Tag: What I Eat in a Day
Sapporo Diaries: Showing my Friend Around
The same friend I showed around Otaru left for Sapporo right after to stay a couple days, and he also asked me to show him around Sapporo, so on November 25th, I headed over to give him a tour of what I know in the central area. I took my usual bus, but for some…
Otaru Diaries: Pokemon Donuts and Happy Thanksgiving
November 23rd here happens to be a holiday this year, and aligns with American Thanksgiving, and also happens to be Japanese Labor Thanksgiving. Apparently the holiday is about being thankful and celebrating the labor people put into harvest, which is similar to American Labor Day and Thanksgiving combined (go figure). My boyfriend wanted to go…
Sapporo Diaries: Fall Vibes on a Long Weekend
November 3-5 was another three day weekend here in Japan, as November 3rd is Culture Day, and this time around, I figured I would take advantage of the longer weekend to stay in Sapporo. I thought about it early enough that I booked accomodation in Sapporo in advance, so I wouldn’t end up with an…
Sapporo Diaries: China Festival and Spy x Family Exhibition!
I went out to Sapporo on October 21st, because I figured it was about time to go out of town again, and also various events happened to line up that weekend, which made it all the better to go. First up on the agenda after getting off the bus was checking out the China Festival…
Sapporo Diaries: Vietnamese Food on Sports Day
October 9th was a holiday! Happy Sports Day, not the school event, but the national holiday. Even though it was a three day weekend, I decided to just go on a solo date on the 9th (I did think about staying the weekend, but didn’t find anywhere good). My main goals of the day were…
Sapporo/Otaru Diaries: Sapporo Pride and Autumn Festivals
September 16-18 was a three day weekend for me, and also happens to be the weekend of Sapporo Pride, along with a ton of other events! This year I did want to partake more in the festivities, since I decided not to go at all last year. Since I also had the extra day off,…
Kutchan Diaries: Chinese Food and Too Many Donuts
On September 2nd, I took a solo day trip to Kutchan, because I felt like going out after staying at home for two weeks. Why Kutchan? Well, for one, there’s a Chinese place there that looked pretty good and has been on my radar, and I figured it’d be a nice change of pace from…
Tokyo Diaries: Obon Weekend Part 2
August 12: My boyfriend’s obsessed with this mapo tofu in Yokohama Chinatown, and the weather happened to be nice and sunny, so we took the oppotunity to make the trip down to Yokohama. Plus, it just so happened that the Pokemon World Championships were taking place in Yokohama the weekend we were there, so there…
Tokyo Diaries: Obon Weekend Part 1
Typically, mid-August is Obon season in Japan, and I believe this year Obon was actually on August 16th. What exactly is Obon? I’ve heard that it’s like “Japanese Halloween”, not in the costume and candy aspect, but more so in the “dead” part – Obon is a celebration to honor dead ancestors, and typically Japanese…
Otaru Diaries: Ushio Matsuri and New Ghibli Movie
On July 29th, I went to Otaru to go attend and see the Ushio Matsuri, one of the biggest festivals in Otaru. Now, originally my boyfriend and I were going to go to Sapporo, mainly so he could buy some summer clothes, but he wasn’t feeling well, which left me to decide if I should…