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I found a new favorite food! At the Saijo night market I was told that I should try Setoyaki. It was delicious! It is very similar to my favorite food Okonomiyaki. The best park about Setoyaki is that there is a whole egg in the middle! Yummy! I was also told that there are only a few times every year when you can find it. I can't wait to eat it again. If you ever get a chance to try it, please do!

What is your favorite snack food at night markets?

Thank you for reading,

Kristen  

I just found this at a bakery! It's red bean bread that's shaped to look like Totoro. I've seen many types of baked goods at a bakery that are shaped like random characters. Apart from the fun design of the bread, it was very delicious. Totoro is actually my favorite character from Studio Ghibli so whenever I see something Totoro I always get excited.

Red bean flavor is a great flavor that I've only ever had in Japan, although it isn't my favorite it definitely is one of them. My favorite filling in any pastry is custard. I love custard. What's your favorite?

- James Barbosa  

I have done crafts of many kinds, ever since I was a little girl. My house was always full of beads, string, paint, and fabric. My mom would steal ideas from craft shows and magazines, and I would try things out with her and my friends. I was never really good at any of it until I was in my 20s, and started to have more patience in my work. I make a lot of jewelry right now, but sometimes I have to make a peice several times before it's perfect.

Recently, I dove into a new craft that I found here in Japan, making pendants out of metal and resin.
I'd seen resin work before but it's not as easy to do in America as it is to do here in Japan. The pendant pictured was my first one, and even though the paper got a little faded, I'm quite pleased with how it turned out. I even got my hands on a bat mold! Not sure how I'm going to get a hole in it to make it into a keychain, but I love a good challenge!

I haven't showed off my work yet to my friends in America because I think I might make them pendants for Christmas.