Tsukiji Wholesale Fish Market in Tokyo is the biggest of the kind in Japan at an awe inspiring scale: over 54 billion yen in total sales in December 2008, that’s about $22 million US per day or 3,000 tuna! No one can question the popularity of this massive market, it is the #1 tourist destination […]
You may have heard that dining out is expensive in Japan but that doesn’t have to be the case. In fact, you can sample a wide variety of foods from Japan for under $10! Bento Boxes Grocery Stores and konbini (convenience store) usually have a selection of pre-made bento boxes that average around US$5 or […]
It’s super, it comes in a bowl, it’s Ippudo Ramen! R eally tasty food from Japan, A vailable almost everywhere, M eaty broth that will tantalize your taste buds, E veryone can afford it, and it’s N ot the same as the dried stuff you had as a kid! When most of us think about […]
Tokyo is not only densely populated with people, every square inch in the city seems to be put to use in one way or another. In the older parts of Tokyo, some shops and restaurants are no bigger than a walk-in closet in a western style home. The Yurakucho area is an older part of […]
This is the final installment of the Regional Foods Series by Etsuko of Tokyofoodcast that started earlier this month at The Nihon Sun and today we’ll cover the regional foods specialties of Kyushu & Okinawa… Kyushu Karashi mentaiko – This is my favorite breakfast item to cut up and eat raw with rice or cooked […]
The Regional Foods Series by Etsuko of Tokyofoodcast started earlier this month with will continue on Friday’s throughout the month of January at The Nihon Sun. Today we’ll cover the regional foods specialties of Chugoku & Shikoku… Chugoku Okonomiyaki – What makes Okonomiyaki from Hiroshima special? Instead of pancake like batter cooked on the hot […]
The Chubu & Kansai regions of Japan each have their own unique food specialties. The Regional Foods Series by Etsuko of Tokyofoodcast started earlier this month with will continue on Friday’s throughout the month of January at The Nihon Sun. Today we’ll cover the regional foods of Chubu & Kansai… Chubu Miso-katsu – As an […]
The various regions of Japan each have their own food specialties. The Regional Foods in Japan series by Etsuko of Tokyofoodcast started last week with a look at the regional foods of Hokkaido and will continue on Fridays throughout the month of January at The Nihon Sun. Today we’ll cover Tohoku & Kanto… Tohoku Wanko-soba […]
You never know what you might find lurking behind a shiso leaf on an appetizing platter of sashimi. Michael Downey shares this great image of flying fish sashimi, known as ‘tobiuo’ in Japan, that was his lunch on a recent trip to the Southern island of Yakushima, famous for its ancient cedar trees and breathtaking […]
Today I am proud to introduce you to Etsuko (or Et-chan, as she is called by her friends) who writes a great blog called Tokyofoodcast. She has a passion for sake and Japanese food and has offered to write a series of guest posts for the The Nihon Sun about Japan’s regional food specialties. Fridays […]
