Maigo in Hyogo: May ’11
Where in Hyogo can you have such sweet back-of-house seats?
Where in Hyogo can you have such sweet back-of-house seats?
Sone is the oldest Jazz club/restaurant in Kobe. It’s a family business. It’s also one of the largest clubs in Kobe. It’s in every guidebook that mentions Kobe’s Jazz scene, English or Japanese, and is at the top of the list, or near the top, every single time. Their food is, while expensive, very good, and their bartenders make a wide selection of proper cocktails, which are rated in the menu by alcohol content. If I were just judging the food and drink, I’d put it in the guidebooks myself…
As you no doubt have heard, we have lost two fellow members of our JET family to the Tohoku tragedy. We at National AJET are asking the JET community to honour Taylor Anderson and Monty Dickson by sending postcards for an online tribute to our extremely devoted and sorely missed JETs, both of whom were…
“七転ã³å…«èµ·ã†ãªãªã“ã‚ã³ã‚„ãŠã†The expression roughly translates to: 7 times fall down, 8th time get back up, and it is a famous saying in Japan associated with the father of Zen Buddhism; called Daruma, the first monk from India to have brought the sect to China and Japan is otherwise known as Dharma. Daruma is my…
I am tired of steamed white rice. Are you? Then check this out. Some say risotto requires special Arborio rice from Italy to make properly. I denounce those people. I have made risotto with Japanese rice and been amply satisfied. I have made it with Basmati rice, and been satisfied. Recently, I’ve been making it…
The scratchy yodeling of a rooster stirs me from my slumber on the tatami. Reluctantly I roll over to look at my watch. 3:15 am. Nowhere close to sunrise. My idyllic visions of humble farm life are slowly being whisked away by the winds that sculpt the land of northern Japan…
Now that April 15th has come and gone, U.S. JETs, do you know where your taxes are? Last year, taxes were a total nightmare for me. I filed for an extension, but I filed too late, and even got a note from the IRS saying…
Situated on the edge of Lake Shinji, Matsue is a beautiful city with canals and a river running through it. Matsue has a mix of modern cafes and stores, while also maintaining traditional houses and buildings. We spent a day exploring the older part of the city around the castle…
Living in Japan brings a whole new perspective of the country that living outside Japan does not usually afford. Yes, Japanese do drive cars; yes, there are Japanese who do not eat fish; and yes, there is crime in Japan. While still comparatively low, the feeling amongst most Japanese seems to be that the crime rate has been on the rise in recent years. Many foreigners are surprised to learn that Japan does have and enforce capital punishment…