Edomae- sushi has already seasoned. I don't recommend to dip soy sauce.
My recommendation for sushi restaurant in Tokyo.
Sushisei many branches in Tokyo area ( Tokyo station, ginza, shinjuku and more area) . Any branches hadn't disappointed me.
http://www.jnto.go.jp/restaurant-search/eng/detail.php?rst_code=g183520
Sushi bar shutoku honten and nigoten
https://www.yelp.com/biz/%E7%A7%80%E5%BE%B3-%E6%9C%AC%E5%BA%97-%E4%B8%AD%E5%A4%AE%E5%8C%BA
My recommendation for sushi restaurant in Tokyo.
Sushisei many branches in Tokyo area ( Tokyo station, ginza, shinjuku and more area) . Any branches hadn't disappointed me.
http://www.jnto.go.jp/restaurant-search/eng/detail.php?rst_code=g183520
Sushi bar shutoku honten and nigoten
https://www.yelp.com/biz/%E7%A7%80%E5%BE%B3-%E6%9C%AC%E5%BA%97-%E4%B8%AD%E5%A4%AE%E5%8C%BA
3 Services in Japanese accommodations such as hotel, ryokan
Many people told me in my cooking class that they were impressed the service and the hospitality in Japanese accommodations. Tourists have stress-free to check in to check out. One of the notified function ( activity??) in the accommodation is taking bath. Most Japanese style accommodations furnish huge bath area, that allows numbers of people take the bath at the same time. You don't need to bring your own soap and shampoo, those are furnished as well. Just bring a towel and a bath towel to the bath.
Commonly we Japanese take a bath everyday at home. Plenty of warm water heals our body and mind at the end of the day for relaxing time. What I expect. I believe not only me, to taking a big bath is relaxing in huge bath with plenty of water without restrictions. Also food is great too. The accommodations serve the dinner in Kaiseki style. That certain kind of meal course which contains variety of ingredients in season and different cooking method, such as beautiful appetizer tray, fresh seafood sashimi, elegant dashi broth soup, grilled fish or meat, cooked vegetables in dashi broth, tempura. During dinner time, the accommodation staff prepare fluffy futon, sleeping mat and comforter in each room. This flow, taking bath, having nice dinner, laying down in clean and fluffy futon make us so relaxing and give us happiness. I also recommend the tourist to have such above-and- beyond service in Japan.
Many people told me in my cooking class that they were impressed the service and the hospitality in Japanese accommodations. Tourists have stress-free to check in to check out. One of the notified function ( activity??) in the accommodation is taking bath. Most Japanese style accommodations furnish huge bath area, that allows numbers of people take the bath at the same time. You don't need to bring your own soap and shampoo, those are furnished as well. Just bring a towel and a bath towel to the bath.
Commonly we Japanese take a bath everyday at home. Plenty of warm water heals our body and mind at the end of the day for relaxing time. What I expect. I believe not only me, to taking a big bath is relaxing in huge bath with plenty of water without restrictions. Also food is great too. The accommodations serve the dinner in Kaiseki style. That certain kind of meal course which contains variety of ingredients in season and different cooking method, such as beautiful appetizer tray, fresh seafood sashimi, elegant dashi broth soup, grilled fish or meat, cooked vegetables in dashi broth, tempura. During dinner time, the accommodation staff prepare fluffy futon, sleeping mat and comforter in each room. This flow, taking bath, having nice dinner, laying down in clean and fluffy futon make us so relaxing and give us happiness. I also recommend the tourist to have such above-and- beyond service in Japan.
I saw interesting TV channel late last year that shows tourism exit polls. The TV crew asked tourists where was the most memorable or impressed place in Japan at the airport during their stay.
The program is very interesting and kept me in front of TV for 2 hours. I often show the ranking to cooking class students to make sure they won't miss interesting places.
Top 25 ranking 1 to 3
1 Mt.Fuji
Mainly watching or taking picture Especially, the place "chureito" at chinkura-asama park in Fuji-yoshida city is the best spot to watching Mt. Fuji. You can see Mt.Fuji and five storied pagoda in the view. Moreover, when its's the cherry blossom season, you can see picturesque view there. https://www.japan-guide.com/e/e6917.html
2 Sushi
Yes, Enjoy Sushi in Japan‼
Have you heard Edomae-zushi? This kind of sushi is traditional style and is served by professional skilled sushi chef. Each sushi pieces are seasoned in certain way that is considered by sushi chefs in their restaurant. Most of sushi doesn't require soy sauce for dipping. This is a kind of manner that eat the sushi pieces without soy sauce since the ingredients on top of rice has seasoned by the chef. I recommend you to try the edomae -zushi in Japan. You will enjoy the combination of fresh piece of seafood, the seasonings and certain softness of rice at once in your mouth.
Winter Olympics has just finished with many of impressions. Japanese people had been so excited to watch the play. When I see my friends during the period, the Olympic topics livened up our chat. The TV shows broadcast their background of the play and the personality, I was touched and often couldn't stop weeping when I know the players history, struggles and the efforts. Respectively their sportsmanship encourages me as pursuing my dream with doing my best.
