For health reasons I usually stay away from instant food, but the level of Japanese instant food is really quite high. Work was crazy busy over the New Year holidays, and I figured if not now I might never get…
I had an appointment in Shinjuku, and after mulling over what to eat, I booked a table at Mizutaki Genkai. Mizutaki is a regional dish from Kyushu that I had only heard about and never actually tried. The fro…
When you think of Okinawa, you think of the Churaumi Aquarium. While putting up blog posts I had a feeling I had forgotten something, and sure enough, Churaumi was missing. A bit late, but here it is. It is r…
There was more to see inside Honolulu Airport than I expected. I checked in early, went through and wandered around. A children’s choir They sang really well and looked like they were having fun. I th…
I was sad to be leaving, so I took a walk along the beach. I also had quite a bit of time left before departure.. Another perfectly clear day. The beach in front of the Hilton Unlike the other end, the sa…
I did not have a great impression of Eggs ‘n Things, but on the morning of our departure I ended up going back. Not because I wanted to, it just sort of happened that way. Coffee … Eggs Benedict…
I got on the bus to head for the North Shore, where there is garlic shrimp and a park that sea turtles come to. On the way they dropped us off at the Dole pineapple farm, Dole Plantation. I got off for a bit a…
It was our last evening, so we did a lap around Waikiki, shopping and sightseeing along the way. Roughly what it looks like It is clean. The night view People lining up in front of Marukame Udon I had n…
Watching the sunset over Waikiki Beach right before the end of a trip stirs up something special. Knowing it is the last one makes my heart ache a little. Who knows when I will be back.. Planes fly past. Th…
It was the day before we left, so we had to have as much fun as we could with no regrets, right? We went to Waikiki Beach. Thinking back on it now, I wish we had bought some beach gear at an ABC Store.. it was…
The town on the North Shore is so tiny that there was not much to see, so I walked over toward Haleiwa Beach Park. It looks roughly like this. I had vaguely heard there were lots of surfers, but there were …
The town on the North Shore is not very big, so you can walk around the whole center in about 30 minutes. It had the look of a faded fishing village that tourists drift into now and then. But Matsumoto Shave I…