And to all a good night!
Christmas in Japan just isn’t the same for me. Sure, it’s cold and it did snow the first year I
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Features
Winter is here!
I’ve been so distracted this week finalising some of my things like
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And, some people have spoken!
As I am preparing to leave Japan, I asked some Hiroshima locals about their favourite konbini products.
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Nanakusa-no-sekku
“The feast of seven herbs” is a day on which people in Japan customarily eat a healthy seven-herb rice porridge to ensure give the stomach a break from the indulgences of New Year.
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An anthropological study of konbini and my big news
Well, it’s time to reveal my big news…
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Konbini Staff Picks
Last year I wrote a post about how the staff can make a konbini [コンビニ] what it is, and it’s
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Giant cardboard steam train in Hiroshima Station
A 1.5 ton 20m long cardbaord steam engine is on display in the concourse on the north side of Hiroshima
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New products from the big three
As I mentioned last week, I did sample the soccer/football (depending where you hail from) sized Halloween chocolate bread from
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Konbini Freaks
Perhaps this week’s edition would have been more appropriate for Halloween, but think of it as a continuation of my
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Happy Halloween! From Family Mart
Happy Halloween! It feels like it’s been Halloween for months at konbini [コンビニ].
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