This is the prequel to the short story I wrote about my grandmother Tamae, who recently passed away aged 92. This prequel is also based on true events. If you haven’t read the short story yet, I would recommend reading it before reading this prequel. Ojiisan woke up to a chorus of chirping birds. Stepping outside, he…
The protagonist of this story, Tamae, is my grandmother, who recently passed away aged 92. The story is based entirely on true events. I have written a prequel to this short story, which is also based on true events. If you haven’t read this short story yet, I would recommend reading it before reading the prequel. Tamae Mitsufuji had…
Hello and welcome to Vegan Drinks In Japan, the second post of my two-part series about eating vegan in Japan! I started the series with some tips and tricks for finding easily accessible vegan snacks when travelling in Japan, and now I’m moving onto beverages. Here’s a guide to some of the different types of vegan drinks…
Want to know more about vegan snacks in Japan? Eating vegan in Japan can be a bit of a minefield – between the language barrier and the fact that fish and seafood products seem to creep their way into EVERYTHING, it can be a tricky situation to navigate for many foreigners. So, I decided to put together a list…
I thought I’d put together a list of 10 Great Films Set In The French Riviera (in no particular order). 1. And God Created Woman (1956) The film that supposedly made Brigitte Bardot famous overnight. The iconic opening scene, which features Bardot sunbathing naked, provoked controversy at the time. The film was therefore censored heavily before being released in…
