Carolina Veranen-Phillips, Author It is with great pleasure that I announce today the publication of my NEW book “Sakura, Sakura” - My Time in Japan, published by Bod just a few days ago (ISBN: 9783752658385). For those who don't know me yet, I have spent two years in Japan with my family; more precisely in Aomori prefecture, in the northern tip of Honshu, the main island. I have recently returned to Munich, Germany. This book contains 266 pages and is about my personal exper

Hachimangu Shrine, Morioka Day 5, Morioka After the nice onsen experience at the bottom of the mountain after having climbed it, we leave Mount Akita-Komagatake and drive to Morioka, the capital of Iwate Prefecture. I’m quite excited about spending time in Morioka, and especially about our “Wanko Soba” experience planned for tonight in town. Soba means buckwheat in Japanese but often refers to buckwheat noodles, one of the many Japanese noodles available, alongside ramen and