Monthly Archives for September 2014
Halloween 2014 Tokyo DisneySea
Japan has gotten into Halloween in a big way in the last few years. At Tokyo’s Disney theme parks, DisneySea is offering up some spooky Halloween menu items, including a pitch black sausage, skull-topped orange cream donut and the churro-like Black Tipo Torta, which holds a blueberry … Continue reading
Kurashiki city, Okayama Pref.
Kurashiki city, an old town that flourished during the Edo period, has been designated as an area of special beauty and carefully preserved since 1969. With picturesque streets on either side of a long canal, people referred to it as … Continue reading
Oharai-machi, Ise City
Oharai-machi is unique purification town in Mie Prefecture. Sitting at the entrance to Ise Jingū, the most sacred Shinto shrine in all of Japan. It retains a lot of the old merchant spirit, with sake cellars, centuries-old sweet stores, and traditional street-cart … Continue reading
Nishiki Market, Kyoto
Pickled vegetables made in Kyoto are popular not only locally but throughout Japan. This store is located in Nishiki Market, Kyoto.
Nagiso Town, Nagano Prefecture
Nestled in the mountains of Nagano, this former post-town was the 42nd of 69 stops on the Nakasendo, one of two main travelling routes connecting Kyoto with Edo (modern-day Tokyo). This was the first area in Japan to be selected as an … Continue reading