Ukatama : Genmai Shokudo

Wednesday, 10 June 2009
The summer issue of the food lifestyle magazine Ukatama うかたま is featuring "genmai玄米" -brown rice. To us Japanese, rice is something we can't live without. We eat rice everyday, sometimes 3 times a day - for breakfast, lunch and dinner. It's mostly white rice we eat, but it's becoming very "in" to eat brown rice these days. And of course it's good for you. There are so many recipes for brown rice meals in this issue of Ukatama and is very inspiring too.

And .....an exciting news! I won a surprise prize for Hello Greenie! It's World Environment Day! Special Hello Sandwich Eco Giveaway! from lovely Ebony! from Sydney! Yay! I will tell you more about it when I receive my special gift ;)
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Kuroshiro Photos

Monday, 8 June 2009

"Kuro" means black and "Shiro" means white. In English you say "black&white", but in Japanese we say it the other way around "white&black". So it actually has to be "Shirokuro", but I can't help saying (without realising) "Kuroshiro" and that makes people make faces.
Well, so here are Kuroshiro photos from my collection, my interpretation of Black and White Photography.

01 Maison La Roche, Paris / 02 Musée Picasso Paris / 03 Somewhere in London / 04 A little shop in Yuigahama / 05 0467 Hasekamicho (good restaurant in Kamakura) / 06 Tokyo Teien Art Museum / 07 Fairycake in Tokyo Station
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A day trip to Kamakura #02 : Ajisai City

Thursday, 4 June 2009
Kamakura is known as a city of "ajisai" - hydrangeas and now is the best time for them. And yes that was the main purpose of my visit. You can find them just about evrywhere around the city but the Hase Area has many temples that are famous for hydrangeas, Hasedera Temple is one of the most famous and popular ajisai spot but it gets too busy and puts me off... But I can tell you that the Jojuin Temple (成就院） is a perfect spot! A lot less people, no entrance fee! (above bottom 4 photos are from Jojuin )

I don't think I've seen so many hydrangeas in one day!! and the variety is superb!!!

*Kamakura City Official Website (English)
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A day trip to Kamakura #01: Hase Area

Wednesday, 3 June 2009
Today I took myself to Kamakura which is about an hour or so from Tokyo on the local trains and is a popular day-trip destination. My favourite old city.
These photos are from the Hase area, 3 stops from Kamakura station on the little ENO-DEN train. I love walking around the tiny streets and get lost. I walked and walked for so long am really exhausted but had a fun day.
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mina perhonen in iceland

Tuesday, 2 June 2009
"minä perhonen in iceland" featured in shortcoco magazine which I got when it first came out in 2006. The design never seems to go out of style.

Björk, Sigur Rós, múm are about the only keywords I can come up with when I think of Iceland (and oh they are all so great), but going through this "minä perhonen in iceland" again suddenly made me really want to go there...it seems so far away from japan but am so attached!

**You can now get the copy of this magazine here at my shop!
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