Tag: Shaved Ice
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Niseko Diaries: Dairy Farm and Countryside Driving
On June 1st, my friends invited me out to go strawberry picking Yoichi! I have been dying to go strawberry picking since I went in Tokyo last year, and the Hokkaido strawberry season typically starts in June. Quite a few places in the Shiribeshi area do cherries (Niki!) and grapes (Niki and Yoichi!), but I…
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Taipei Diaries: Taipei Zoo, Gongguan snacks, and saying Goodbye
March 29th: A bit ago I found out that the entry fee to the Taipei Zoo costs $2 (after conversion), and that’s a pretty good deal (also Ueno Zoo, whch is 500 yen according to my boyfriend), and my boyfriend and sister had an interest in going, so my dad and I tagged along (my…
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Taipei Diaries: National Palace Museum, North Taiwan Tour, and Yongkang Food
On to Part 2 of my spring Taiwan trip! March 26th: This day was actually pretty cold and our trip to the National Palace Museum. I had been before back in 2018, but my sister wanted to go again, and we figured it’d be a good experience for my boyfriend to see. I had the…
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Kutchan Diaries: Chinese Food and Too Many Donuts
On September 2nd, I took a solo day trip to Kutchan, because I felt like going out after staying at home for two weeks. Why Kutchan? Well, for one, there’s a Chinese place there that looked pretty good and has been on my radar, and I figured it’d be a nice change of pace from…
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Exploring Japan with Family: Part 2 in Tokyo and Sendai
July 11th: This was our second fluffy pancake day, as well as our family Shibuya/Shinjuku area day! I made a reservation at Flipper’s, which is a chain that’s pretty well-known for their fluffy pancakes. I’ve been meaning to try theirs out, since my family’s had A Happy Pancake, and I figured I’d let my mom…
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Sapporo Diaries: A hangout at the Lilac Festival
I went to Sapporo on May 20th because a friend asked around if anyone wanted to get lunch at a ramen place she found and then hang out at the Lilac Festival that was happening over the weekend. Apparently the lilac is Sapporo’s representative flower, and there’s a whole bunch blooming around Odori Park this…
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Taipei Diaries: Foodie Days and Saying Farewell
May 5: This day was going to be my Yongkang day. I already knew I wanted to go to Yongkang street because there was a ton of food spots there I wanted to try, and earlier in my trip when I told my grandma I wanted to eat beef noodle, both her and my mom…
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Taipei Diaries: Ximending and Jiufen
May 2: This day my grandma wanted to bring me to the Taipei train station, not to ride a train, but to browse the food options and the “gourmet” hall they installed there. We were going to finally return to the breakfast place across the street since they were closed the day before, but the…
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Nagoya/Tokyo Diaries: Hammock Head Spa and Goodbye
Here’s the last part of my Tokyo trip! Did you read Part 1 and Part 2? March 31st: After a short day in Nagoya, this was our go back to tokyo day, with our reserved shinkansen tickets for 9:40 am. This was to give us some time in the morning to grab some breakfast, and…
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