Kate T. Williamson- A year in Japan

Bongasin tämän kirjan jo kesällä kirppikseltä. En ole vielä ehtinyt lukea mutta ollaan ihasteltu Kate T. Williamsonin upeita kuvituksia Aaronin kanssa useaan otteeseen.

I came by this book at a flea market last summer. I haven´t got time to read it yet but we have been browsing it through with Aaron many times. I love the illustrations by Kate T. Williamson.

Honeymoon in Japan

We have finally booked the flight tickets to Japan! We´ll travel there on March for two weeks. That´s the time of the spring when the cherry trees are hopefully in full bloom. Our preliminary travel plan is to visit Tokyo, Kyoto, Takayama, Himeji and Nara. That´s a route that should show both ancient and modern Japan.

From now on the Lonely Planet book will be high on my reading list.

I can´t wait it!

Kawaii and tasty things

We happened to have plenty of japanese things around this christmas. I got a kawaii christmas present from my fiancé. He bought a tofu plush pillow (Hannari maccha tofu) from Blippo. It makes me smile and Aaron also loves to climb on it.

Here´s our counter punch for christmas foods: sushi!
Tokyokan is one of our favorite shops. We got a gift certificate there as a christmas present (and a charming cat bowl, too!). My sister gave it to us- she thought that the shop looks like us but she did not know that we are big fans already. As soon as we had a chance to visit the store we went to buy stuff to make sushi and found also two plates that I have been admiring before. We also bought a cute small panda rice bowl for Aaron.

New year´s eve at home amidst sushi was the best way to celebrate the turning of the year. My favorite home made sushi are ebi nigiri sushi (a rice ball with a shrimp on it) and makizushi with unagi (marinated eel) and avocado. I also love small rolls with takuon (pickled radish).

 

 

Japanese know how to make soda too. I once tried ramune at Manga cafe and now I noticed that they sell it at Tokyokan too! There are 3 different tastes- lemon, melon and strawberry. The design of the bottle is interesting too. There is a small glass ball that drops down into the bottle when the bottle is opened.