The weather is getting colder, the leaves are less green and the summer is officially over.
Along with autumn comes the end of my summer break- I’m finally back at home, my holidays have ended and now is the time to write here about everything interesting that happened, so stay tuned for more stories from my travels!

Japanese department stores are everywhere in Tokyo- usually each train/subway station is connected to at least one. Surprisingly, it’s a really good place for hungry people since it always have a huge food court. In Japan there is no place for McDonald’s or KFC in food court- it’s one or two floors full of restaurants, usually with long queues of people waiting to enter the best of them.

Okonomiyaki- Japanese pancakes, are something everyone should try while in Japan. There’s many types and kinds, but the main idea is the same- grill all the things you like. Actually, that’s exactly what the name means.

After an amazing journey through the ocean it’s time to take a look at how life looks in rivers around the world. Are you prepared for Waterfront Journey in Sunshine Aquarium?

Would you like to see a shark, penguin, ocean sunfish, giant octopus and dyeing dart frog on the rooftop of a skyscraper in the middle of the city? Just go to Sunshine City Aquarium then! Located in Ikebukuro, Tokyo, it's really a place worth seeing.

Just a short movie, a whole coverage will be posted soon!

Miso soup is probably the most popular dish in Japan (yes I know, you were expecting sushi, but surprise!). It’s added as a side dish to almost every type of lunch meal, it can also be a part of breakfast and supper. Bonus: it may be prepared in around 10 minutes, so try it! Once again this is not an original Japanese recipe, this is a really easy, basic “Cooking 101” recipe.

Ingredients:

2 teaspoons of dashi
3 cups of water (3x 250 ml)
2,5 spoons of miso paste
65g tofu
1 spoon of dried seaweed
slices of green onion

Preparation:

1. Chop seaweed into small parts and cut tofu into cubes.
   
2. Boil water in a pot. Add dashi. Whisk until it dissolve.
   
3. Lower the heat and add tofu and seaweed.
   
4. Put miso paste into a bowl or ladle. Add a little of the dashi and whisk until it becomes smooth. 
   
5. Add miso to the soup and boil a short while on lowest heat.
   
6. Add slices of green onion and boil a little. 
   
7. Serve immediately.
   

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“Almost!” says another person while hitting the machine with irritation, only to put more coins in it just a second later. Welcome to Game Arcades! They are very popular in Japan and not hard to find. Usually there are tall buildings, with at least 5 floors, but it’s possible to find smaller ones inside department stores. Take a look at this fun place, full of people wishing that maybe next time they will be lucky.