The Starbuck And The Crab

Posted by on Oct 9, 2011 in Chiba, Travel Volunteer Journey | One Comment
The Starbuck And The Crab

A typical reservation people have about coming to Japan is that the language barrier is too much to overcome. Sofia Coppola’s Lost In Translation hardly helped. The first few times I saw that movie, I was completely blown away – it had the effect of making me want to immediately go to Japan (possibly with ...

Edible Art

Posted by on Oct 8, 2011 in Chiba, Travel Volunteer Journey | 6 Comments
Edible Art

Much of this post will strike native Japanese readers as being as obvious as the basic laws of gravity or the news that fire is hot. But then most people who visit the country aren’t native – nor are they particularly knowledgeable before they arrive. So you’ll forgive us, please, if we sound like wide-eyed ...