Tag: Japanese

— japan & korea 2017, travel —

Japan and Korea 2017 Day 12: Tokyo to Seoul, Naengmyeon, Hongdae, a Book Cafe, and Chimaek

November 24, 2018

Welcome to my travel post about Day 12 of my Japan & Korea 2017 trip! While I absolutely loved telling you all about my adventures in Japan, I have also been quite excited to start telling out about the week we spent in South Korea! And it all starts with this post! Read on to see… Read More Japan and Korea 2017 Day 12: Tokyo to Seoul, Naengmyeon, Hongdae, a Book Cafe, and Chimaek

— japan & korea 2017, travel —

Japan and Korea 2017 Days 10 & 11: Goodbyes, a Hawaiian Breakfast, Wandering Through Tokyo, and a Wedding Dinner in Shibuya

November 10, 2018

Welcome to my travel post about Days 10 and 11 of my Japan & Korea 2017 trip! I’m sorry it’s been so long since I’ve posted one of these! I was a little too busy with reading, blogging about books, and dealing with some tough real life stuff, and sadly these travel posts were put on… Read More Japan and Korea 2017 Days 10 & 11: Goodbyes, a Hawaiian Breakfast, Wandering Through Tokyo, and a Wedding Dinner in Shibuya

— japan & korea 2017, travel —

Japan and Korea 2017 Day 9: CoCo Curry, Tokyo Imperial Palace, Tokyo Skytree, a Matsuri at the Asakusa Temple, and Tokyo from Above

August 11, 2018

Welcome to Day 9 of my Japan & Korea 2017 travel series! If you have been following the series since Day 1 (or even since my travel prep series that I published before leaving on this trip last year), you’ll know that this day is the last full day that my parents were in Japan… Read More Japan and Korea 2017 Day 9: CoCo Curry, Tokyo Imperial Palace, Tokyo Skytree, a Matsuri at the Asakusa Temple, and Tokyo from Above

— Adult, ARC review, book review —

Convenience Store Woman by Sayaka Murata (ARC Review)

July 3, 2018

Title: Convenience Store Woman Author: Sayaka Murata Translator: Ginny Tapley Takemori Type: Fiction Genre: Adult, Contemporary, Cultural, Japan Publisher: Grove Press Published: June 12, 2018 A physical copy of this book was kindly provided by Publishers Group Canada, in exchange for an honest review. Keiko Furukura had always been considered a strange child, and her parents… Read More Convenience Store Woman by Sayaka Murata (ARC Review)

— book review, comic/graphic novel, nonfiction, picture book —

Gudetama’s Guide to Life & Eggsistential Thoughts by Gudetama the Lazy Egg (Double Review)

May 5, 2018

Physical copies of these books were kindly provided by the publisher, in exchange for honest reviews. Title: Gudetama’s Guide to Life Author: Brian D Clark Type: Nonfiction Genre: Sequential Art Publisher: Penguin Workshop (Penguin Random House) Date published: April 10, 2018 From Sanrio, who brought you Hello Kitty, Gudetama the Lazy Egg returns with a… Read More Gudetama’s Guide to Life & Eggsistential Thoughts by Gudetama the Lazy Egg (Double Review)

— Adult, book review —

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)