Have you ever had to go to the Mito Immigration Office? If you are a foreigner reading this page, then the answer is most likely yes....

It is October so you know what that means, Halloween! Halloween parties! Halloween themed food! Haunted Houses! Unfortunately, Ibaraki is...

Yes, duck. I am sure when you hear about eating duck, you think of peking duck from Chinese cuisine. But this is completely different. It...

It is the last week of August and summer is coming to a close. Soon it will be time for fall foods, Halloween, and Christmas merchandise...

During Golden Week, I found myself driving around the Mito area with nothing to do. I had already had a big breakfast, but I could have...

Have you ever had a beer and then shorty after shot an airsoft gun? No? Well, then it is time to test your alcohol tolerance and shooting...

Kaiten or conveyor belt sushi is the cheapest and most fun way to eat sushi. The plates are usually 100 yen each and it is great fun to...

Okinawan food holds a special place in my heart. I was able to visit Okinawa four years ago and it was magical. The beaches are...

Long time ago, when I first arrived in Japan, I awoke in my Leopalace apartment and wondered, "what do Japanese people eat for...

In Mito, there is an izakaya that is dedicated to one thing, cheese. This place is a cheese paradise and I am so happy to be able to...

If you are around the center of town in Mito, you can find the basketball gym that the Ibaraki Robots practice in. Behind that gym there...

Sit down my fellow Ibarakians and listen to my tale of how I visited a super American looking restaurant not once, but twice in one day!...

Welcome back to my continued discussion on Saza Coffee. Last week, I talked about the Tsukuba University location. This week, I will talk...

Let's talk about coffee shall we? I don't want to talk about Doutor or Tully's, those places don't hold a candle to THE coffee of...

Before Golden Week, the wife and I decided to check out the nemophila flowers at Kaihin Koen in Hitachi Naka. We then saw the traffic...

It is my first Korean cuisine post! I am really excited to write about Korean food because I love Korean food. The meat, the vegetables,...

If you remember a few weeks ago, I posted about the Team Lab event in Mito's Kairakuen garden and how fantastic it was. In that post, I...

Last Tuesday was the Emperor's Birthday, and his birthday is a national holiday which is great. But what made that day even greater was...

My wife and I were driving around Mito one day. We just finished running an errand for my in laws when I asked "お腹すいた?" Translation, "are...

Hello fellow hungry Ibarakians! Happy Marine Day and Sports Day! Four day weekend yay! We were supposed to have the Olympics this week...