The spring season is here in full swing and it is around this time many nice new vintages come available in the favorite wine shops. It is in the last quarter of the previous year that bottling and corking takes place in earnest and the subsequent spring coincides with increased interest in wine tasting and food pairing hours at the Smith’s School […]
JR Osaka Station City – First Anniversary Nears Already !
Hello everyone! When JR Osaka Station City first opened, it was a good three months ahead of schedule. At that inaugural time, almost a year ago in May, I couldn’t possibly have recommended anyone go to look at the place, it was so crowded in those early days. It was like a human vacuum, a giant void causing […]
Shirakawago ( 白川郷 ) Gifu Prefecture – A Great Cultural Driving Experience
Hello Everyone! For those of you looking for one of the nicest places to drive and go camping in Western Japan, look no further. As some of you may know, my wife and I have driven just about every major road in Western Japan including all of Kyushu and Shikoku and we still love going everywhere and anywhere. […]
