We’re lucky to live in a state as diverse as Hawaii—the food that we eat on a daily basis reflects the cultural diversity that exists on our islands. This post is for anyone that’s looking to learn more about spam musubi, including the history of spam musubi, tasting musubi in Japan, and most importantly an …
We spent a few weeks exploring Northern Japan, in particular the island of Hokkaido. March is a wonderful time to travel to Japan especially if you love to ski. Read this post to find out more about how to get to Kushiro City and Lake Akan, where to stay in Lake Akan, ice fishing in …
Spring Break in Hokkaido: Skiing at Lake Akan National Park Read More »
Traveling with kids is an adventure and one my husband and I highly recommend doing. There’s no right age to travel with kids – we started when Lou Lou and Jaf were both babies, taking them along on work trips. It wasn’t until Lou Lou was 4 (and Jaf was 2) that we decided to …
I cannot believe it’s the first week of May! It feels like only yesterday we were ringing in the New Year in Hawaii…almost half the year has gone by, and we’ve ticked off a few more countries from our travel bucket list. A post shared by Wendy Awai-Dakroub (@pintsizegourmets) on May 3, 2017 at 1:41am …
Celebrating Children’s Book Week with Japanese Celebrations Read More »
The end of March is a great time to visit Tokyo. Why? Firstly, because it’s right around the time that the cherry blossom trees are in peak bloom and secondly, because there’s still snow on the mountains for one to go skiing with the family. My kids are budding skiing enthusiasts – we try and …
Kid-Friendly Skiing Near Tokyo at Gala Yuzawa Ski Resort Read More »
Japan is one of those places you should definitely plan before you visit – there’s so many different cities to visit, that it can get overwhelming if you just try and wing it. For our family, there were 2 things we wanted to do: ski and view the cherry blossoms. Visiting Japan’s Cherry Blossoms With …
Japan’s Cherry Blossom Festival: Why Your Family Should Go See Them Read More »
There’s a wonderful little city we have to tell you about. It’s called Tokachi. Where is Tokachi? [huge_it_maps id=”4″] Tokachi is located 150km east of Sapporo in Hokkaido, Japan’s northern most island. The name Tokachi was derived from the Ainu word “Tokapuchi” after the Tokachigawa river that runs in the center of this area. Known …
After a long day at the museum we somehow found ourselves blocking a line of people standing in front of a small make-shift food truck. As we apologized and scooted to the side we watched as they purchased piping hot, roasted sweet potatoes! Just watching them peel away the soft skin of the potato made …
One of the coolest “kid-friendly” souvenirs you can purchase when visiting Japan are Japanese Popin Cookin Mini Food Candy Kits. They can be found at toy stores all over Tokyo. These kits are DIY’s for miniature size food much like the Japanese Toilet Soda Candy we had tried in our previous Kid Foodie Fridays vlog. …
Kid Foodie Fridays: Japanese “Mini” Pizza Candy Kit Read More »
If you’re visiting Japan and go to any convenience store, you’re bound to see hundreds of little triangle Japanese rice balls filling up the displays near the “pick-up-and-go” sandwich isle. What are Japanese Rice Balls or Onigiri? O-nigiri, also known as o-musubi, nigirimeshi, or simply rice ball, is a Japanese food made from white rice …
