Latest Blog Posts for thesoulofjapan

• Waning Days of Summer
  on Aug 26, 2015 in beach beer cicadas japan kamakura ramune shonan summer
  Sayonara my singer:  You delight us with your many pitches and tones.  You are the splendour of summer.   Without you summer would have no song, you are truly a wonderful creation. Singer of my summer Sayonara my night promenade:  The be...
• Drink Menu: Nagano Nihonshu
  on Jan 6, 2015 in nagano nihonshu sake
  Good drinks selection for Nihonshu. 1) Eichi ( Special sake made without added alcohol) by Shinano no uni supine A little dry taste sake which you can enjoy the taste of "Ginjo." 2) Karakuchi Junmai ( Dry pure rice sake)  Dry, t...
• Sake Brewing Process
  on Jan 6, 2015 in nihonshu sake sake brewing sake process
  Sake is a brewed alcoholic beverage made from fermented rice but few people know how it is actually made.  Fermentation is a process where yeast converts sugar into alcohol.   Since rice does not contain any sugar, it cannot be fermented as is.  I...
• Central Park in Tokyo
  on Dec 10, 2014 in garden hama-rikyu japan park tokyo
  Hama-Rikyu Gardens Just go there and see the beauty of both urban and natural landscapes.    Witness migratory birds and ducks move through the air and water.  Watch as nature unfolds its beauty.  Contemplate on the quiet pond and behold the cle...
• Temple of the Floating Buddhas
  on Sep 15, 2014 in byodoin heaven japan kyoto
  No blog on Japan would be complete without writing about a certain aspect of Japan.   The Japanese temple is one of the most ubiquitous symbols of Japanese culture in the world.   There are thousands of temples in this country, far too many for one...
• Shiosai Beach Volleyball Stadium
  on Aug 28, 2014 in beach volleyball japanese girls volleyball
  Shiosai Beach Volleyball Stadium The last two weeks for me have been hectic and almost non-stop.  Had to meet my fiancee’s parents in Niigata, then hit up a few onsen and some sake breweries there.  Then down south to Kyoto and Nara.   Burn...
• Rikujyo Jietai : Japan Ground Self Defense Force
  on Aug 26, 2014 in japan militarisation self-defence
  Power! Japan Ground Self Defense Force is a fully equipped battle unit, make absolutely no mistakes ladies & gentlemen.  I witnessed an amazing display of firepower from both land and air; deadly accuracy. I felt the ground shake beneat...
• Tokyo International Volleyball Grand Prix!
  on Aug 22, 2014 in fivb japan tokyo volleyball
  For the first time I attended the 2014 FIVB Tokyo International Volleyball Grand Prix Finals.    I was impressed at the athletic prowess of all  the female athletes, not just the Japanese.   Never have I seen so much style and finesse displayed...
• Mrs. Soul of Japan
  on Aug 12, 2014 in japan kawabata
  From the Desk of McTojo,  [ Theme music:  Tamar Braxton - Love and War]   I have reached a milestone in my life.   Could this mean something for me and for this blog, or even for the future Mrs. Soul of Japan? I have been humbled, and I no l...
• Japan The Beautiful
  on Jul 15, 2014 in asia japan japanese woman
  Okakura Kakuzō "Asia is one. The Himalayas divide, only to accentuate, two mighty civilisations, the Chinese with its communism of Confucius, and the Indian with its individualism of the Vedas. But not even the snowy barriers can interrupt for...

{pvComments::user_name}

{pvComments::date}

Delete 

{pvComments::comment}

Post a Comment