It was a little daunting walking down the corridors of pod-like sleeping capsules. It felt eery and there was a sense of quiet I was not expecting. There didn't seem to be any other humans around but I

My Yamaha motorcycle club went on the years first full tour expecting a beautiful spring ride..It was not the case! The ride from Osaka was pleasant and the highway was fast and smooth, however the weather

It was a great dinner party, followed by drinks at a music bar! I have to admit I am not really sure how to use Steem all that well yet, but that is part of the reason Yoshiko, Shogo, and Kayoko came down

Hello everyone, just a mash up of a few funny, interesting oddities while out riding this past weekend! I had to stop and get a pic of this guys car. I am sure back home it would just be asking for a pullover,

Riding season is still a few weeks off but I wanted to run my tires down before getting my spring tire change. Our GPS showed a curvy mountain road that quickly became off-road but it was so much fun we

The first truly ride worthy weather of the year and a pack of us rode to Kyoto on the back winding roads. We pulled into a parking lot filled with Japanese raccoons, ( Tanuki ) statues ranging in size

Mino waterfalls is a famous and easily accessible nature spot near central Osaka. Any level of fitness should be enough to get to the falls! The first sign I saw was this warning about feeding the monkeys.

Have you ever craved a burger so badly, you cancelled your entire days plans just to have one? I did! From this photo, you can probably see why I needed to eat one immediately. In fact, I ordered two burgers

I have been noticing these bright colored balls in convenience stores just behind the counter recently. After some research I discovered they are designed to throw at a would be robber to cover them in

Had a good laugh seeing these. I don't think we could get away with that in North America but it's all in good humor over here? Japanese still love to smoke but it is changing over to the vape culture

Sorry this tray menu was post Mcmuffin breakfast so is a little worse for wear! Top left is roast beef burger from ?, next to it is beef katsu from Osaka and along the bottom is lemon basil dip for nuggets

Hi guys, how is your summer going? I spent the day at a hot humid beach in Wakayama Japan. If there is something I love about this country it's the special local and seasonal drinks, snacks etc that go

I'm giving away free snacks and goodies from Japan -- it will cost you nothing but a comment! That's right, just let me know why you'd like to try these snacks, and I will pick a few winners to receive

This was an accidental post, but maybe a good opportunity to prime my followers! I will be giving away food and snacks from Japan. All shipping paid for by me. I will show the prizes in a YouTube video.

If you saw my first Steemit post, I covered Iqos which is Marlboro Japan's take on smokeless tobacco in Japan. I used that to quit smoking over a year ago. I know I should just stop altogether but this

The menu! Beef and Pork Shyabu Shyabu. This is the dinner menu but I went at lunch and had a lunch special. The cost was 1000 yen or about 9 U.S. Dollars. The value was fantastic and I have been coming

( Hi guys, just wanted to get some feedback on these prayer rooms I found popping up around train stations in Osaka. Japan is particularly non-religious despite the majority of citizens being Buddhist,

Hopefully you're mind wasn't in the gutter! Lots of pretty funny and interesting signage in and around stations in Japan and I will start to post them as I find them. Send me yours if you live in another

Today I would like to show you Iqos, a smoke free tobacco alternative available in Japan. I have always looked for ways to stop smoking and vaped for a few years before trying Iqos, and now I am hooked