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12.8.2010

Japanese Wine Chocolate

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

Wine Chocolate

They weren’t bad actually, with a soft jelly like centre, and according to… Continue reading

07.30.2010

Red Wine and Sake Help Create Superconductor

Open Sake Barrel

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

06.20.2010

Top 5 Japanese Father’s Day Presents

BeerIt’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

04.26.2010

Dokodemo Wine – Anywhere Wine

Stamp Of Australia Wine

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

04.18.2010

Kyoto, Sake and The Geisha

Geisha in Kyoto

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




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