During heavy rainfall when water levels rise above the 1.6 meter-high dam, water flows into this reservoir. The reservoir is about 140meterswide and about 130meters long, and can hold up to 210,000㎡ of water.
To make a great-looking egg requires mixing the hot spring components while withstanding the heat. Once boiled, they're then steamed with a temperature of 100 degree to finish. It takes about an hour to complete the work, while standing the whole time. The ready-to-eat black eggs are carried to the...
In 2010 at the Shanghai Expo, the sight of humanoids laboriously clambering up walls was identified with a hard working Japanese businessman and was brought to the attention of many people. Above all, the humanoid that can climb vertically by its own ability made a big impact worldwide, being the fi...
The finale of this event is a firework called 'The Raging Shaku Dama 300.' Begin the continuous launch of 300-shaku damas. This major Oceanside fireworks festival lasted a full 90 minutes!
Keyword: hanabi, fireworks, festival
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...
After three hours fishing they return and immediately begin boiling the fish since absolute freshness is of the highest important for whitebait. They're cooked in a minute.
Keyword: boil, whitebait, fresh, process, fish, process
When the wind starts to get cold, growers begin to harvest Nori (seaweed). They use a vacuum-cleaner like machine to collect it. Raw nori gets shredded, mixed with water, and then it's poured on screens. After the water has dripped off, the nori is taken off the screens, and has a familiar nori l...
This fantasy scene of a castle is a handcrafted creation of a single artist. The material he used is a common, everyday item. The other one is a representation of an airport on the ocean. For the boat, you can see the swinging lanterns and all the other minute details, such as the Japanese-style pa...
JA Rihoku is located North of Yamanashi Prefecture, an area good for growing tasty rice, because the mountain water from the Southern Alps.
Keyword: rice, farmer, Yamanashi, Rihoku
Everything except the loaves and French breads in this backery are 100 yen. An unbelievable 80 different varieties are there. Bean jam buns and buns filled with cream, breads with sausage hearty enough for a meal, and fancy original creations. Even sandwiches with pork cutlet and other fillings are...
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