I like New York City during the summer time. There are less people than usual and many fun summer events are every where in the city. One of my favorite parks is Madison Square Park. It is right by the famous Flat Iron Building. A nice compact size City park with lots of green and a kid's play ground...

Hi everyone! What kind of alcohol do you like to drink? Me? I like sake, shochu and beer. You can find sake at many wine shops in NYC, but If you like sake, don't you want to try a more premium sake? Don't know where to go or what to get? Today, I would like to introduce my favorite sake shop called SAKAYA...

Today, I will show you the appearance of some of the areas in the East Village including Tompkins square park. In the next blog post, I will take you to a store I like in the East Village. Stay tuned! ...

Manhattan is a small island and one of the great things about NYC is that you can walk everywhere. When you walk around in NYC you will see different vibes in each area. Each New Yorker has their own favorite area in NYC and my favorite area is East Village...

I started to go to beauty school in 2000 and since then, I always love what I do. Doing hair is my true calling! Currently, I work at Self Salon, located in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Self Salon was founded by Maria Barca in 2004...

If you are visiting NYC, you would like to try a trendy restaurant or cafe right? Trendy tasty places are everywhere in NYC. Do you want to walk around in the freezing cold in NYC to get a famous cup cake on the West side, and then go to the East side to get a famous Hamburger? There is a place that you can get many famous restaurant food all in one spot. And it's part of a beautiful train station...

My last blog topic was about my son who made his original batik design bag at Hiho Batik in Brooklyn. This post is a follow up about their retail space. Hiho Batik has a cute retail store in the front of the design studio. The products are all batik designs, and each one is made by hand in the design studio...

Japan week at Grand Central Station

Japanese food is popular in NYC, especially ramen and sushi. What's the next trendy Japanese style of restaurant? Maybe Izakaya?  I see many new fancy, stylish and trendy type of Izakaya in NYC. Today, I'd like to introduce this Izakaya called Village Yokocho...

When you go to a restaurant, do you like to order from the pre-fix menu? Many restaurants in NYC offer a pre-fix menu, and we like to try the pre-fix menu to learn more about the restaurant. Have you ever heard of, or tried a pre-fix dessert only course? Does it it sound good? Today, I'd like to introduce you to my favorite dessert place, ChikaLicious in the East Village of NYC...

We had our first snow fall of 2015 on January 9th Friday. But, I didn't get to experience it at all. I was sick in bed for 3 days. My husband Masashi Ohtsu took these photos, and when he showed me the photos, I was so amazed at how beautiful New York City with snow is! ...

Chelsea Market is one of the most trafficked, and written-about destinations of New York City. Attracting 6 million national and international visitors annually. I think Chelsea Market is the greatest indoor food hall in NYC. More than 35 vendors purveying everything from sushi to pizza, green tea to hot chocolate, chili peppers to brownies...

When I moved to NYC from San Francisco, I was surprised to see mice running in the subway. At the same time,  I was surprised how beautiful Grand Central Station is. Especially around holiday time, it is quite special...

The Union Square Holiday Market sells more than art and gifts. You can find many food vendors. My favorite food in the market is this！...