Watching and waiting until the final petal falls: sakura season in Osaka, spring 2019
By mid-April, in many areas of Japan the sakura’s come and gone. That’s true for Osaka and the rest of
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Mountains of talent and skill: Tajima Glass
Glass. When you think of traditional Japan souvenirs, maybe… low on the list. Unless you’ve heard about Tajima Glass. The
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Flavours of the month: Japan-exclusive KitKats
KitKats. Not the most Japanese thing ever. Or so you’d think. Japan’s where you can find some of the weirdest,
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Hanami: spring, sakura, and sake
Spring in Japan means sakura. And the arrival of sakura blossoms on the trees is a great excuse to get
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