Here in Otofuke Town in Hokkaido, people take advantage of the wide-open area to conduct large-scale agriculture. His tractor and combine have certain modifications to manage a sprawling 99 hectares of farmland.
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
Nousaku placed his focus on tin, which was said to be too soft
to be used for tableware. If it bends, then use its flexibility as its selling point. It was undoubtedly a turnabout idea.
Keyword: Tin, Tableware, Nosaku
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...
It's Japan's number one port for Suzuki:Japanese sea bass. Suzuki are unloaded and sorted according to size. They're shipped immediately after the blood is drained. "Edomae", meaning "fish hooked in Tokyo Bay", is printed on each box.
Keyword: fish, Suzuki, fishery, fisherman, Tokyo, Bay
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...
The artist loved washi masking tape, so she uses it to create something unique and different. For 'Girl with a Pearl Earring' by Vermeer, she has used pink and flower-pattern tape to create a pretty picture quite different in tone from the original. It took her a week to complete da Vinci's 'The La...
The 9,000 chicks, that are hatched each week, are purchased by registered farmers. Then the farmers raise them to lay eggs.
Keyword: quail, chicks, farm
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
At the far end of a narrow alley called Ajiki ROJI, it's lined with tasteful wooden tradesmen's townhouses, or "Machiya,"which are distinctly Kyoto-style. Machiya serve both as residences and workshops for young people who create art here. It's a venue where young craftspeople polish skills and adva...
Ginza Yonchome Intersection is one of the most famous spots in Japan. Ginza is supposed to be the most luxurious town in Japan.
WAKO building with a clock tower is a symbol of Ginza.
Keyword: Ginza, intersection
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