The curry "bricks" are called Roux and are readily available in most US supermarkets. Its usually the "Golden Curry" brand where I shop. Japanese curry isn't my favorite curry though. I prefer the sweet coconut flavor of massaman.
Wish we had more full service rest areas like this on the US highways. All we get are dirty bathrooms, creepy truckers and a broken vending machine. Although I have seen a few toll roads in the US with fulls service plazas like this. The ones on th...
Yeah when my wife and I went to Japan for two weeks for our Honeymoon we had been warned to bring ALL of our cash with us. Both because of the exchange rate at the time and because of the ATM/Credit issue, even worse its hard to use travelers checks...
When I vacationed in Japan we took our huge roller suitcases on the trains and subways with us and we were in a group of ten or so. Not sure if anyone thought it was rude, but no one said anything to us. It was during the SARS scare so everyone the...
Theres a mixed onsen in the Hakone area that is very popular with English speaking tourists. They have an indoor and outdoor mixed bath area. Its quite low key compared to the big resort onsens, its a family owned joint. But we had a great time the...
During my trip to Japan I visited quite a few places and I have to agree that Osaka was the worst. It basically felt like the dirtier parts of China, like a 2nd world country. Which is odd given how modern the rest of the country feels. Its the on...
