The start of spring is always an exciting time, but it is especially important in Japan where the season brings the world-famous cherry blossoms. Cherry (or, sakura) trees are grown throughout Japan. They start to blossom in the warm, southern islands of the country, and as the season moves north, they peak in late March and early April. Because these scenic vistas and the associated ...
21 Things You Should Know About Japanese Food
Food is very serious business in Japan. Though I spend a lot of time thinking about the things I eat, I was still blown away by how much thought goes into the preparation, consumption, and appreciation of Japanese food. There is a level of obsession with food in Japan that I've never seen anywhere else. If you love to eat and enjoy exploring food, culture, and culinary traditions, Japan ...
A Sweet Day in the East Bay
Yesterday, we held our very first SweetsCrawl of 2014. SweetsCrawl is an occasional dessert-fueled meetup of Ever In Transit's San Francisco Bay Area readers and friends, and an excuse to travel as a group through our local community, exploring a new city each time. Saturday's event was focused on the East Bay cities of Oakland and Berkeley. We visited eight different sweet shops and cafes ...
See You Tomorrow for Our East Bay SweetsCrawl!
Happy Pi Day (3.14)! Little known fact: When I moved into my college dorm room freshman year, I printed out the number Pi to several thousand digits (5 or 6 sheets of printer paper) and hung it on my wall as part of the oddly-curated and independent "wall art" installation that kids living on their own for the first time are prone to. I still made friends, somehow... For those going to our East ...
Discovering Ancient Hawaii in the Halawa Valley, Molokai
One of the main draws of the Hawaiian island of Molokai is that you can get a taste of what Hawaii looked like in years past. There are no stoplights on Molokai, no chain stores, and the island is relatively undeveloped. Still, one of the best opportunities to step back in time and learn about Hawaiian culture and history is by paying a visit to the scenic Halawa Valley, Molokai's oldest ...
The Japan Earthquake: Three Years Later
Though you won’t necessarily see it if you visit, Japan is still struggling to rebuild after one of the greatest natural disasters in its history. On March 11, 2011, a magnitude 9.0 earthquake rocked the Northeastern coast of Japan. The Great East Japan Earthquake (as it is called) propelled a powerful tsunami cresting at over 133 feet with waters flowing as far as six miles inland. The ...
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