Mitsukoshi Department Store

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    Dinosaur Confectionary Exhibition Leaves Bitter Aftertaste

    Social media bombardment over the past few weeks also included a tasty morsel in the form of notifications for the 80th National Confectionery Exhibition. With the exhibition held under a dinosaur theme and packed with images of dino-confectionary, it immediately became a must-see for me as a sweet-toothed dinosaur owner. And doubly so as the event was being held at the Mitsukoshi Department Store in Nihonbashi, a short walk from my workplace. I got to the five-day exhibition as soon as I could, and I was left with a bitter aftertaste. Yes, there’s a fossilized T-rex skull there, a game or two, and a couple of displays and some VR…

  • Springing Into Action

    After an interminably long wait, it finally got warm this week, prompting me to spring into action. It was hard to believe that just last week Tokyo got blasted with heavy snow. Short sleeves and shorts were the watchword, even for typically well-covered types such as Mrs. Kangaeroo. Even though she notoriously feels that anything under 35 degrees Celsius is cold, even Mrs. Kangaeroo was walking around on Friday night in short sleeves due to the delightfully warm weather. My aches and pains eased a little with the warmth, too, which made it a bit easier to be mobile. It allowed me to work in the garden a little. Mrs….