Tag: Japan

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Sweet Bean Paste by Durian Sukegawa (Review)

January 11, 2018

Title: Sweet Bean Paste Author: Durian Sukegawa Translator: Alison Watts Type: Fiction Genre: Contemporary, Cultural, Japan, Asia Publisher: ONEWorld Publications Date published: November 14, 2017 Page Count: 209 Source: Publisher A physical copy of this book was kindly provided by the publisher and Raincoast Books, in exchange for an honest review. Sentaro has failed: he has a… Read More Sweet Bean Paste by Durian Sukegawa (Review)

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Japan and Korea 2017 Day 6 (Part 2): Bento Lunch, the Hakone Tozan Line, and a Long Walk Home Through Tokyo

November 21, 2017

The second half of Day 6 was a little more exciting! As you can tell from the title, we had an amazingly delicious lunch, then made our way from Odawara to Hakone where we had been planning to go and view Mount Fuji. That didn’t work out (and you can read all about it in… Read More Japan and Korea 2017 Day 6 (Part 2): Bento Lunch, the Hakone Tozan Line, and a Long Walk Home Through Tokyo

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Japan and Korea 2017 Day 6 (Part 1): Riding the Shinkansen, Odawara Samurai Museum, Odawara Castle, and Miyukinohama Beach

October 27, 2017

It’s finally time for another episode of Flavia goes to Japan and South Korea! Just kidding. Unless you think of these as episodes. Which is fine. Haha. Anyway, as you can probably tell from the other posts I’ve made about this trip, we made sure to stay busy every single day! Because Day 6 was… Read More Japan and Korea 2017 Day 6 (Part 1): Riding the Shinkansen, Odawara Samurai Museum, Odawara Castle, and Miyukinohama Beach

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Japan and Korea 2017 Day 5 (Part 2): Ikegami, and Harajuku (the Meiji Shrine and Takashita Street)

October 5, 2017

I’m very very sorry about how late this post is! My life sort of exploded, and I really had to prioritize books, and book reviews for a while! Part 1 of this post went up on July 27th, and that is kind of ridiculous. Considering that I had to split Day 5 up into 2… Read More Japan and Korea 2017 Day 5 (Part 2): Ikegami, and Harajuku (the Meiji Shrine and Takashita Street)

— Adult, book review, giveaway —

The Spy Across the Table by Barry Lancet (Review & Giveaway) [CLOSED]

July 17, 2017

Title: The Spy Across the Table Author: Barry Lancet Type: Fiction Genre: Adult, Suspense, Action Publisher: Simon & Schuster Date published: June 20, 2017 Format: Hardcover Page Count: 448 Source: Publisher A physical copy of this book was kindly provided by the publisher, in exchange for an honest review. Summary: In this exciting international thriller… Read More The Spy Across the Table by Barry Lancet (Review & Giveaway) [CLOSED]

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Japan and Korea 2017 Day 4: Kamakura: Hokokuji Temple, Hachimangu Shrine, Katsu Curry, Kamakura’s Great Buddha, and Hase Temple

July 14, 2017

I’m so so sorry that it took me so long (a few weeks) to write Day 4 for you guys! I was dealing with some work-related stuff, and also experiencing some of that post-travel depression I think I’ve mentioned before. I should have known that it would come back. Guys, I really really miss Japan… Read More Japan and Korea 2017 Day 4: Kamakura: Hokokuji Temple, Hachimangu Shrine, Katsu Curry, Kamakura’s Great Buddha, and Hase Temple