17 Nov
Posted by admin as Cyril Takayama Magic, Japanese Food
In Japan Japanese / French Magician Cyril Takayama gathers a crowd together at a coffee shop to show them how to make coffee anytime.
It’s amazing to watch because there are people watching from every angle.
17 Nov
Posted by admin as Cyril Takayama Magic, Japanese Girls and Idols
Cyril takes a stroll through the streets of Roppongi, Japan (Tokyo area) and finds a crowd to entertain inside a restaurant. Taking general items in the restaurant Cyril passes them through glass. Amazing.
It’s amazing how he works his street magic up close in front of crowd and always right in front of cute Japanese girls cause ratings go down when he selects a guy as a volunteer.
14 Nov
Posted by admin as Japanese Girls and Idols, Japanese Pop Culture, Japanese TV Dramas
Almost six months after its release in theatres folks outside of Japan can finally watch Hana Yori Dango Final movie on DVD.
23 Jun
Posted by admin as Cyril Takayama Magic, Japanese Pop Culture
This time Cyril heads to Chinatown in Yokohama, Japan and passes by a grocery store selling mainly fruits…I don’t see magic like this anymore. It’s great to see Cyril bringing us street magic like this and it’s exciting and fun for everyone. There are people surrounding him while he is doing his magic tricks so he must be incredibly crafty with his hands.
Anyone you show Cyril’s magic to will be absolutely amazed.
19 Jun
Posted by admin as Japanese Girls and Idols, Japanese Pop Culture, Japanese TV Dramas
This girl is Miho Kanno. A popular Japanese Idol, Japanese Model, Japanese Drama Actress and singer (she’s only released a few singles though). Quite cute, popular, attractive and very recognizable I have seen her in many poster advertisements around Japan for various companies. The first few times I was introduced to her was through one of the weekly mangas where they have a photospread of new and upcoming idols back in 1997. Later I saw her in the drama “Koi ga Shitai! Koi ga Shitai! Koi ga Shitai!“.
Large side note:
16 Jun
Posted by admin as Japanese Food, Japanese Products, Japanese Snacks and Sweets
Here is the omiyage (souvenir) size of the Green Tea Kit Kat sold in Kyoto Japan. God, this stuff is delicious…Green tea white chocolate with a 3 layer wafer crunch. The chocolate just melts where you hold one of the four bars between your fingers. You can’t have just one break of the Kit Kat. The Souvenir version and the retail version taste are exactly the same and taste exactly the same.
Now, with touch of Matcha Green Tea in this white chocolate Kit Kat confection Green Tea lovers as well as Kit Kat lovers have more reason to celebrate! It’s the best of both worlds. Japanese Snack and Sweets fusion! The green tea flavor is not overbearing and you don’t taste the bitterness that is found when drinking green tea or enjoying matcha green tea ice cream (another favorite of mine which has a stronger, more bitter aftertaste than the Green Tea Kit Kat which I could taste the green tea initially but no green tea bitter after taste).
16 Jun
Posted by admin as Japanese Food, Japanese Products, Living Life in Japan, Uncategorized
Stopped by Max Value today on Father’s Day and if you like sashimi (fresh cut, raw fish) there were some pretty good deals this weekend.
But picked up the smaller sashimi pack for about $5.00 or 498 yen = 2 meals. The normal price is about $7.00 or 698 yen and which is still a great deal and these are very FRESH!
If you love sushi or sashimi but don’t want to spend too much you can pick it up at the local Japanese
supermarket. Max Value is the supermarket chain of Jusco (chain department store / supermarket similar to Target Greatland or Target back in the US but bigger).
Don’t forget to wish your father a Happy Father’s Day!
16 Jun
Posted by admin as Cyril Takayama Magic, Japanese Pop Culture
Learn how to make money with popular Japanese/French street magician Cyril Takayama! Forget about affiliate links, google adsense ads, selling on ebay, etc. All you need are four (4) 500 yen coins (about $5 US per coin) and some pretty nifty hands. You’ll be generating $100 per hour in no time!
Born in 1973 in Hollywood, California he was first exposed to magic in Las Vegas at the age of 7 and became fascinated by it. From the age of 12 on he studied magic by entering the junior program at the famous Magic Castle.
14 Jun
Posted by admin as Japanese Anime, Japanese Girls and Idols, Japanese Pop Culture

Hirano Aya 平野綾 is a Japanese doll. Not only is she a doll she’s quite a talented anime voice-over actress or “Seiyu”. She became popular with her voice-over acting for the characters Haruhi Suzumiya in “The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya” and playing Reira in “Nana” and Misa in “Death Note”.
14 Jun
Posted by admin as Japanese Food, Japanese Pop Culture, Japanese Products, Japanese Snacks and Sweets, Living Life in Japan
Have you tried the snack Pocky before? These are images of the original Pocky snack as well as the re-released original packaging.
If you have any interest in Japanese culture you may have come across this at one time or another. Produced by the company Glico of my favorite four Japanese snack companies (Glico, Morinaga, Bourbon, Meiji) this snack has been around ever since I was a kid (over 20 years ago).
It looks simple but tastes great! It’s a box of long, non-salted lightly toasted pretzel sticks dipped in chocolate (tons of unique flavors and variations are available) from one end. A light snack for your desired cookie crunch and chocolate fix. Incredibly fun to snack on both for kids and adults!
I remember this being packed in my school lunch box and snacking on it during lunchtime. Everyone wanted to have one stick of Pocky! Fun to pronounce too and easy to remember.
13 Jun
Posted by admin as Cyril Takayama Magic, Japanese Girls and Idols, Japanese Pop Culture
This video is Cyril Takayama paying a visit to Ueto Aya while she is taking a break on set.
The first trick that he performs is the same trick that David Blaine performed when he had his Magic TV “David Blaine: Levitation” special back on US TV. The difference is that the camera zooms in up close so you can see the trick in more detail and it’s not with a quarter but it’s with a 100 yen coin - which blew me away.