Archive for: January 2010

Gordon is always going on about rustic cuisine, simple food made fresh and served in buckets (well the buckets bit is mine, but in Japan anybody who didn’t grow up in Lilliput needs an XL size meal.

So, Bistro Mishole …

A quick question for you.

When does Shin-Osaka shine?

When it’s Shine-Osaka, that’s when.

Seriously, Japan has the most beautiful sky you’ve ever witnessed. Even in the middle of the big good city it can be quite a sight to behold.

Some people believe Elvis is alive and well and working down the chip shop.

That’s nothing.

There’ve been recent sightings of Michael Jackson, adding weight to the conspiracy theory that his death was in fact staged just so that he could fulfill …

This beggars belief. Brace yourself. We recommend you to be horizontal with a wet towel to cool your brow before you read this.

OK, then.

Delicacies are supposed to be, er, delicious, but does the price warrant a loan for a Mercedes?

Take …

A trip to Osaka’s Yodobashi Camera in Umeda might prove trippy.

As if being blinded with science wasn’t enough, the world’s biggest electrical goods department store can bedazzle you with  the latest range of innovations, inventions and contraptions. A tasty trap …

Mistaken English in Japan gets uncovered.