Thursday 30 August 2007

Only in Japan..


Sushi USB memory sticks have to be the best invention of the year.

I was suckered into buying one the moment I saw them in my local Bic Camera electrical store.

I got the sea urchin [top row, 3rd from left], though the ikura version [top row, 2nd from left] has the added benefit of having a light flash through the fish eggs.

Many restaurants in Japan have plastic versions of their dishes made up, which they show in the restaurant window or on an outside table. Someone must have got hold of a job-lot of plastic sushi models, and thought of a handy alternative use for them...

Tuesday 28 August 2007

Echigo Tsumari art festival

The Echigo Tsumari art festival is a triennial event - the last big one was in 2006, but in the intervening years there are smaller events in the summer. The festival is based in Tokamachi - a small town about 20min from Yuzawa. The train ride on the joetsu line from Echigo Yuzawa is in itself an experience - some amazing scenery, and you travel on one of those funky old trains with doors that you have to open and close by hand.

Monday 27 August 2007

Thought I'd try to post a photo as a test...

This is one of my favourite photos from last year, taken at Kagura ski resort on 2 Dec 2006. Only 3 months until Kagura opens again...cant wait

Our first post

Thanks to Jim, who sent in this link to the office regarding skiing in Australia. Certainly, our Aussie customers always give us positive feedback regarding snow conditions in Japan - this helps us understand why!