About

A working life, and my mornings.

Hataraku gohan (働くごはん) means the meals of a working life.

I work a full-time job in Japan, five days a week. Every morning I cook breakfast from scratch, and it takes me about an hour. I have done this for more than ten years.

My morning

I cook first, eat the breakfast I made, and go to work. On some mornings, I leave the food on the table and go to the gym for strength training and cardio before I eat.

One cooking, two meals

Breakfast is the biggest meal of my day. I cook more than I can eat in one sitting, and set part of it aside. That part is my lunch.

Evenings are light: cold tofu, or a protein drink. That is why the dishes other people cook for dinner, such as curry or hamburger steak, show up here in the morning.

Who makes this site

I cook, take the photos, and write the posts. My younger sister builds the site and puts my words into English.

Some posts are marked “From the archive.” Those photos were taken over the years, before this site existed, and we no longer know the exact day.