Mar
08
2016

Going to a Horse Race in Japan (Keiba)

Japan is a country where you can always discover new things to do. Recently, I discovered horse racing.

Going to a Horse Race in Japan (Keiba)
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Jun
01
2014

Amanohashidate: Japan’s “Heavenly Bridge”

Amanohashidate (天橋立 – Japan’s “heavenly bridge”) is one of the renowned three views of Japan, yet due to its location on the often-neglected Sea of Japan coast it often doesn’t make the cut for many sightseers’ itineraries.

Amanohashidate: Japan’s “Heavenly Bridge”
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May
15
2014

Discovering Japanese Whisky

When most people think of Japan and alcohol, they think of rice wine sake. But Japan is also a world-class producer of malt whisky. If you enjoy a good Scotch whisky (Japanese whisky is made in the Scottish style), but haven’t yet tried any from Japan, you’re really missing out!

Discovering Japanese Whisky
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Dec
10
2009

My trip to a cat cafe

The other day I finally got around to visiting a place that I’ve wanted to check out for some time: a cat cafe.

No, there’s no relationship to maid cafes or anything like that. It’s not even really a place to get a cup of coffee (though they do offer a small selection food and drinks). It’s a “cafe” more in the sense of an internet cafe and the system is almost identical, except instead of a room full of computers you buy time to go into a room full of cats.

Meow, as a cat lover this was purrfectly right up my alley (sorry, but I wanted to get all the puns out of the way early), so I went to check it out one morning…

My trip to a cat cafe
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