In the Netherlands, the go-to snack is a sandwich. The Japanese equivalent for this quick snack is the onigiri or rice ball. Cheap, delicious, and available everywhere you should definitely give this snack a try on your Japan trip! When visiting a convenience store in Japan for the first time, you might be overwhelmed by...

Have you never visited Japan? Years of watching anime, online research, travel guides.. you probably think you are prepared and know what to expect for your first trip but some things might surprise you! In this blog post you can read about 5 common myths about Japan that will surprise you! Expectation Reality Myth 1....

Okonomiyaki is just like Takoyaki a popular pan fried food originally from West Japan, it's popular in the cities Osaka and Hiroshima. Okonomiyaki and Takoyaki have several similarities such as a similar sauce and ingredients used in the batter such as dashi, yet they are very different at the same time! Okonomiyaki is often described...

In recent years more and more people in Europe and America have transitioned to a vegetarian or vegan lifestyle. There are plenty of options in supermarkets as well as in restaurants for lovers of veggies and tofu meat. There are very few vegetarians and vegans in Japan however and it doesn't seem like that is...

October's Halloween x Autumn Japanese Candies Halloween is a lot of people’s favorite holiday and Autumn is a season when many seasonal flavors take over the supermarket aisles. We’ve decided to put the best of both worlds in your October box so you no longer have to settle for one or the other! Here's a full look at...