SUMIKO ＆ SEIYA

Hello everyone! It is a rainy season in Japan! How are you surviving? I would like to introduce our fantastic volunteer staff who help to hold a dinner party at Kyoto Hana Hostel every week! Now, let me introduce our charming lovely SUMIKO!! SUMIKO looks good with a black T-shirts! The girl who wears dark green is our night duty staff, TSUBASA!! She also helps a party! Temakizushi was the dinner on that day~! They look delightful! Here is a Takoyaki party night! Pretty girls light up the night! Here is our IKEMEN (good looking guy in Japaneses slang)!! SEIYA~!!!! He is a sweet guy! Not only girls love him, but also guys love him as a great friend!! Please join us and have a great time with them at Kyoto Hana Hostel! You can check our party schedule on our website as below. http://hanahostel.com/e_eventcalendar.html#event

Kyoto Hana Hostel is on-air

The other day, there was a talk of a radio appearance from KBS Kyoto.

It was an interview of the radio car segment on the KBS radio's program named "Moriya Takeo no Osewaninarimasu!!". The program broadcast between 12:00 and 14:00 from Monday to Thursday.

One of our guest Giuliana who happened to be present also has been interviewed. Although she has rather emerged at center stage.

My tone was very low and sounds like a business presentation without interest. But Tamtam saved me with a piece of paper written "Too Serious!".

My favorite in December

Hello everyone!
It got very very cold in Kyoto in this few days!
Finally winter is here!!

Here!! I really really want to introduce my favorite to everyone.
It came into my life couple of days ago.
There is a cafe called 'UCC' around Kyoto Hana Hostel. It is about 3 minutes walk from Hana Hostel.
I have been there for lunch time before, but never been there for breakfast even though I have been telling guests about a breakfast over there.
A couple days ago, because of the party, I stayed over night at Kyoto Hana Hostel. Next day before I started working, I was very hungry. Then my peep (Night staff at Kyoto Hana Hostel) who had been there many times and I finally hit the chance!!
I was sooooooooo shocked that I have never been there before although it is just a block away from Hana! I do not know what it is, but I really really really loved their coffee and a slice of toast!
Their morning menu usually comes with a slice of toast, a little salad, and an egg ( could be boiled, could be a sunny side), and a cup of coffee for around 500 yen.
It is just a regular coffee shop, however it was not for me! Since then I am sooooo obsessed about it.
If you stay with Kyoto Hana Hostel, close to Kyoto station, or even far from it, give it a try!!

This is their tomato, egg, bacon sandwich. This is her favorite!


Here it comes! My obsession! A slice of toast with a cup of coffee!!


OH MY GOD, talking about it makes me really want to have it immediately!

food tour in Osaka

On 24th, this guy　on the picture (He is stayin at Hana Hostel for months) took us to the Osaka food tour:) It was really hot day.

As we get to the JR Osaka station, is 35minutes from Kyoto, we ran to the IKAYAKI store. 140yen per slice. Ther was a long queue but we could not miss it!

we waited..... We finally got it♪♪

Our next plan was eating TAKOYAKI(Octopus ball ) 420yen

On the way to the area, we stopped by Free YAKINIKU event(grilled beef)

Osaka is interesting...

TAKOYAKI lovin' it!!!

Our maindish was KUSHIKATU(fried pork) at DRUMA it is near by the Tutenkaku tower, and i believe it was the most popular Kushikatsu restaurant;)

Of course there was queue again.

inside of the reataurant..there were a loooot of signature of famous japanese stars.

I was happy with the kushikatu with a big glass of beer♪♪♪ This is the excuse i forgot to take pictures of us eating.

Osaka is very unique, we saw this guy on the street. fantastic..

Afterwards we headed to the Tenjin Festival in Osaka, and found very very strange dance.
It was a fun day in Osaka:) I definately want to go back there again! fin♪

Flower Journal

Hi it's Kumi.

Yesterday Satoko brought us some beautiful flowers.
We used to work together and she flew to Spain to
learn Spanish and came back a few month ago.

She is learning a flower arrangement.

Here are the flowers she arranged for us.



Tulip




Narcissus



Flowering quince


It is so nice to have beautiful flowers in the lobby.
Thank you Satoko!!




Please don't forget that Hana Hostel's "Hana" means
"Flower" in Japanese :)

Many foreigners are curious about this shop, and keep asking me what they sell.

