When it comes to obscure destinations in China, Qiqihar is pretty much as far off the beaten track as you can get. Tucked away in the far north-east of the country, this is a place of freezing winters, declining industry, old railway stations and some seriously good beef barbecue. It is also about as far…
You will often see TikTok videos that imply Japan is living in the future, or is really technologically advanced. Now, while it is far from backwards and is an advanced country, the actual truth on the ground is very different. This is to such a degree that, in many ways, Japan is a backwards country….
Annies Italian Restaurant chain is the oldest and best known Chinese-Italian restaurant chain in Beijing. It was founded anywhere between 27-30 years ago in the embassy district of China’s capital. Why this area? Well this was one of the first parts of the capital that got to play around with capitalism! This led to some…
Sometimes I see a restaurant and pretty much fanboy about it for years before finally going in. When I finally eat there, this can either result in it being a huge disappointment or true love and great success. And this was the case with Ikinari Steak, a bog-standard sizzling Japanese steakhouse that serves meat by…
OK, so you do not party at the awesomely titled Futaba Business Incubation and Community Center (F-BICC), but it is an essential stop when you visit Futaba, Fukushima, and all the cool nuclear stuff. So, what is the Futaba Business Incubation and Community Center (F-BICC)? To cut a long story short, it is the social…
While far from being Shinjuku, Akasaka is such a great place in Tokyo because of its eclectic collection of bars. One of these is Stadium Bar, or to give it its full nomenclature, “Stadium Bar Akasaka League”. On the face of it this is merely a baseball themed bar. On further exploration though it is…
