Who would ever guess that the cheapest flight to anywhere in the world from Italy, was to Tokyo? Well, that is exactly what happened when my sister Pam was randomly searching airfares one night. Pam had just moved to Italy…
New Year’s Day is the most important Japanese holiday, where many “firsts” are celebrated. Some of these special firsts include; first prayer, first sunrise, and first …SALE! The Japanese phenomenon known as fukubukuro, (or “lucky/happy bag”), entails heading to a store…
Today, my friend Merri and I, went to check out the Aeon Mall, in the neighboring town of Hinode. We heard that they had a great play area for kids, so what better activity for a rainy day. The play area was,…
I had the most awesome mall food I have ever eaten today at the food court of Aeon Mall, (and I have spent some time in malls)! I am not even sure if the dish has a name (from Pepper…