Please find below a list of posts related to our travels through Japan in October 2007.
Food products
Japanese Kit Kats
Hato Subare, Toshima - quirky dove shaped biscuits found in Kamakura
Hida Beef Kushiyaki - skewers of grilled Hida Beef
Hida Milk - milk from the Hida region, Gifu prefecture
Imagawayaki and Taiyaki - cooked sweet batter treats filled with azuki red bean paste
Mitarashi-dango - grilled and skewered rice dumplings coated in soya based sauce
Owara Tamaten - meringuey/marshmallowy honey-flavoured cubes of goodness
Pierre Hermes Macarons
Takoyaki - One of Osaka’s most famous street foods, Octopus Balls
Festivals (Matsuri)
Osaka International Beer Festival (Umeda Sky Building)
Takayama and the Autumn Hachiman Matsuri
Takayama Matsuri Street Food: Various
Markets
Takayama (Hida Prefecture) Morning Market
Tsukiji Fish Market
~ Frozen Tuna Auctions
~ Fresh Tuna Auctions
~ Outer Market
Restaurants
Gonpachi - specialists in soba and kushiyaki (skewers), but most famous for inspiring the final fight scene set in the movie Kill Bill.
Kani Doraku Honten - it’s all about crab, Osaka.
Ramen Jiro - one of Tokyo’s most famous ramen restaurants.
Sosuke - Breakfasts - breakfasts we consumed at Sosuke Minshuku (country inn in Takayama).
Sosuke - Dinner (Night One) - dinner at Sosuke Minshuku in Takayama.
Sosuke - Dinner (Night Two) - dinner at Sosuke Minshuku in Takayama.
Sosuke - Dinner (Night Three) - dinner at Sosuke Minshuku in Takayama.
Sushi-bun - as-Japanese as-they-come sushi bar at the famous Tsukiji Fish Market.
Takayama Ramen
Yayoiken - 24 hour chain of good cheap eats.
Restaurant Theme Parks
Gyoza Stadium, Namco Namja Town - eat gyoza till you burst.
Shin Yokohama Raumen Museum - eat ramen till you burst.
