PANKICHI-KEN 18 : Tamao-san Tamao-san. A mysterious person who works at a bar near Pankichi-Ken. Mr or Ms? That is the question. Only God knows. Or, it seems there are some others who also know the answer. Pankichi-Ken. A place where intriguing people gather. Not only people. Intriguing food, too! タマオさん。 近所のお店につとめる神秘的なヒト。 Mr or Ms?　それが問題だ。 答えは神のみぞ知る。 って、他にも知ってるナニカがいそうな感じ。 ぱん吉軒。 そこには面白い人々が集まります。 面白い食材も集まってます。 Tamao-san works at a bar near Pankichi-ken. Tamao-san. This good-lo

PANKICHI-KEN 17 : Chie-san Chie-san. A waiting staff at Pankichi-ken. Actually, her name is "Chie", but in Japan, it is not very polite to call somebody by just the name. Instead, they would would put "san" after the name so that it sounds politer. So, she is called Chie-san at Pankichi-ken, showing her a respect. Though she looks like young girl, even a student, she actually has more life experiences than you would expect... チエさん。 ぱん吉軒のウェイトレス。 彼女の名前は「チエ」なのですが、 日本では人の名前を呼び捨てに

We have just entered into October and it's very cold in London. Maybe it's about the time when we start finding hot chestnuts sellers on the street. The roasted chestnuts sold on European street looks so tempting, but when you actually buy and taste it, they seldom satisfy your expectations. Maybe your expectations are too high. By the way, October Pidans are disguising as chestnuts. They are so good that they don't look like Pidan at all anymore.. 10月になって、ロンドンはすっかり冷え込んできました。