japanese culture

Ignorance from vicstravels 1081 days old

Foreigners are treated like amusing animals in a zoo here. How about you pay me a little money to 'practice English conversation' with me while I'm out ...

Retired Husband Syndrome from vicstravels 1087 days old

Hmm I'd always suspected there was something unnatural in working too hard In Japan it is estimated that 60% of older women have a common problem - ...

Kaiten-zushi from vicstravels 1137 days old

Kaiten-zushi is the type of sushi restaurant where the food rotates past your table and you can choose what you want to eat. At the end of the meal, ...

The Love Hotel Experience from vicstravels 1177 days old

I'm back in Japan. The Philippines was great.  Let's start the story from the night before leaving for the Philippines. As our flight was so ...

Summer Gifts from vicstravels 1193 days old

In Japan, it's an old tradition to give gifts in summer and in winter. Winter gifts ties in with the modern tradition of Christmas presents I guess. ...

Gion Festival from vicstravels 1207 days old

Sunday night was the Eve of the big Gion Festival in Kyoto. There are many events leading up to the festival, so a couple of days before, you can walk ...

Mexican Night with Japanese Music from vicstravels 1220 days old

Monday Night - I went to Kim's house for a 'Mexican Night'! We made Tacos and Burritos, I ate so much, it was deeelicious! I ate 2 burritos, ...

Kyoto Food Market & Cooking Class. from vicstravels 1256 days old

On Sunday, I went to a Japanese Home Cooking class with my Canadian friend Kim, and Aussie friend Maggie. The class is run voluntarily by some very kind ...

It Wasn't So Bad... from vicstravels 1258 days old

Ok, so having lunch with a lonely Japanese Housewife wasn't so bad as I thought it might have been. Actually, Michael and I were at her house from 1pm ...

Japanese Lonely Housewives from vicstravels 1260 days old

Tomorrow, Michael and I are having lunch with this random bored Japanese housewife that we met last year she just struck up random conversation. It's ...