"Break me off a piece of that kit-kat bar!"

I'll gladly break myself off a piece of any kit-kat bar I find in Japan, even though I've never been a huge kit-kat lover.  What's so special about a plain chocolate wafer, right?  Wrong.  I've found that Japan's kit-kats are far from plain.  Actually, they do sell the plain ones but why would anyone buy a plain kit-kat when they could get a wasabi one?

Pictured: royal milk tea, strawberry, orange, ramune (sports drink), ginger ale, wasabi

Not Pictured: vegetable, green tea, banana, chocolate pudding, white chocolate, watermelon, grape, cherry blossom, caramel, maple syrup, kiwifruit, aloe and yogurt, vanilla bean, blueberry, mixed fruit, kinako (soybean flour), strawberry cake...

Autumn in Japan

                                                                         

Happy X'mas!!

Christmas in Japan vs. Christmas in America:

--> a Japanese snowman is made out of two snowballs instead of three (see picture below).
--> Christmas presents in Japan are placed near beds, not under a tree.
--> Christmas stockings aren't common in Japan.
--> many Japanese students spell "Christmas" or "xmas" like this: x'mas
--> most of the students and teachers I've talked to aren't familiar with candy canes and can't figure out why they're shaped the way they are.
--> I keep seeing skinny santa clauses (big surprise)
--> Japanese people usually send New Year's cards to family and friends, not Christmas cards.
--> Fancy Christmas cakes are an essential part of a Japanese Christmas.
--> In Japan, Christmas is usually a holiday for couples, not families.
--> for some reason, EVERYONE seems to know and love Mariah Carey's "All I Want for Christmas is You"