OISHINBO
OISHINBO (translates roughly as the gourmet) is a food manga written by tetsu kariya and drawn by akira hanasaki. it was a publishing success, it received critical acclaim and was also adapted for the small screen as an anime series. seven volumes were translated in english (which are actually more united in theme rather then chronology):...
KYOTO – part 1
i spent my first day in kyoto with esther, a girl who has Japanese parents and they all live in the us. she was spending time in japan in order to re-connect to her roots. we first visited the arts and crafts museum and then the manga museum. we visited temples and shrines, the philosopher’s...
