That sounds pretty cool!
I love travelling around. But lately I have no money to make it. And I agree with your effort that you try to speak some words of the country where you’re travelling.

At a moment I just cannot get out of this small island, but I’m happy to get connected with various people who kindly visit & comment to my blog.

Banana diet!? That’s way so long ago, and no one would go for it any longer by now There are tons diet methods on TV, magazine, web, radio, and anywhere and I cannot even catch up with the hottest one. But as for me, I try to eat steamed rice at night, rather than pasta or bread, and the portion is less than half. I can eat other dishes as I like, just reducing carbohydrates. This is a casual way of so-called “low-carbohydrate diet” I guess

Of course it would have to be a ryokan ,at an onsen preferably .
And eat onsen tamago. Oishii

Your posts are very helpful. Don’t worry about not having enough time to write as many post as you would like , kirin-chan , writing your blog should remain FUN and not become a JOB.

And I’ll definitely try making a Nabe Ryori dish.

See you.

By the way, is the banana diet still ‘hot’ in Japan, or have they moved on to something else?

Are you planning to travel in Japan?
Then, please try Izakaya and Nabe Ryori as I comment on your post, when it’s autumn or winter. Also, please try Ryokan, or authentic Japanese-styled hotel with Futon bed on Tatami mat for sleep and delicious Sashimi & fresh veges cuisine that is served for you to eat at your room. If you’re OK, it’s good if you try Onsen, or hot spring…

Our culture is so different from Western countries, and so you’ll be so interested in our original way of living, which however nowadays is more westernized, though…

You seem to understand some Japanese words.
I’m planning to add more posts at other pages of my blog, such as “Japanese Foods” or “Learn Japanese” but at a moment I’m always running out of time at the end of the day, but I hope any of those posts do some help for you.

Thank you for your lovely food posts ( keep them coming ). ( Note to self : Must visit Izakaya )

I love eating and cooking Japanese dishes ( check out my blog at http://brandnewbearings.blogspot.com/2008/10/bright-new-morning.html and http://brandnewbearings.blogspot.com/2008/10/colourful-seafruit.html)
The taste of really fresh fish prepared as sashimi is awesome, don’t you think so ?

See you

Thanks! The Sushi restaurant with conveyor belts is called Kaitenzushi in Japan. Very casual & reasonable place to eat Sushi and so, it’s even used by family with small children very casually. We can also order beer or Japanese sake out there.
If we decide to go to authentic Sushi restaurant & bar in Japan, that’ll cost us much (of course the taste is so awesome and raw fish is so fresh) like over US$50 per person. But Kaitenzushi costs half or much less than that, depending on how many plates we eat.

@Jaclyn,

YES! This place is fun! We can just order whatever we want to try for reasonable price, get laid back chatting with friends or relaxing with boyfriend or girlfriend, and don’t even have to think of any tip or dress code or table manner!

I do look fwd to more food posts!