Tag: Sasha Yates
Lost in Translation: Japanese Lotion Advertisement
Um . . . ew. From what I am able to discern, this is a skin-tightening lotion product. There is a music video that goes along with it, but they chose to use the image of the girl when she looked like ... Read More
Shopping Review: Stationery Shopping in Ginza
August 3, 2016 (Tokyo, Japan) We took a trip to the Ginza district, which is known as one of the most luxurious shopping areas in the world. M told us that a section of sidewalk outside one of the sto... Read More
On to Europe for Our Next Adventure
August 10 – 11, 2016 (Calw, Germany) That concludes our Japan trip as we bid farewell to the Orient. We landed in Frankfurt, Germany on Aug. 10th and took a lovely train ride south through the G... Read More
Food Review: Imahan Restaurant
August 8, 2016 Grant and I had the good fortune of being treated to one of the premier restaurants in Tokyo serving sukiyaki. Now to many, this word may conjure up images of hearing someone singing ... Read More
I’m Feeling “Folky” Today
August 6 – 7, 2016 Urayasu here we come! Or more specifically, Grant and I went and visited some pint-sized cousins of mine out in the “burbs”. We had the pleasure of going to a summer matsu... Read More
“I’m going to (Tokyo) Disneyland!”
August 4, 2016 Ah, Disneyland. The place where childhood dreams come true. The place to go to cap off life events with a retreat back to your youthful days. Where do you go after graduating high schoo... Read More
Food Review: Ume No Hana Restaurant
August 5, 2016 (Tokyo, Japan) As I start this post, I will make the disclaimer that I am not a “foodie” in the traditional sense of the term. According to dictionary.com, the definition of... Read More
Climbing Mt. Fuji… I Mean Mt. Tsukuba
August 1, 2016 (Tsukuba, Japan) I’ll admit, Grant and I didn’t visit Mt. Fuji. Nor did we even see the mountain on this visit. To make me feel better, and to give me a mountain experience, my aunt... Read More