Tag Archives: Cherry Blossoms

Guest Post: Krispy Kreme’s Sakura Donuts

Look, look, I did a Guest Post! I wrote a review of Krispy Kreme’s Spring donuts (Sakura, Matcha, Kinako, oh my!) over on the “I’ll Make It Myself” blog. Go read it and tell them I sent you! 😀

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Sakura mochi!

The morning of graduation I opened the teachers’ room door to be greeted by the almost overwhelming scent of Sakura. One of the teachers has a

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Cherry Blossom Starbucks!

It’s here! The Sakura Frappuccino & Latte arrived in Japan on Saturday, the same day as a huge snowstorm that dumped tons of snow across the country. We’ve been snowed in for a few days, but the roads are a … Continue reading

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Sakura Latte, coming soon…!

Dropped by Starbucks yesterday and saw this sign. As soon as the Valentine’s Pretzel Mocha, which I’ll be blogging about later this week, is done the Sakura Latte (and the Sakura Frappucino) will hit. Are you as excited as I … Continue reading

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Today’s Watercolor: Cherry Blossoms and Maple Syrup

I’m pleased to present a project that I’ve been working on for a few weeks! This is the header for my friend’s blog, Cherry Blossoms and Maple Syrup. It’s a book review blog (hence the books) with one of the … Continue reading

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Today’s Watercolor: Cherry Blossoms

It’s not quite cherry blossom season yet, but my old blog post for the Sakura Frappuccino has been getting crazy attention recently. Today was so warm that it was easy to dream of cherry blossoms, so I thought I’d post … Continue reading

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Good bye, Cherry Blossoms

Sakura season is almost at a close, already. It always seems fast, but this year particularly so–it felt like the blossoms were barely on the trees before the wind and rain (and maybe a few aftershocks?) shook them all to … Continue reading

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Ueno is Panda Crazy!

When we went to Tokyo last weekend, the trains were still a bit disrupted, so instead of landing in Shinjuku or Ikebukuro as usual, our final stop was Ueno. This was a happy occasion, because we haven’t gotten much chance … Continue reading

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