Larme, July 2014
Excerpts from Larme magazine, July 2014 issue.
Tag Archives: japan
Hi! Friends 2 Textbook, Teacher’s Manual, and Worksheets
First published for the 2012-2013 school year, the “Hi! Friends” book series is a modified version of the earlier “Eigo Note” book series intended for use in 5th and 6th […]
Hi! Friends 1 Textbook, Teacher’s Manual, and Worksheets
First published for the 2012-2013 school year, the “Hi! Friends” book series is a modified version of the earlier “Eigo Note” book series intended for use in 5th and 6th […]
An Evening (of GIFs) at Hanabatake Bokujo Cheese Koubou, Mozzarella Bar
For my birthday, my sweet boyfriend went with me to 花畑牧場 十勝チーズ工房 MOZZARELLA BAR. It’s a beauty, that place. The whole of Japan seems to shun cheese on most days. […]
Bread Charms, Gachapon Find
I am a sucker for food related phone charms. Here we have “Taberaresou de taberarenai PAN no masukotto” (Looks Edible But Isn’t BREAD Mascot). I was hoping to get the […]
Japan Advent Calendar, December 17th, Gachapon Christmas Ornaments
When in doubt, get your Christmas ornaments at the arcade in the gachapon machines! Ok, so this set is kinda awkward, but it’s actually a great method to getting tree […]
McDonald’s Japan’s Cheese Potato Dip
This month’s Japanese McDonald’s novelty menu items are actually, for once, classically good. Up top is the chicken fillet and quarter pounder with white cheddar. Below is the cheese potato […]
Japan Advent Calendar, December 16th, Lalaport Illumination
Those aren’t stars above the tree. The city is too bright for that. They have a lattice of lights up there above the mall courtyard to simulate the stars. It’s […]
Japan Advent Calendar, December 15th, Grocery Store Christmas Cake Decorations
Finally! It took two months of spotting Christmas cake displays to find one that had anything to do with DIY. Here is your go to cardboard grocery store display for […]
Japan Advent Calendar, December 14th, Cozy Corner Christmas Cakes + Catalog
I’ve written before about Cozy Corner Ginza. The ubiquitous red cake kiosks are my favorite sweet sellers in Japan. Not only are their cakes beautiful, they’re affordable and taste as […]
Japan Advent Calendar, December 13th, Loft Christmas Cards
My favorite part of the start of any and every season in Japan is the Loft card section’s seasonal offerings. In the summer they have light up fireworks cards and […]
Japan Advent Calendar, December 12th, Mister Donut Snoopy Christmas
Usually Mister Donut is a far second to Krispy Kreme when it comes to the Japanese donut scene. But, this year they really brought it. This year’s Christmas selection is […]
Japan Advent Calendar, December 11th, Lawson Convenience Store Christmas Catalog
Today’s cake catalog scans come from the Lawson convenience store. They may not have the outrageous cake selection of the 7-Eleven catalog, but they do bring it to another level […]
Japan Advent Calendar, December 10th, AKB’s Takahashi Minami in Nippon Hoso Radio Flyer
AKB 48’s Takahashi Minami was featured in the schedule flyer for Nippon Hoso Radio AM 1242, December/January. Picked up at the local grocery store. How about them shoes? Isolated photos […]
Japan Advent Calendar, December 9th, KFC Christmas and the Immortal Colonel Sanders in a Santa Suit
KFC’s role in Japanese Christmas has been well documented online. Some year some genius marketing person decided to play off the Western world’s portrait of a holiday feast by advertising […]
Shimamura x Sailor Moon Colabo Clothes
Let’s face it. While the new ramp up of Sailor Moon merch for the new revival series allegedly coming this winter is an amazing thing, not all merch is created […]
Japan Advent Calendar, December 4th, Shibuya Christmas
Just off the crossing from Shibuya Station, the decorated sign into the shopping district.
Japan Advent Calendar, December 3rd, Tokyu Cake Catalog
In the first of many such Christmas posts, here we have a Japanese Christmas cake catalog from the Tokyu Department Store. In Japan somehow Christmas is a cake holiday. On […]
Japan Advent Calendar, December 1st, Krispy Kreme Christmas Donuts
The local Krispy Kreme made the transition from Halloween to Christmas literally overnight. First thing on November 1st they had the snowmen and Santas out front. The snowman looks cute, […]
Cheese ‘n’ Roll at Domino’s
It’s been a rough week. I was in the hospital. Boo. But, Sunday we got a flyer in the mailbox for a new Dominoes promo. Cheese in the crust! Ok, […]