I enjoyed watching TV this early February often accompany with drinks and snacks. My most favorite appetizer was salmon pate from Anacortes in US.
I welcomed a couple from the city in my Ramen class in January, and a women brought her local products, canned salmon pate and smoked oyster to me. She is very sweet and I have things common with her, such as same age, having same age sons and very close birthday. Those made us closer even though that was only 3 hours. She talked about the place she lives and told me how the seafood are abundant and so taste great. Yes, she is also a foodie! I could imagine the place she lives is beautiful and the local food are wonderful.
I wanted to open the cans for the something special day and at last opened them in the day of figure skating final day. I was looking for bread I used to eat when I was in the US for the day , so I bought pump nickel bread which is rare in my area, so I went to get in a department store in Shinjuku. I'm pursuing to get what I really want ;D. Applied with cream cheese and smoked salmon, which is really oishii- yummy! The combination of smoky flavor and spice are soooo good. All my family enjoyed eating and liked the flavor. Thank you Ms. A for the special salmon and lovely memory. Cheers!
I enjoyed watching TV this early February often accompany with drinks and snacks. My most favorite appetizer was salmon pate from Anacortes in US.
I welcomed a couple from the city in my Ramen class in January, and a women brought her local products, canned salmon pate and smoked oyster to me. She is very sweet and I have things common with her, such as same age, having same age sons and very close birthday. Those made us closer even though that was only 3 hours. She talked about the place she lives and told me how the seafood are abundant and so taste great. Yes, she is also a foodie! I could imagine the place she lives is beautiful and the local food are wonderful.
I wanted to open the cans for the something special day and at last opened them in the day of figure skating final day. I was looking for bread I used to eat when I was in the US for the day , so I bought pump nickel bread which is rare in my area, so I went to get in a department store in Shinjuku. I'm pursuing to get what I really want ;D. Applied with cream cheese and smoked salmon, which is really oishii- yummy! The combination of smoky flavor and spice are soooo good. All my family enjoyed eating and liked the flavor. Thank you Ms. A for the special salmon and lovely memory. Cheers!
Various of local sake can be bough at the area. There are small size 180ml to large 1800ml bottles, great to drink at home and as a gift.
Hope you not too drunken at the museum.
Ponshu-kan at Echigo Yuzawa station
https://www.jnto.go.jp/eng/spot/museum/ponshukan.html
Hope you not too drunken at the museum.
Ponshu-kan at Echigo Yuzawa station
https://www.jnto.go.jp/eng/spot/museum/ponshukan.html
Here is condiments area. There are various kinds of salt and local miso. Those are goes with sake.
This sake requires 2 coins. I inserted coins in the machine and press a button. Then the brewed sake poured the certain amount in the cup.
Each dispenser indicate how many coins required for tasting the sake. Mostly 1 or 2 coins and rarely 3 coins. There are taste descriptions on each machines, however, there are no English explanation.
I've visited Echigo-Yuzawa Station for sake tasting. There is a Sake Museum "Ponshu-kan" in the rear area of the station building. Echicgo-Yuzawa is in Niigata pref., and well known for skiing, rice harvest and Sake brewery. Many people visit for skiing during the season, from December to March.
Here, this lovely drunken guy happily welcome the visitor to this sake museum. This is my first visit this museum and had great time there!
Here, this lovely drunken guy happily welcome the visitor to this sake museum. This is my first visit this museum and had great time there!
The menus are consist of carbohydrate, such as rice, bread or noodles, meat or fish for main dish, seasonal vegetables, soup and milk.
I was impressed to see the school lunch in the US, when I lived there, that the hot lunch at the school provided mostly pizza and potatoes. My son loved the lunch there and I thought it was wonderful that my son looking for something at the school.
I was impressed to see the school lunch in the US, when I lived there, that the hot lunch at the school provided mostly pizza and potatoes. My son loved the lunch there and I thought it was wonderful that my son looking for something at the school.
Most of Japanese elementary schools provide the school lunch for children.
Since the menus are organized by each school nutritionists, the lunch are well balanced and many children are looking forward to the lunch time. The parents also appreciate the lunch especially whose child are picky eater. Those children are good try to eat new food they don't eat at home, but with their friends. Children learn the food culture, what is the seasonal ingredients, and their local food through the daily lunch.
Since the menus are organized by each school nutritionists, the lunch are well balanced and many children are looking forward to the lunch time. The parents also appreciate the lunch especially whose child are picky eater. Those children are good try to eat new food they don't eat at home, but with their friends. Children learn the food culture, what is the seasonal ingredients, and their local food through the daily lunch.
Dinner was served as kaiseki style.
The chef came from Kyoto, so the food was Kyoto kaiseki influenced.
We enjoyed Hida beef and every dishes at dinner.
We, Japanese women say staying ryokan is the most appreciate experience. Since we can take huge public bath, dinner is served at relaxed room. We don't need to think about wash and clean the dishes, moreover no worry about clean the dishes and the breakfast for next morning.
