by Valerie Hwang | Nov 14, 2017 | Food, PacCetera, Travel Tips, Uncategorized
Today I’m going to talk about surviving eating through Japan on a super-shoestring budget. Not that I don’t enjoy dining at all the delicious establishments that Japan has to offer, but if you’re ever in the need to balance that Kobe steak dinner out or simply want to...
by Evan | Nov 13, 2017 | Headlinin, PacCetera
Happy Monday and welcome to Headlinin’! Before I get to the news, I want to give a shoutout to the Kanto to Kansai 2015 alums. We decided to have a get together in Vegas this weekend, and it was a blast in so many ways (those buffets are no joke, friends). SKATING! We...
by Valerie Hwang | Nov 9, 2017 | Food, PacCetera
We all know that that when you go to Japan, there are certain things you must try – sushi, ramen, okonomiyaki…those are typical go-to foods that are quite correctly experiences to be had. And then there are the lesser known dishes…some of which are an entire adventure...
by Christine Kitajima | Nov 7, 2017 | Food, Japanese
Ogenki desuka? If you’re like, “Huh?!” you obviously did not read my previous Japanese blog. How rude! JK I don’t blame you. 😛 I have been on several PacSet tours now: Fire & Ice, Animated Spring, and Taste of Japan. Each tour has been a...
by Evan | Nov 7, 2017 | Headlinin
I’m back from two tours – Kyushu and Hokkaido respectively – and man oh man, I missed being able to chat with/yell at you guys about the news. Speaking of yelling, since we were in Japan before the election, we got to listen to people standing on...
by Valerie Hwang | Oct 31, 2017 | PacSet Tries
Welcome to the first edition of PacSet Tries, an end-of-the-month column that introduces activities that we do on tour, as well as some episodes where we try a quirky/interesting/new product or food from Japan. We’ve just returned from Kyushu Hideaways, which was...
by Christine Kitajima | Oct 27, 2017 | Food
Kyushu Jangara I LOVE Ramen. I prefer ramen over soba or udon. Although it’s not as healthy as the latter, I love it. My favorite Ramen spot ever is an Osakan chain, called Kamukura Ramen. (I’ll talk about it in another blog.) Ever since joining PacSet,...
by Christine Kitajima | Oct 20, 2017 | Food, Hidden Finds
DISCLAIMER: This post is not meant for the faint-hearted!!! Read on at your own risk. Photos may be graphic to some! 😛 This corner is where I’ll be introducing interesting things I encounter while in Japan, sometimes unexpectedly. For my first edition, I’m...
by Christine Kitajima | Oct 18, 2017 | Japanese, Slang
Welcome to the first post of “J-Slang,” where I write slang that should sometimes never be repeated! 😛 Why?! Because Japanese should be a beautiful, eloquent language, not dirty, and rough! Japanese language is so difficult. Being Japanese but born in the...
