It’s interesting seeing Japan’s take on Chinese food.  It’s so Japanified that it’s hard to distinguish where it came from. This is Japan’s rendition of Chinese Tan Tan Noodles.  Originally a spicy hot noodle dish served in soup, it is now a chilled dish mixed with a shit ton of bean sprouts and is no [...]

One of the largest scale fireworks events in the country takes place in a the quaint town of Maze, Gifu prefecture once a year on the last Saturday of August.  The town is literally just a number of houses situated on a riverbank which is lined with hills, but the fireworks are grand.

So today I got home and I found this package in front of my door. Which is odd because they normally deliver it to me in person… but WHAT COULD IT BE? IT’S SEPTEMBER 1ST!?

As you may or may not know, August 31st marks the 3rd year that Hatsune Miku has entered the market.  And so we otaku celebrate our virtual idol who is now 16+3 years old!

Hi there! Ninjapan here! My old blog was aaroNINJAPAN, so I just cropped NINJAPAN as my new nickname. Hence forth, I shall be known as the mighty ninja bread (pan means bread in Japanese). I realize my loot post from C78 is about 2 weeks late, but starting my new life in Japan has been [...]

Heya, Translator Necrophantasia is back. Let’s see if my posts are more interesting this time. Does anyone not know what Comiket is? For those who don’t know, Comiket is the largest anime/manga/doujin event in the world. No other event comes close. Comiket draws approximately 560,000 people together in the tiny event hall of approximately 0.23 [...]

I’m actually back in Canada at this point, but before I left I met with a good high school buddy to do a more scenic tour of Kyoto than I had before. I visited more historical and cultural attractions this time than all the previous times put together! So this is back to the usual [...]

Heya everyone, It’s been a remarkably short 7 months.  I can’t believe my work term is over already :O.  It’s time to get ready to head back to Toronto.  I guess it’s good timing as my blog has been winding down quite a bit too in terms of views.  Hopefully, I’ve accomplished something significant during [...]

I went to meet up with a friend the other day in the hopes of easing his culture shock.  It was a complete disaster as I was late and he got on the wrong train and we failed at meeting up. However, we did manage to see one thing together, the Gundam.  There’s been like [...]