tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3985569382279836889.post6955964819761314444..comments2024-03-23T23:28:05.995+11:00Comments on A Life Less Normal: Sakura!! Cherry Blossom time and shopping in Japan - Yoyogi Parkjase8auhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14582069302006499855noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3985569382279836889.post-52520155795509466882013-04-11T12:46:19.874+10:002013-04-11T12:46:19.874+10:00Hi Mariko, Thanks for reading! I love supermarkets...Hi Mariko, Thanks for reading! I love supermarkets in Japan. Shopping is like a big adventure!! The cheese curry nabe was good. It was Co Co Ichiban curry brand, so it tasted very good. I have never tried barley tea. Does it taste good? You are right though, maybe beer would be better with Nabe. I will have to have it again soon or the weather might soon be too warm to eat nabe, right? I am glad you are enjoying reading the blog!jase8auhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14582069302006499855noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3985569382279836889.post-3628717364260583562013-04-10T00:28:55.758+10:002013-04-10T00:28:55.758+10:00Hi,Jason!
What a nice explanation of Japanese supe...Hi,Jason!<br />What a nice explanation of Japanese supermarket.<br />You are good at observation of arrangement in supermarket.<br /><br />Cheese curry nabe is looks tasty! <br />But You ate nabe with Fanta?<br />I think it goes well with "Barley tea" or "Beer" :)<br />If you eat other kind of nabe,You shold try.<br />Thankyou for your great blog!<br /><br />Mariko SuzukiAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03141310150549806725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3985569382279836889.post-5450450294711266412013-03-30T03:14:32.679+11:002013-03-30T03:14:32.679+11:00Hi Noel,
Near where I used to work when I lived he...Hi Noel,<br />Near where I used to work when I lived here previously there was one of those food halls underground. They are amazing places. You are right, you can nearly have a whole meal just from trying the samples that they offer. The staff there are very friendly and don't mind if you don't purchase something after trying it. Just tell then it was delicious and they are happy. I was walking through one the other day and started walking past a sushi place. The lady who was touting her sushi suddenly went quiet as I neared her shop then as I arrived suddenly said in English "Try my sushi, it is very oishii!". In the little thinking time she had she mustn't have remembered that oishii is delicious in English and just cam out with what she had. Of course I had to stop and buy some sushi from her!<br />You are right, teaching the difference between "l" and "r" is very difficult. You literally have to show your students how to position their tongues with each letter. I am slowly getting my Japanese pronunciation back again, but there are still ones that I find difficult. One of my sudents name is Ryo, so I have to practice that one constantly!<br />Thanks again for taking the time to read the blog. I hope you are enjoying it.<br />Mata ne!jase8auhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14582069302006499855noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3985569382279836889.post-90165838321096009662013-03-29T18:03:14.730+11:002013-03-29T18:03:14.730+11:00Hi Jason.As you say the supermarkets are amazing p...Hi Jason.As you say the supermarkets are amazing places...so much variety.I use to wander around one in the basement at Nagoya Eki and as I wandered around,I was able to sample quite a few things..actually enough to stave off my hunger.I preferred Udon to other types of noodles and this together with sushi,tofu(skewered with teriyaki sauce) and okonomiyaki(almost non existent in Adelaide) became my staple diet and yasui too.<br />To experience sakura time in Nihon is indeed worthwhile.I well remember whilst I was in Kyoto,having an icecream on the side of a canal,the cherry blossom catching the wind and coming down on me like snow and floating away in the stream..magical honto ni.<br /><br />Like you said, the fruit prices in these "flash" supermarkets are exhorbitant...the quality superb though...everything shiney..spotless..without a blemish and no touching of course.<br /><br />You have certainly gone to a lot of trouble..well well done!Omedetouu gozaimasu.<br /><br />Speaking of languages....how do you get on teaching the "r" and "l" sound in English?I too have difficulty with the "r" sound in Nihongo and even more the "Ryo" sound..perhaps you have mastered these sounds by now, having lived in Nihon for several years.<br /><br />At the moment there are many female high school students in Adeaide, all wearing their sailor like tops.I can only presume they are here for a short period of time to study English,before returning home to commence school again.Dewa mata!Noelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03137421694632736091noreply@blogger.com