I really enjoyed staying beautiful ryokan there at Takayama.
The chef came from Kyoto, so the food was Kyoto kaiseki influenced.
We enjoyed Hida beef and every dishes at dinner.
We, Japanese women say staying ryokan is the most appreciate experience. Since we can take huge public bath, dinner is served at relaxed room. We don't need to think about wash and clean the dishes, moreover no worry about clean the dishes and the breakfast for next morning.
I really enjoyed staying beautiful ryokan there at Takayama.
The accommodation we stayed was amazing. The building is elegant, the service is super and food was ultimate!
The ryokan name "Hidatei Hanaohgi".
http://www.hanaougi.co.jp/eng/
There are many foreign visitors, I believe the service is English friendly.
The ryokan name "Hidatei Hanaohgi".
http://www.hanaougi.co.jp/eng/
There are many foreign visitors, I believe the service is English friendly.
There are some authentic Japanese candle shops around Hida area. I bought this candle holder for our living room.
We first visited a small town named Furukawa-machi in Gifu pref. The town is now known for one of the main location in Japanese anime movie " Your name". The main cast lives this small town.
There is clean stream around the town and carps swill slowly in the water. Although it was hot and humid day the water looks cool down the town.
There is clean stream around the town and carps swill slowly in the water. Although it was hot and humid day the water looks cool down the town.
I visited Hida-Takayama with my family in this summer. I've heard from people in my cooking class how beautiful traditional city and food is amazing. So Hida had been my wishing visiting list for years. Finally I could visit there as my family trip and indeed, that was beautiful city!
I'd love to share Japanese Shojin ( vegetarian) restaurant in Roppoingi.
Restaurant shojin offers the menu of Shojin cuisine. Shojin means food that Buddhist priests cook for dairy meals. The cooking doesn't require any animal proteins.
However, the regular meal is used traditional dashi stock, which contains bonito flakes infused soup. If you make a reservation in advance for vegan menus, the chef will make dashi with vegetable stock.
This place I'm sure the vegetarians and vegans enjoy authentic Japanese food.
Since I used to work as a flight attendant, I had visited many cities in the world. I often go for dinner with crew and enjoyed local foods in restaurant in the world.
We sometimes visited Chinese restaurant because we could find easily and sometimes miss Asian food during our stay.
There are some kinds of Chinese food in the world. We enjoyed Dim-sum in London and New York City, local seasonal food such as Shang-hai crab in Hong Kong and fine Chinese dining in Singapore.
I highly recommend High quality Chinese restaurants in Japan. The ingredients are seasonally fresh and amazing cooking technique result in sophisticated Chinese dishes. Also the hospitality service make you impressive experience.
Recently I went to a Chinese restaurant " Ginza Aster". There are some branches in Tokyo and it has been popular years and my father's favorite restaurant. The restaurant is very busy during lunch and dinner.
We sometimes visited Chinese restaurant because we could find easily and sometimes miss Asian food during our stay.
There are some kinds of Chinese food in the world. We enjoyed Dim-sum in London and New York City, local seasonal food such as Shang-hai crab in Hong Kong and fine Chinese dining in Singapore.
I highly recommend High quality Chinese restaurants in Japan. The ingredients are seasonally fresh and amazing cooking technique result in sophisticated Chinese dishes. Also the hospitality service make you impressive experience.
Recently I went to a Chinese restaurant " Ginza Aster". There are some branches in Tokyo and it has been popular years and my father's favorite restaurant. The restaurant is very busy during lunch and dinner.
Have you heard Yakiniku, which is indoor BBQ often grill small bite size Beef, but also there are Pork and chicken on the restaurants' menus.
Grilled on charcoal heat then dip several sauces. The meat goes well with beer. Grilled meat is super treat food for everyone.
I just heard from Israeli, Yakiniku BBQ is now popular among the people who visit Japan.
Grilled on charcoal heat then dip several sauces. The meat goes well with beer. Grilled meat is super treat food for everyone.
I just heard from Israeli, Yakiniku BBQ is now popular among the people who visit Japan.
I've heard "Arakicho" in Yotsuya area, my neighborhood, but have never visited there.
Arakicho is well known for a bar district. My family has early bird life style so I prefer to stay at home in the evening.
Today, I was walking around with my son, who likes do magics. I've been wanted to bring my son to a magic bar in Arakicho.
While we were looking for the magic bar, we walked through cozy alleys in the district and encountered many impressive science there.
The day was held local bon dance festival. I heard the special music somewhere around the area. My son and I saw the little shrine with beautiful lanterns with foxes. This shrine is for a god of harvests, later business.
Arakicho is well known for a bar district. My family has early bird life style so I prefer to stay at home in the evening.
Today, I was walking around with my son, who likes do magics. I've been wanted to bring my son to a magic bar in Arakicho.
While we were looking for the magic bar, we walked through cozy alleys in the district and encountered many impressive science there.
The day was held local bon dance festival. I heard the special music somewhere around the area. My son and I saw the little shrine with beautiful lanterns with foxes. This shrine is for a god of harvests, later business.
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