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Travel – Himi Fishing Port in Toyama 氷見魚市場
Himi Seafood Auction On the coast of Toyama on the Sea of Japan is a famous fishing port. In the winter it is renowned for its kanburi or winter buri (yellowtail). Rich in fat, it melts in your mouth...
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Travel – Himi Fishing Port 氷見
Some more photos of the Himi Seafood Auction in Toyama. Buyers at the Himi Market If I understand correctly, this is a list of the licensed buyers at the auction. As you can see in photos below, buyers...
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Travel – Mashiko in Tochigi for Pottery
Mashiko photo by Chris Bamforth Many of the great destinations for pottery in Japan are dotted throughout the country. One of my favorite day trips from Tokyo is Machiko. This article by Chris Bamforth...
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Kagoshima Yurakukan Antenna Shop in Yurakucho
Japan is a small country, about the size of California, yet each prefecture and region has its own local food and the Japanese treasure these regional products. There is no better expression of the...
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Murakara Machikara Antenna Shop in Yurakucho
Murakara Machikara Antenna Shop Mura Kara Machi Kara Kan むらからまちから館 Chiyoda-ku, Yurakucho 2-10-1, Tokyo Kotsu Kaikan 千代田区有楽町２−１０−１東京交通会館 Tel. 03-5208-1521 10:00 – 19:30 (10:00 – 19:00 on weekends and...
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Setouchi Shunsaikan Antenna Shop
Setouchi Shunsaikan Antenna Shop Setouchi Shunsaikan せとうち旬彩館 Minato-ku, Shinbashi 2-19-10 港区新橋2-19-10 Tel. 03-3574-7792 10:00 – 20:00, no holidays www.setouchi-shunsaikan.com/ (Japanese) This shop is a...
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Junko Nakahama – Tour Guide to Yanesen Area
Junko Nakahama My friend Junko Nakahama is a food and wine writer in Tokyo. She has recently started to conduct Saturday tours of the popular shoutengai area Yanesen (Yanaka, Nezu, and Sendagi). This...
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Drinking Japan by Chris Bunting
Drinking Japan Imbibers in Japan, be on the lookout for Drinking Japan, A Guide to Japan’s Best Drinks and Drinking Establishments. The author, Chris Bunting, has an impressive website on Japanese...
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Haneda International Airport Restaurants
Having worked for a travel company for a decade I have spent countless time at airports around the world. Once my luggage has been checked in I really enjoy the free time before boarding the plane....
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Tokyo Station’s Popular Ekiben 東京駅人気駅弁
Ekiben are literally bento from different eki or stations in Japan. Part of the pleasure of traveling by train in Japan is sampling a variety of local foods sold in bento boxes at major stations...
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Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route
Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route I have always been fascinated with the snow canyons of the Kita Alps (North Alps) between Nagano and Toyama prefectures, also near Gifu. We were in Ohmachi, Nagano to help...
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Planting a Vineyard in Nagano
Vin d’Ohmachi My first work in the wine world was at Coco Farm and Winery, just north of Tokyo. I had left New York City a year after 9/11. Coco Farm and Winery is an amazing home to students with...
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Nagano Ohmachi No no Hana Soba 長野大町 手打ちそば 野の花
Nagano No no Hana soba No no Hana in Ohmachi is a quiet soba shop where the master makes the noodles from scratch. It is far from the station so a taxi would be needed if you don’t have a car. Here is...
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Tsuruya Supermarket in Nagano
Nagano Oyaki We love visiting local supermarkets when we travel. Tsuruya is a chain of supermarkets in Nagano that has been on our Go List since it was featured on a television program. It has a strong...
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Kyoto Honke Owariya Soba 京都本家尾張屋
Kyoto Owariya Vegetable Tempura Soba Owariya is a Kyoto soba shop with a rich history, that can be traced back hundreds of years. I love the branch in Takashimaya as it is near many popular sites such...
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Keio Takao-san Onsen Gokurakuyu 京王高尾山温泉極楽湯
There is a brand new onsen at the Keio line Takao-san Guchi station. It is located just behind the new station, designed by Kengo Kuma. If you are going by JR Chuo line, when you get to Takao station,...
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Hiroshima – Obscura Coffee Roasters
Obscura Coffee Roasters in Tokyo’s young Sangenjaya district has a branch in Hiroshima. The location is sweet as it is in the city center and easy to access to department stores and the Peace Park. It...
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Hiroshima Oysters – Mitsukoshi Kakigoya
A trip to Hiroshima was timed around oyster season, which is just now coming to an end. Shinji has not been and for him it’s all about the seafood, so we flew to Hiroshima and traveled around the area...
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Impressive Mount Fuji
A friend of mine took these amazing photos of Fuji-san from his helicopter. I was so mesmerized and just wanted to share them. The bottom left photo is a shot from the helicopter looking into the top...
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SFO Peruvian Cooking Classes with Chef Nico Vera
We recently had the pleasure of hosting chef Nico in our Food Sake Tokyo cooking classes. After he returned to San Francisco, a Peruvian friend of ours, Janice Espa, took a cooking class with him. We...
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