Recommendation of Unique Japanese Products and Culture
Product Introduction through My Daily Life in Japan
“Manju (饅頭)” is a traditional Japanese confection or wagashi. It is a steamed bun filled with sweet Azuki red bean paste called “Anko (餡子)”. Manju comes in many varieties, and the dough can be made...
Niigata is a prefecture situated about 300 km northwest of Tokyo. And Nagaoka (長岡) currently has the second largest population in the prefecture, approximately 2.7 hundred thousand, after Niigata City. Nagaoka is nationally famous...
“Castella (カステラ)” is a traditional Japanese sponge cake or wagashi made with hen’s egg, wheat flour, sugar, and starch syrup whose name derives from the Portuguese pronunciation for the Kingdom of Castile, “Castella”. As for...
The other day, I placed an order with Amazon Japan for a traditional Japanese confection, and yesterday, I received it. And here is what I purchased this time. These are sponge cakes called “Ningyo...
When I go on a trip to the mountainous Hida and Takayama region of Gifu that is famous for its old streets, I will definitely buy a skewer of “Gohei Mochi (五平餅)” at a...
7-Eleven Japan carries a variety of store-limited instant ramen that beautifully recreate the taste of famous ramen shops, most created by leading Japanese instant noodles manufacturers in collaboration with the ramen shops. Representative examples...
Yesterday I went on a day trip with my friends to Shirakawa-Go (白川郷), a remote mountainous village in Gifu Prefecture famous for its Gassho-style houses. Shirakawa-Go (白川郷) More precisely, Shirakawago is an area centering...
Several days ago, I went to see Joetsu Takada Park Hanami (花見) Festival with my friends. Hanami translates into English as blossom viewing, but it usually refers to the Sakura cherry blossom viewing in the...
