Japan doesn’t stop catching whales despite the criticism from anti-whaling nations and groups. Why aren’t Japanese people satisfied with other meat such as beef or pork? Are the Japanese really savage and eat many poor whales?

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Happy new year! Did you have a nice holiday?

We have some special new year food in Japan. There are wide variations among them in terms of recipe and styles, no one knows the whole variations. Though they have common rules and they all contain few fat and a lot of vitamin and mineral. They are all healthy food. I show you them in this post.

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Castella has been a popular cake in Japan for a long time but it seems to be different from traditional Wagashi. It looks like a Western sponge cake, made of eggs, flour, sugar and starch syrup.
In addition, it is more sweet than ordinary Wagashi.

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Nankin machi(南京町) is a small china town in Kobe city. There are over 40 shops and stands in this town. The gate of Nankin machi is near Motomachi station, between the modern buildings of Motomachi street….

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“Michelin Guide Kyoto & Osaka 2010” is published in Japan on 16th Oct 2009. I think the guidebook is very helpful for Kyoto and Osaka tours.

However, the restaurants in Kyoto refused to be brought in the Michelin guide. Michelin Director Jean-Luc Naret criticized them as being conservative.

Sometimes Kyoto is regarded as an exclusive city. Is it true ?

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Dogo bakushu kan is a beer hall next to Dogo Onsen. It serves three kinds of local beers named “Dogo beer”.

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Washing rice is a basic and important to cook Japanese foods.
I found a movie that shows the correct way to wash rice.
You can cook tasty rice if you follow the steps.

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Sweet vegetables are popular in Japan. It isn’t sweetness from added sugar, but natural sweetness that vegetables originally have. Overall, Japanese vegetables have been bred to bring out their natural sweetness.
One of the masterpieces of the efforts is this.; Peach turnip. It looks like an ordinary white turnip, but they taste so sweet, like a fruit. They have few strings and soft textures.

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