
MAY-JUN 2022
Click on photo or link to read the feature Here’s what’s in the May-Jun 2022 Japanagram! Seasonal Secret: Beautiful Japanese Iris Gardens • Japanese Home Cooking: Mint-Cilantro Udon with Fresh … Continue Reading MAY-JUN 2022
Click on photo or link to read the feature Here’s what’s in the May-Jun 2022 Japanagram! Seasonal Secret: Beautiful Japanese Iris Gardens • Japanese Home Cooking: Mint-Cilantro Udon with Fresh … Continue Reading MAY-JUN 2022
Click on photo or link to read the feature Here’s what’s in the Mar-Apr 2022 Japanagram! Beyond Tokyo: Azalea hike at Shiofune Kannon-ji temple • Japanese Home Cooking: Sweet Sesame … Continue Reading MAR-APR 2022
Spicy Japanese Eggplant One day in Tokyo, I was at a lunch made by the women in this crazy Japanese women’s club I belong to, where each member had made … Continue Reading Japanese Home Cooking JAN-FEB 2022
The Tattoo Murder Case By Akimitsu Takagi Setting & details: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐Authenticity of Japanese characters & dialogue: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐Translation quality: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐Entertainment value: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐My recommendation: A real page-turner of a police procedural that … Continue Reading Book Review & Giveaway JAN-FEB 2022
Kairaku-en Plum Garden in Mito prefecture Let’s visit the perfect garden for how we’re feeling right now 🌸Like cherry blossoms, which are beloved because their brief but glorious life is … Continue Reading Beyond Tokyo JAN-FEB 2022
The Tokyo International Quilt Festival If you thought quilts were a Western art, think again! 🧵You know how Japan embraces stuff from all over the world, and then turns it … Continue Reading Seasonal Secret JAN-FEB 2022
Japanese fears, explained by travel products I used to laugh at the sheer array of disinfectant travel wipes for sale at Tokyu Hands (for planes! for trains! for public bathrooms!) … Continue Reading Why, Japan, Why? JAN-FEB 2022
If you recognize your email, congratulations! You just won a copy of All She Was Worth by Miyuki Miyabe! If you think this is you, shoot a message to JapanagramJonelle@gmail.com and tell … Continue Reading Did you win the Nov-Dec book giveaway?
Click on photo or link to read the feature Here’s what’s in the Sep-Oct 2021 Japanagram! Beyond Tokyo: Fox Village in the Snow • Japanese Home Cooking: Kinako Shortbread Cookies … Continue Reading NOV-DEC 2021
Click on photo or link to read the feature Here’s what’s in the Sep-Oct 2021 Japanagram! Beyond Tokyo: Sado Island • Japanese Home Cooking: How to host a great sake … Continue Reading SEP-OCT 2021
Fox Village in Miyagi prefecture Let’s go to Fox Village…in the snow! 🦊Fox Village is a legendary fox sanctuary in the mountains of Miyagi prefecture, where you can go into … Continue Reading Beyond Tokyo NOV-DEC 2021
All She Was Worth By Miyuki Miyabe Setting & details: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐Authenticity of Japanese characters & dialogue: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐Translation quality: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐Entertainment value: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐My recommendation: A gripping mystery with a satisfying solution, set … Continue Reading Book Review & Giveaway NOV-DEC 2021
Kinako Shortbread Cookieswith Salted Black Sugar Buttercream ‘Tis the season for cozy pleasures, so how about a sweet holiday treat with a delightful Japanese twist? These buttery shortbread cookies have … Continue Reading Japanese Home Cooking NOV-DEC 2021
One more reason why I love Japan Because the same culture that gave us this… And this And this Also came up with this If this isn’t the most butt-ugly … Continue Reading Why, Japan, Why? NOV-DEC 2021
Ichō Namiki Let’s stroll down avenues lined with towering gold gingko trees! 🍂At the end of every November, Japan celebrates the brief glory of gingko trees in all their autumn … Continue Reading Seasonal Secret NOV-DEC 2021
If you recognize your email, congratulations! You just won a copy of The Last Tea Bowl Thief audiobook! If you think one of these is you, shoot a message to JapanagramJonelle@gmail.com and … Continue Reading Did YOU win one of the five audiobook giveaways?