Japanese Hayashi Rice
Hayashi Rice is a popular and comforting dish in Japanese cuisine. It is a Western-style dish with Japanese adaptations, typically featuring a thick, flavorful beef and onion stew served over …
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How to Enjoy Tsukiji Outer Market
Tsukiji Outer Market is known as “Tsukiji Jogai Shijyo (築地場外市場). Shijyo (市場) means market. The market have been transferred to Toyosu (豊洲) in 2018. Even now, there are a lot …
Bridging Tradition and Next Generation – Revival Sake from Ibaraki, Osaka
When it comes to sake in the Kansai area, places like Nada in Hyogo and Fushimi in Kyoto are well-known, but did you know that the sake brewing in Ibaraki …
How to Enjoy New Year’s Holiday (お正月) in Japan
Starting the day after Christmas, there is going to be Kadomatsu (門松) and Shimenawa ( しめ縄) here and there. You can see many stuff for New Year’s at convinis and …
Weekend Trip to Kanazawa in Autumn
I’m ashamed to say that I haven’t known much about Kanazawa until recently. Thanks to new transportation, you can get there from Tokyo within three hours by Shinkansen now. So …
The Beauty of Miso’s Mix of Old and New ; Hatcho Miso (八丁味噌)
What’s miso? Miso is the traditional Japanese fermented condiment made of soybeans, water, and koji mold. The way of making it is not rocket science, so you can make it …
What Is Kotteri?
Kotteri (こってり) means “rich and condensed taste” in Japanese. However, among ramen lovers, the taste that crosses their minds when they hear “kotteri” would be a ramen by Tenka Ippin …
Dohade Osaka Downtown, SHINSEKAI
If you come to Japan, Osaka is the place to be. You will not be able to resist but will fall in love with Osaka when you meet the friendly, …
Fruit Kingdom of Japan Part 2: From Autumn to Winter
The long summer has finally come to an end and autumn is here now. Autumn in Japan has a comfortable climate and people enjoy things such as traveling, sports and …
How Amazing Gyoza Is In Japan
Since my wife and I work until late, we often eat gyoza (餃子) as a simple dinner. Then, we were talking about how amazingly developed frozen gyoza did compared to …