Picture of the Week World Expo in Aichi, Japan

World Expo 2005 was a specialized international exhibition held in Aichi Prefecture, Japan from March 25 to September 25, 2005.

The theme of the Expo was “Nature’s Wisdom”, with national and corporate pavilions expressing themes of ecological co-existence, renewable technology, and the wonders of nature. The pavilions were built out of recycled or recyclable materials to minimise the environmental impact on the site.

The key attractions for the Expo were “Satsuki and Mei’s House”, a recreation of the house from Hayao Miyasaki’s famous movie My Neighbor Totoro. ASIMO, Honda’s humanoid robot, The Toyota Partner Robots, and the Growing Village Pavillion, which featured a variety of tree shaping art work.

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Most Popular Blog Posts for February 2011

February 2011 was another big month for Japan Australia Blog. We seem to be saying that every month but again we have had a lot of new visitors and welcome people to keep enjoy the posts.


The following were the most popular blog posts for February 2011


Green Tea Antioxidant Wonder

Japanese Bento

Squinkies

Japan’s Traditional Kimono

Girls Generation in Japan

Sushi Rice

How to Learn Japanese

Working in Japan

Japanese Tea

Common Japanese teas include

Sencha – Green Tea most commonly drunk at home. Make tea with water slightly below boiling, 80-90 C to reduce bitterness.

Matcha – Powdered green tea, drunk at special occasions. It is very bitter, so traditional served with a small Japanese sweet.

Hojicha – Roasted Bancha green tea. This tea has a roasted rice aroma and contains less caffeine compared to other green teas.

Mugicha – Roasted barley tea. It is drunk cold as a summer drink.

Learn how to make your own Green Tea At Home and save $$$$

Kinoko no Yama

In this first of a series of posts about Japanese Snacks, I am going to start with the popular snack Kinoko no Yama which translates literally as “mushroom mountain”. Kinoko no Yama is a Japanese snack from the Japanese company Meiji. It is a biscuit shaped like a mushroom with a chocolate top. It is very cute and trust me very tasty.

Japanese Gadget

Japan has come up with a new gadget. The Japanese gadget is a giant net, which Japan hopes to deploy in orbit to sweep up space junk. The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency and Nitto Seimo Co, a fishing net company have joined forces, and are planning to tackle the problem of debris in space that threatens to wreck space shuttles and satellites. The thin metal net, spanning several kilometers, will be deployed by satellite and sweep up waste in its path as it circles the earth. After several weeks, the net will become charged with electricity and be drawn back towards the earth, with both the net and its contents burning up on entering the atmosphere.

What do you think? A World Wide Web for junk or a waste of space?

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Ventana Fiesta

The 2011 Ventana Fiesta is on again on 19 March 2011 at the Wells Street Plaza, Frankston (Melway Ref: 100A D7).

Get your dancing and soccer shoes out for this unique cultural event with Latin Dancing and music.

The event will feature cooking demonstrations and tastings, dance workshops, dance and music performances, children`s activities, storytelling, Zumba and craft market and food stalls.

Don`t miss the Ventana Fiesta and bring along your dancing, soccer and beach wear!

The Best Asian Supermarkets in Melbourne Australia

One of the best Asian Supermarkets in Melbourne, Australia is AKK Supermarket in Springvale. AKK Supermarket is located at shop 18-21 Central Shopping Centre, 268-274 Springvale Rd, Springvale. This one stop-shop covers all Asian cuisines, with a large range of fresh ingredients to complement the hundreds of jars and tins on the shelves. They have a great range of Japanese products and is a great place to stock up on rice, as they have just about every variety you could ever need.

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