Facebook, flickr and your photos

We want your photos!

Your Japanese food and drink photos, that is. Whether they’re of your homemade curryrice or that inarizushi you snapped last week on the flight to Los Angeles, we want you to share them with the world.

There are now two places to post your images. First, you can upload your photos to our facebook fan page.

Takikomi gohan - just one of the images you will find in our flickr group

Then there’s our brand-spanking-new flickr group.

If you’re not a member of either service and would like to take part, start by signing up – it’s free. Join us and start contributing.

You can also initiate discussions about all things food and drink related on both sites. Have a question about where to buy quality shochu or which Tokyo supermarkets sells imported Iberian jamon? You know where to ask.

So what are you waiting for? Sign in and show us what you’ve got!

Special Event: Japan Booze Blind LIVE

It’s almost hanami season!

Every year, Japanese throw outdoor parties beneath the sakura (cherry blossoms). Known as hanami, these flower-viewing parties are really just an excuse for families, co-workers or groups of friends to meet and drink together.

To celebrate the arrival of the cherry blossoms in Tokyo, Japan Eats is hosting an exclusive LIVE event. Hosted by Christopher Pellegrini, Japan Booze Blind will go out live Sunday, March 28th at 3 p.m. (Tokyo time) on Livestream. We know you’ll have questions about hanami season – what it is, and how best to celebrate it. We invite you to submit them via email (pellegrini@japaneats.tv) or in the chatroom during the show.

This is your chance to get involved. We look forward to hearing what you have to say!

Japan Eats on Livestream

As part of our neverending quest to bond with you over food and drink as much as possible, we here at Japan Eats are expanding into live broadcasts (or, rather narrowcasts) as well as our existing recorded shows: Japan Booze, Blind and the forthcoming Tokyo Bites.

For now, it’s just fun and games, though. Join us early Thursday afternoon (exact time TBA) to participate in the first ever Japan Eats Live Throwdown, or whatever we end up calling it – everything is up in the air and open to your suggestions at this point.

So, please come around and join JBB Host Christopher Pellegrini, Japan Eats video Director Marcus Lovitt, and Producer Garrett DeOrio  for some food and drink and, more important, to help us decide what should come next in the future of live video for Japan Eats.

So come visit our Livestream page.

We’ll be talking about what’s coming up for the site and taking questions and comments about all things food, drink, and Japan. We hope to see you there.