Nekonomics: a brief introduction

Cats sell.

Day trip to Hiroshima

Okayama is conveniently centrally located in Western Japan. Half an hour by Shinkansen to the West, and you’re in…

A parfait a day…

…probably won’t keep the doctor away but is still a great idea.

People here are too nice, part 2

After Manabeshima and Kurashiki (more photos and stories to come!), we headed north to Takahashi. Our…

Go north, young traveler!

Me: “Should I bring anything particular on this trip?”
Colleague: “I mean, a change of clothes”
Me: “Wait, what?”…

Old Japan in Takahashi

Japan has hundreds of castles, but only twelve of them are real — castles with restored original towers rather than…

Accidental omakase

I didn’t intend to have fancy sushi on Saturday night.

It all started when my usual cat cafe was unexpectedly closed for veterinary visits. I’d been looking forward to some cat time, so I desperately searched on Google for an alternative. Fortunately, I found one just…

Picking, pizza, painting

My favorite day of Okayama prefecture sightseeing so far (well, except for the days that involved cats, but of…

How the sushi gets made

My last big excursion in Okayama was the most important: a lesson in how to make sushi. Who knew it was so…

Manekineko Art Museum

If you’ve read the previous posts on this blog, two things should be clear: (1) I really, really love cats, and (2) the…