

JAPAN'S NEW YEAR MEAL
In new year we often unleash our appetite and give us the stomach with dishes we don't use to eat during the rest of the year. Japan is...


FOOTBALL TO START THE YEAR
Taking advantage of having more vacation time every year at this time, Kosuke's friends come together to play soccer in a field just...


NEW YEAR IN NARA
All countries have their particular way of saying goodbye to the ending year and say hello to the new one. In Japan, before the change of...


36: A COFFEE SHOP IN NARA
In an alley that starts from the Mochiidono shopping arcade, it is this almost three years old little cafe. "Saburoku" is at the end of...


KASUGA WAKAMIYA ON-MATSURI
On-matsuri is a festival that has been held in the vicinity of Kasuga Shrine in Nara since citizens of the city organized it for the...


NARA MARATHON
Nara marathon took place last sunday. It is a day with a special atmosphere, which involved not only the runners but the public itself...


"NARANARA" STYLE OKONOMIYAKI
A couple of weeks ago I made a spanish omelette to have dinner with the Naranara's students; this time the students offered Mike and me...


TOFU IN KITAMACHI
For those who have problems with lactose, or who like soy, or just for those who want to try for the first time a genuinely Japanese tofu...


RELAX IN YOSHIKIEN GARDEN
One of the places we recommend in Nara is this garden located near the Todaiji Temple and Nara Park. Like all Japanese garden, the...


PHOTO SESSION AND SPANISH OMELETTE WITH "NARANARA"
Ayaki-san, Akiko-san and Yuuna-san, of "Naranara", came yesterday to the hostel for a special photo session. Mike and I want to teach...