They continue to make a limited 200 "Exquisite Croquettes" every day. Changing locations to Mishima City in Shizuoka Prefecture, you would notice that numerous stores have put up a sign that reads "Mishima Croquette" on their storefront as you take a walk in the city. More than a dozen shops sell croquettes in the center of the city.
The autumn colors are magical in this valley. It's a soothing natural hot spring. Shiobara Onsen is about two hours from Tokyo city.
Keyword: hot spring, onsen, autumn, soothing, Nasu, Shiobara
This is 'purple puffer fish.' It is found in the neighboring waters in Hagi in Yamaguchi. Purple puffer had been mostly used for processed foods. However, when they tried it as sashimi, it tasted as just as good as tiger puffer.
Keyword: fugu, purple puffer fish, sashimi, Hgai, Yamaguchi
Chasu-men is the ramen noodle with slowly-stewed, huge chunk of special pork that melts the moment it's in your mouth.
Keyword: ramen, chashu-men, pork
Their predecessors loved the Enoden line so much that they were given a carriage, and they even reconstructed their house so that it would fit inside. These bean-jam-filled wafers, “Enoden monaka” are recommended. There are different flavours of beans in each of the 5 charming packages, and they sel...
Miso is a fermented food product of soybeans.
Using the power of mold, deeper rich flavor and umami is brought out. In the same way, if you look at the ceiling of the soy sauce storehous you will see that the beams are covered with koji mold. Without this mold, tasty soy sauce could not be produc...
Dried bonito and kelp dashi are the one of techniques to bring out the umami to the maximum. For many years the four tastes of “sweet, sour, bitter and salty” were the basic tastes in the world of cooking. However, in 2002 umami was scientifically proven to be the “fifth taste” and received the at...
It's called the Nanja Monja Café and is up in the tree.
This tree house café opened in 2012. Climbing up the creaking, hand-made wooden stairs you will find a customer sitting on the terrace. The café is very popular among women.
Keyword: treehouse, café, women, Yokohama
Preparations are now underway to tear down the former National Stadium and rebuild the stadium in the lead-up to the 2020 Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games. This former National Stadium could accommodate 54,000 spectators. There were toilets below where you see the white pole. There used to be s...
It's a Nori (Seaweed) farm, where the nets are placed in the water. Nori grows on these nets.
Keyword: nori, farm, cultivation, net, agriculture, sea, seaweed
Grapes need a lot of care, such as trimming the vines, pruning leaves and the fruit has to be handpicked. So much time and effort is required, but high quality grapes are traded at a good price. Okushiri grapes, grown in the sea breeze, have a rich coating of minerals. The grapes are crushed, as the...
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