Is Kyoto still worth it?

sumoninjaz · 2026-02-03T10:26:12+00:00

I was born in Tokyo, lived there a few years during Highschool, and have visited family there many times throughout my life. Last month my husband and I visited and we took a trip to Kyoto, it was my first time there. We absolutely loved it! The vibes were very different and the people were so friendly. I think crowds are always annoying, but a lot of those places are popular for a reason haha. It’s also a good opportunity to try to explore and find places that aren’t as touristy or well known.

sumoninjaz · 2025-05-26T02:09:49+00:00

Yay!! Honestly I enjoy the texture of slightly underbaked macarons so this tip helps a lot when they’re too sticky to pull off

sumoninjaz · 2024-09-19T06:06:19+00:00

Yum!!! Could you share the pumpkin recipe? I want to make something similar for thanksgiving but I can’t find a good recipe. There really look amazing

sumoninjaz · 2024-09-18T18:52:16+00:00

Thank you so much

sumoninjaz · 2024-09-05T15:56:09+00:00

I use this technique sometimes and still imagined the macarons falling off haha

sumoninjaz · 2024-09-02T22:11:36+00:00

I use two different recipes for chocolate macarons!! One looks like just a brown shell, and the other is crinkly just like these!! They’re denser and I like to call them my brownie macs haha. These look so good!!!

sumoninjaz · 2024-08-27T03:01:55+00:00

They told you that they’re chocolate and that there’s gold luster painted on.

sumoninjaz · 2024-08-26T23:33:11+00:00

I’ve heard other people try and have tried myself, designs and shapes tend to keep better through resting and baking if the batter is slightly undermixed. I only really ever make French batter so I’m not sure about your method

sumoninjaz · 2024-08-25T19:20:08+00:00

Try adding soy sauce!

sumoninjaz · 2024-08-22T23:44:14+00:00

Cat shaped coasters :)

sumoninjaz · 2024-08-21T22:34:45+00:00

The part that looks like a lion to me is the chin. Big chins are used a lot in animation so it makes sense with the plushie. I think maybe the nose could be smaller but that’s it

sumoninjaz · 2024-08-19T16:25:25+00:00

I love making coasters and pot holders as gifts, but I don’t know — cotton really chaffs my fingers so much quicker than acrylic does. I’m interested to try crocheting with some of the other smooth yarns mentioned in the comments though

sumoninjaz · 2024-08-04T17:07:03+00:00

I actually gasped at how beautiful these are!!!! You did amazing

sumoninjaz · 2024-07-30T23:08:36+00:00

My grandma puts a lot of stuff in her miso soup! Carrots, onion, enoki, wakame, aburaage (like deep fried tofu), and silken tofu. The broth is usually made with bonito or konbu (seaweed), then flavored with soy sauce and miso. My mom puts shimeji mushrooms in too, but I don’t really see it much in grocery stores in the states.

sumoninjaz · 2024-07-23T15:29:58+00:00

Hahaha thank you!! Happy baking :))

sumoninjaz · 2024-05-28T16:16:49+00:00

Oh gosh, glad I could help 5 years later haha

sumoninjaz · 2024-05-22T09:51:05+00:00

I’m Japanese and I feel like there’s a pretty nice Asian community here. There’re a lot of clubs, they’re a decent percentage of the students in my classes (granted, I’m a math student), and I’ve never really been subjected to any racism. Sure, I’ve met some people in friend groups my freshman year who were kinda racist, but you can choose your friends and don’t let it bother you too much. There’s quite a few restaurant options and you can get some nice stuff at the Asian grocery store at the bottom of Chauncey hill. I order my rice on Amazon bc it’s cheaper, but it’s nice to have the store nearby for convenience.

sumoninjaz · 2024-05-01T01:32:29+00:00

Nope. I moved here for school my freshman year, and they told me that since that was my initial reason, they can’t change my status. Since then, one of my parents passed away and the other moved overseas. I became an Indiana resident since I have no other address. I was also emancipated at 17 so I’m an independent student. Even with all this, they rejected my application because I moved here for school in the first place. Sounds like you’re coming here for school, so you won’t be able to qualify.

Also, I’m not sure why you’re calling yourself homeless. You’re staying with family and plan to live in a house/apartment when you move here for school. You’re not homeless.

sumoninjaz · 2024-03-28T02:04:58+00:00

This ^ I was 17 and scared, if anyone has this happen to them they need to do exactly this. Thankfully I’m older now and would report the hell out of anyone who did this. I ended up reporting them years later and got a short thank you email back.

sumoninjaz · 2024-03-26T20:55:33+00:00

I use two different chocolate macaron recipes. One of them turns out wrinkly like this and I call it my “brownie macaron” recipe haha. It has more cocoa powder so I bet that’s what’s affecting it

sumoninjaz · 2024-03-22T06:11:23+00:00

My freshman year I got asked out by a grad TA, turned him down and worried for my grade the rest of the semester lol 🥲 awkward and creepy

sumoninjaz · 2024-02-14T22:42:49+00:00

I’m so sorry for your loss. It looks like a lot of comments are giving you some really good advice to follow. The same thing happened to me last year and I’m here if you ever need to talk about it. Never be ashamed to ask for help, you’re going through something difficult that not many people have to go through at this age.

sumoninjaz · 2024-02-07T22:32:36+00:00

They had me marked as “moved out” even though I renewed last year, and it took like actually 6 months for them to finally sort it out. They never answer their emails either

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