As some of you already know, yet again, I will move. So, albeit there are a decent 2 months left, planning time starts soon. It being a Japan-Europe thing, the whole planning can be a bit scary for a moment (or expensive). In any case, chatting with Masumi, I came to think about all the [...]
I think it was last week… must have been… when Masumi asked me about some kind of strange toy we Germans fancy like crazy.
I got an inspiring Japanese explanation: good for creativity. Yes… Lots of Plastic. Ooook… Famous. Hmm… Clear as daylight… right? The only thing missing was the occasional “maybe”.
In the end I found out [...]
While last year I celebrated the New Year in European style, this year I did it the Japanese way. For the following it is important to note that this is Masumi’s family and their way of celebrating New Year. In various regions of Japan the ingredients, dishes, order etc. are completely different and I am not [...]