What do Japanese people traditionally eat for breakfast in Japan? Many Japanese these days eat a more western breakfast with eggs, toast, and coffee. However, if you’re at Japanese inn or hospital or something you may get something more traditional, like this. So what’s in this photo: White rice Natto (a dish of fermented soybeans,…
Month: May 2020
Raging Bulls – a Print and Play Board Game
Here’s a fun print and play board game called Raging Bulls by Mark Tuck that really only needs a single sheet of paper to enjoy. Ideally, you’ll have paper, a pencil, three six-sided dice (3d6), and a straight edge — but you can totally play this using virtual online dice and you can free-hand the…
Day Trips from Osaka: Church of the Light
Sometime in 2007 I took a short trip outside of Osaka city to visit one of architect Tadao Ando’s works, The Church of Light, at Ibaraki Kasugaoka Church in Ibaraki. It’s less than one hour from Osaka station, so it’s an easy day trip. The inside of the main chapel is striking with the cross-shaped…