I participated in Hiromi-sensei’s Nerikiri Wagashi Making Lesson in Tokyo while I was in Japan last month. She is from Kobe, Japan but she flew to Tokyo and held her special lesson for her students. This was taken in Asakusa, Tokyo. Hiromi-sensei👆 Nerikiri Wagashi is a type of traditional Japanese sweets. Nerikiri Wagashi is often Read more

Do you know a Chinese hotpot called “火鍋（huǒ guō）”? It is a very popular meal in China. It has been said that this style of eating already existed around 17 century BC and it is said to have been used as an offering for deities by cooking soup in an ancient pot called “鼎 (Kanae, Read more

Last week we went to a local festival celebrating Chinese New Year, held in Beishi (Laobei:老北) Market. Beishi Market was originated in 1636, started as market in 1921. This area has 400 years of history and it is known as one of the 10 bustling markets in China. This area has many commercial and cultural Read more

Lunar New Year has just started. I’ve been feeling people’s excitement for celebrating the new year since January. Supermarkets in my town are also selling LNY’s decorations. I am so grateful that we received a set of LNY home-decorations from our apartment. It is so rare to have such an experience decorating our entrance door Read more

It’s February already! How is everyone doing these days? Today, I would like to write about a spa that I went to with my friend a while ago. That was my first time having a full-body massage in China (I have been there many times now. hehe). I have gotten massages, especially Swedish massages in Read more

A while ago, I posted about a drink that my Chinese teacher recommended to me for the cold weather. This time, I tried ordering tea that I found on a Chinese online shop that looked very interesting.  Does it look like Chinese medicine tea? I didn’t know that it would come as a 30-piece tea Read more