan to pay? Japan Advice
Since my first trip to Japan back in 2006 until now, using a credit card in Japan is on the rise. However, it’s still very much a cash society (strange, …
Domino’s Japan Arrived – See American Pizza surprise you
I adamantly refused to eat Domino’s Japan pizza, or any delivery pizza for that matter, until my appendicitis and a friend from the states ordered me some as I couldn’t …
Speed run: Kansai and Western Honshu, Japan
Memorial Day. Three days. Disasters at work but one of my coworkers graciously filled in so that I could do my speed run as planned. The mission? Kansai and Western …