I was in my local “Conbini” (Convenience Store) the other day when I spotted these Wine Chocolates by the till.
Well obviously I had to give them a try (and they were only ¥32 each), and have A Luxurious Aftertaste.
Wine Chocolate
They weren’t bad actually, with a soft jelly like centre, and according to… Continue reading
Sake Barrel
Bit of a techie post today. In today’s newspaper there was an article about how a group of Japanese scientists have discovered that soaking a special type of iron in red wine, sake or beer makes it a superconductor (a superconductor conducts electricity without resistance, i.e very fast).
The cool sounding Nano… Continue reading
It’s Father’s Day in many western countries today, as it is in Japan and recently the Asahi Shinbun published a Father’s Day Special article where they asked 3277 dads (don’t know why it was that random number!) what was the best Father’s Day present…
Number one was : Appreciation From Their Kids
Which is nice.
Number 2 was… Continue reading
Stamp Of Australia Wine
I found this little gem in the local supermarket the other day, and it’s an Australian wine so I’m sure this bottle is not exclusive to Japan, but it did have a certain Japanese feel to it in it’s clever design.
It’s called “Dokodemo Wine” (どこでもワイン) in Japanese… Continue reading
Geisha in Kyoto
A trip to Kyoto last year ended up as it usually seems to with a trip to Gion and some Geisha spotting.
We timed it well this time (about 4:30pm for anyone planning a visit) as there seemed to be a lot of activity from the Geisha and Maiko (apprentice… Continue reading
