Japanese summer is hot and humid. When you go out from your house, you sweat profusely.
But if you eat anmitsu, the heat of summer will vanish immediately!

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Every Japanese knows Peko-chan. She has been one of the original characters in Fujiya (Famous confectionery in Japan) since she was born in 1950. The meaning of her name, ‘Peko’, is calfs.

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This pig leather passport case is printed with the Ukiyoe by Hokusai; “Aka Fuji”(Red fuji) and “The Great Wave Off Kanagawa” from “36 Views of Mount Fuji”. It is a very impressive and sophisticated design.

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Have you ever eaten or seen TAIYAKI? It is Japanese confectionery and means fish-shaped pancakes stuffed with bean jam (ann).

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The shop streets around Tsukiji fish market are called “Jogai market”. It contains over 400 shops and restaurants, and is crowded with more tourists than inside Tsukiji market. The fresh fish from Tsukiji market and other ingredients such as dry food, meat, eggs, vegetables, pickles and kitchen tools are available here. You can buy everything to do with food. Of course, you can enjoy various restaurants here.

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Tsukiji is the city that never sleeps. It works for 24 hours as the kitchen of Tokyo, the metropolis.

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The Sakura season has come! Many people come to Tokyo in the spring.
When I started living in Tokyo, a beautician told me. “Tukiji has all the attractions of Tokyo”. I considered it as a joke at that time, but when I went to Tukiji for the first time, I was really surprised. The market was filled with the excitement of many people and food. The energy of the market impressed me and it is situated in exactly the center of Tokyo. Since then, I have been a big fan of Tukiji.

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“Sailor moon”, “Naruto”, “The Neon Genesis Evangelion”, “Dragon ball”, “Draemon”, “Sgt. Frog” and “Bleach”……There are infant characters in those comics but there is a possibility that such comics will be banned in Tokyo.

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