.This is a lottery tickets shop. With the end of the year approaching, they start selling lottery tickets all around Japan.

The total amount of prizes of this “JAMBO annual lottery” is almost 300 million!!! (the biggest in Japan)









To tell you the truth, my father buys these tickets every year hoping to fullfil his dreams….LOL



........Could someone please stop him???


This is another picture of when we went to the TEMPRA restaurant,


The cook fried vegetables, mushrooms, or slice of fish or , beef in the way of Japanese cooking.

It was very nice to see him cook just in front of me and especially to be able to eat them while still hot.

There are 3 types of salt to put on it: green tea salt, rock salt and Chinese salt.

OISHIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII!! (Delicious!!)







Would someone please help me stop eating??

HAPPY BIRTHDAY

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TOMOKO





Today is our wonderful manager, Tomoko's birthday!!
We had a surprise cake for her 3 days ago.
This cake is made by J-Hoppers Hiroshima staff, Chika.
She's a great cook!

We hope Tomoko will have a wonderful day today!


We love you!!

My buddy

Fall is over and it's getting colder and colder in Hiroshima.
I cannot work without a warm tea.

Today I'd like to introduce you my buddy who
always sits next to me while I'm working.

This is him.





He keeps my tea always warm and clean.





I got this from my friend I meet in Toronto.

This always reminds me of her :)
And I miss the snow in Toronto!!

Kyoto Hana Hostellers

Please allow me to introduce Kyoto Hana Hostel's lovely flowers.

The youngest staff Mana. She likes siesta and is happy when she eats sweets. On the other hand, she plays futsal and learnt dance but her sexy dance is not revealed yet....

Yuya is born in Hiroshima and grew up in Oregon. He speaks fluent Englsih, and sometimes awkward Japanese. He is acquainted with music from Mozart to Jim Morrison, plays the guitar, loves sake.

Shizuka is our pop-star. She smiles a lot, and always cheers everyone up. She speaks both English and Chinese very well, and loves singing a song.

This is me. I hardly be at the reception, but am wandering in the hostel. Please say hello to me when you find.

We all make a every effort to offer all guests have a nice stay and enjoy Kyoto Hana Hostel !!

Let's head out!!

How's it going, everyone? I'm a staff member of Hiroshima Hana Hostel, Mamoru.

I quit a job here at the end of this month. I'm proud of what I could work at J-Hoppers (Hana Hostel) for about 2 years.

Thank you for everyone who have been to J-Hoppers Hiroshima and Hiroshima Hana Hostel!!

And thanks for all our staff members, Mouri-san, Tera-chan, Mikami-san, Kumi-chan, Mako-chin, Chika-chan, Katerin, Souda-san, Kon-san, Tei-san, Tsuru-san, Okamatsu-kun, and Iida-san!!

I think I have wandering nature. . . I rode across Japan, Australia, north and central America on bicycle. And now I'm planning to do a vagabond-style trip again. It's a question how to enjoy life to one's fullest satisfaction, but my singular purpose in life is to enjoy myself.

Many thanks for Hana Hostel and J-Hoppers!!

Begining of a new life

Hi,there! It's Satoko.

As Tomoko wrote in the previous blog,I'm finishing job here in this April and leaving to Spain next month.

In September 2008,I started to work at J-Hoppers Hiroshima as a cleaner and worked there as a regular staff about 6 months from January 2009.After that,I transferred to Hana Hostel and worked there until the end of this April.It has been a real plesure to work at both J-Hoppers and Hana hostel.Also,I was very happy to meet people who are from different countries.

I would like to say thank you to all staff members of Hana Hostel and J-Hoppers.I was very lucky to be able to work with them! and I will never forget time I worked with them.

This watch is a gift from the staff members.
I will take the watch and set to the local time in Spain!

When I look at the watch,I will think of J-Hoppers and Hana Hostel.

Bon voyage Satochan!

One of our staff"Satoko"who has worked here for about 2 years is quitting this job and going to Spain to study Spanish.

She always work hard and made our every guests peaceful.
We are going to miss her....

I heard that she felt Spain is the place that she was looking for to stay when she traveled Spain last year.
That's so nice!!

I knew that learning foreign language is very hard but I knew that it will be great experience:)

We were so happy to meet Satochan and work together.
Ganbattene,Good Luck!!!!!!

"HANA" human letters

We took a photo for the hostel's new flyer.
Can you see the word "HANA" ??