Edo fan designs are very distinctive. Kyoto fans are madewith many sticks. Edo fans have fewer of them, and have a chic design. While Kyoto fans were intricately designed, the simpler designs of the Edo fans were said to be more chic. Dressing more sedately was considered more beautiful by Edoites.
Thick cuts of pacific saury sashimi melt on your tongue. Minced saury dish made with a unique blend of miso paste and leek is also very popular.
Keyword: sanma, sashimi, restaurant, pacifc saury
We uncover some unique udon restaurants exclusive to the Tokyo metropolitan area, so good that you won't mind queuing.
Keyword: udon, metropolitan, noodle
They begin whitebait fishing near Enoshima island. Whitebait are mostly young anchovies and sardines. The fish are so tiny that a finely-woven fishing net is used. The fish are silveryand lively.
Keyword: fishery, fishing boat, fisherman, whitebait, fish, Enoshima
A single silk thread is made by twisting fibers from five cocoons into one. Pay attention to the left side of the screen. One of the cocoon fibers is about to run out of fiber. Before it is depleted, another fiber is quickly added, and the spent cocoon is cut away. Adding a new fiber happens in ...
It's covered with fuzz. As the koji mold grows, the filaments begin to bloom. This is what it looks like when it becomes koji.
Keyword: koji, mold, aspergillus oryzae, close-up, rice malt
The store is filled with lots of realistic looking plastic food. Each one is handmade by a craftsman, making each one unique and different. The plastic food looks exactly like the real thing and has a good reputation abroad.
Keyword: plastic food, sample, store, handmade, craftsman
'Onigawara are ridge-end roof tile depicting the face of an Oni or Japanese ogre. Since ancient times they've been used as talismans. Today, the designs for Onigawara are not limited to ogres, but include many different designs.
Keyword: roof, tile, archtecture, oni, ogre, talisman, design
Industry/Factory
CJ65 Blue LED Lights on the Production of Strawberry
Strawberries normally bud and fruit around four times in a season. But growing them under these blue LEDs, they bear fruits about six times. The harvest is 1.5 times greater. However, the blue LEDs used here are not blue.
Actually, these blue LEDs are painted with yellow fluorescent paint to make ...
There's steaming hot rice topped with sweet sauce that brings out the delicious flavor of the fluffy eel meat, plus carefully grilled large chunks of chicken on skewers. And then, the fabulous plate of sashimi. The thick tuna slices are pure luxury.
Keyword: japanese food, unagi, eel, yakitori, c...
This tempura restaurant has been operating for 67 years. A feature of Asakusa tempura is the large volume of batter. Using sesame seed oil gives it a delicious aroma that encourages appetite.
Keyword: tempra, restaurant, Asakusa
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