Negiyaki at Yamamoto in Juso
Posted by harvey in Food, Osaka on 28. Apr, 2008 | 7 Comments
I “found” another incredibly famous and non-hidden negiyaki shop in Osaka. Pretty much every Japanese person in Osaka knows about the Negiyaki shop named Yamamoto. Negiyaki is very similar to Okonomiyaki, except it has tons of green onions inside, and usually not as much sauce. We ordered the deluxe negiyaki, so it had pork, squid, [...]
Quickie: Sale at The Japan Shop
Posted by harvey in Books, Language, Media on 27. Apr, 2008 | No Comments
Just a quicky shopping link-fest here. The Japan Shop is having a closeout sale on a few items, including everyone’s favorite textbook series Genki. They’ve also got Japanese for Busy people on sale at the moment, but personally, I would recommend Genki over the Busy People series any day of the week. Also, you’ll see [...]
Omamori, Japanese Good Luck Charms
Posted by harvey in Culture on 26. Apr, 2008 | 3 Comments
If you’ve ever been to a Japanese shrine you have problem seen these omamori around. They’re not tea bags. In Japanese they’re called omamori (お守り). They’re good luck charms that are said to have a god inside to keep you safe. There are a wide variety of omamori. There are traffic safety omamori, omamori that [...]
Gift Idea: Chirimen Bears
Posted by harvey in Crazy Consumers on 23. Apr, 2008 | No Comments
Learn something knew everyday… Have you ever seen items, like womens bags or shawls made of a material that looks like it may have been pieced together from a Kimono? Well that style is called “chirimen”, apparantly, and J-List has these stylin’ chirimen teddy bears available. Bamboo Charcoal Stuffed Chrimen Teddy Bear These items that [...]
Liberal Help Wanted
Posted by harvey in Osaka, Society on 22. Apr, 2008 | 5 Comments
This is just your run-of-the-mill “help wanted” poster in Japan. With a down right dangerous twist. It says… 年齢伺わず 問わず- We won’t ask your age (meaning any legal age is OK) 性別伺わず 問わず- We won’t ask your sex (meaning they don’t discriminate male or female) オカマOK – Homosexuals are OK too. Some joke. Only in [...]
Learning Japanese through Proverbs
Posted by harvey in Culture, Language, Media, Society on 20. Apr, 2008 | 4 Comments
Our friends over at TheJapanShop.com have another great deal. You can get audio, textual, and visual media to help you learn Japanese Proverbs for just 5 bucks. It’s a PDF, Flash, and Mp3 pack of 25 commonly used Japanese proverbs. You can listen to any sentence in slow, or regular speed, and explanations are included. [...]
Flashy Cat-print Car
Posted by harvey in Crazy Consumers, Osaka on 19. Apr, 2008 | 2 Comments
Nice car! I’m serious. There is something about Kansai… This just wouldn’t fly in Tokyo. No way. The plates were from Kobe by the way… But it was parked in OSAKA. I love this crazy city! – Harvey
Books for Trade/Sale/Giveaway
Posted by harvey in About, Books on 17. Apr, 2008 | 6 Comments
If you haven’t noticed the blurb in the upper right, I am trying to reduce the number of books in my room. A mostly correct list of the books available is here. If you’re interested in any, contact me via the Talk2Me form, but be SURE to include your replyto email address in the BODY [...]
