Tag: Health
11
Feb
Healthy Bento by Real Food Market “Akutsu” in Shizuoka City!
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Last Sunday during the 1st Shizuoka Seeds Exchange Meet I had the occasion to sample one of those healthy bento made by Real Food Market...
07
Feb
Non Smoking Japan: You want to Smoke? Go to the Toilets! Cenova Department Store in Shizuoka City!
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No, you are not allowed to smoke inside the toilets, but………… Yesterday I did have to use the washroom inside Cenova Department Store in Shizuoka...
06
Feb
Public Foot Bath Hot Spring in Yaizu City!
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When you get from Yaizu JR Station take the South exit and walk down the stairs and turnleft at the bottom. On your right you...
29
Jan
Non Smoking Japan: Half Measures in Fujieda City Streets
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Whereas some cities in Shizuoka Prefecture like Shizuoka, Hamamatsu or Yaizu do try to create a non-smoking environment on their street pavements, the City of...
29
Jan
Non-smoking Japan: The Shinkasen Bullet Train Contradiction!
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Shinkasen platform, 8th carriage, Shizuoka JR Station! There is a big contradiction in common transport betwee local trains and Shinkansen Bullet Trains in the Shizuoka...
28
Jan
Public Hot Spring Foot Bath in Izu Nagaoka, Izu Peninsula!
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Izu Nagaoka, now part of Izu No Kuni City in Izu Peninsula, Shizuoka Prefecture is a nationally known hot spring spa/resort and I had to...
28
Jan
Public Hot Spring Foot Bath in Fujieda City!
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Shizuoka Prefecture has the greatest number of hot springs and hot springs spas in Japan. But recently another type of hot spring bath is getting...
25
Jan
Entirely Non-Smoking Restaurants in Shizuoka Prefecture (As of January 25th, 2014)
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Beautiful Vegetables at Tetsuya Sugimoto in Shizuoka City! I agree that this particular article has been long overdue. Not only my expats friends, but many...
24
Jan
Non-Smoking Japan: No Smoking Pavement Sign in hamamatsu City!
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I saw some (only a few unfortunately) of these signs south of Hamamatsu City JR Station. The great thing is taht not only it asks...
31
Dec
Entirely Non-Smoking Restaurants in Shizuoka Prefecture (As of December 31st, 2013)
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Beautiful Vegetables at Tetsuya Sugimoto in Shizuoka City! I agree that this particular article has been long overdue. Not only my expats friends, but many...
10
Dec
For Vegans & Vegetarians: Real Food Market Akutsu in Shizuoka City!
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My shopping of the day! Asuparana/Orange and violet carrots/Violet Mizuna/Violetblack carrots and red daikon! It is not easy for vegans and vegetarians (I’m not but...
28
Mar
Gastronomic Nightmares in Japan: Calories Count at McDonald’s, Starbucks & Mr. Donuts
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McDonald’s at Shinjuku, Tokyo As demonstrated by many food bloggers, cooking and creating great foods and drinks have become incomplete and unsatisfying when not considering...
12
Sep
To smoke or not to smoke: an increasing right for a better environment!
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Patrick Harrington is a good friend of mine at Think Twice, a blog dedicated to his English students. Like me he is a dedicated anti-smoker,...
28
Oct
(Great) Sex before (Great) Food, or (Great) Food Before (Great) Sex?
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How many times have I read and seen (on screens!) about those great meals being the preamble to great love? I’ve always wondered about the...