Daily Archives for January 8, 2014
Omochi
A popular confectionery around the New Year’s season in Japan is mochi. Mochi is often translated to “rice cake”, it can either be more like a soft “rice gummy”, usually stuffed with sugary foods like sweet beans, strawberry, or even … Continue reading
1st sunrise of 2014
It’s the First Sunrise ! of the New Year of Horse 2014. View from Tokyo, Edogawa river. Left: Tokyo Skytree, far Right: Mt fuji. One thousand lucky people observed the year’s first sunrise from Tokyo Skytree. They had a spectacular … Continue reading