ICHIRAN Ramen Shop, special lunch box version @ Canal City Hakata !

December 19, 2007 - 5:18 pm by akko@hakata in Food, Travel  

Hakata (an old merchants’ town in Fukuoka prefecture) is a FOOD PARADICE, and is especially famous for… `Tonkotsu Ramen’, the noodle with pork bone soup !

Out of many many Ramen shop, ICHIRAN is very popurar, for its home made delicious taste, hospitality of staff, and the unique system to enjoy Ramen.

This is ICHIRAN @ [...]

Eel Restaurant “Oedo”

December 5, 2007 - 10:58 am by kaorichani in Food, Others  

Unagi Restaurant ” Oedo “” Eel , I wonder how it tastes” . Thats was one of my  thoughts the time I arrived in Japan .Back home everyone told me , that I have to try eel at least once. It is  delicious, they said. Thats why , the other day we went to a very good [...]

Heart-Shaped Cake, out of Edith Piaf @ LA VIE EN ROSE, Fukuoka

November 21, 2007 - 6:18 am by akko@hakata in Food, Others, Travel  

Piaf, is the name of this sweet cake.
It is made when the film `LA VIE EN ROSE Edith Piaf’ was released a couple of months ago.

Macaroons are heart shaped, too.

Sweet and sour.

This shop is only in Fukuoka, and is walking distance from Canal City Hakata, or Hakata station, the largest JR station in Kyushu [...]

Christmas Illumination 2007 Part 3, more photoes@ Canal City Hakata

- 12:34 am by akko@hakata in Food, Others, Travel  

Around Canal City Hakata, there’re lots of local restaurants, and also entertainment night spot called Nakassu. What surprises us is, from Canal City, we cannot see any of those entertainment building. That’s the way Canal City Hakata is designed:>

Katchaman’s Amazing JAPAN guide at Tokyo Aoyama “Soba Kawakamian”

November 17, 2007 - 10:16 pm by katchaman in Food, Others  

As you know, Soba (buckwheat noodles) is one of most famous noodle in Japan.

I was recommended the very delicious and authentic Soba restaurant in Aoyama from my trusted friend. So I tried to go there today!  It tastes good!

                                                   Tempura Soba: buckwheat noodles topped with tempura    1700yen

                                                   Kamo Nanban Soba: buckwheat noodles topped with roast [...]

Christmas Illumination 2007 Part 2, fountain show @ Canal City Hakata

- 10:52 am by akko@hakata in Culture, Food, Others, Travel  

One of the most popular place in Canal City Hakata, the largest shopping and entertainment mall in Kyushu Island is, SUN PLAZA STAGE, where we can enjoy DANCING WATER SHOW every hour.

Along with the latest music, water dance dramatically.

In the evening, this place completely changes.
The Christmas decoration this year is very fantasic, as [...]

Katchaman’s Amazing JAPAN guide at Tokyo Kanda “Yoshoku Shoeitei”

November 11, 2007 - 9:05 pm by katchaman in Food  

“Yoshoku” means Western food in Japan. A large number of Western dishes have been introduced to Japan over the centuries. Many of them have become completely Japanized, and these dishes are now called Yoshoku dishes.

Founded in 1907,  “Shoeitei”  is one of the oldest Japanized Western Food restaurant in Japan. Soseki Natsume had had a meal here.

When [...]

Tokyo ramen reviews in English!

August 15, 2007 - 9:05 pm by kamiosaki in Culture, Food, Travel  

http://www.ramentokyo.com

For reviews of Tokyo ramen shops in English, by a native, I definitely recommend that you check out this site. Frequently, foreigners in Tokyo (residents or visitors), are hesitant to go after “real” ramen, as opposed to the stand up 400 yen noodle shops on the train platforms. If you are concerned about not finding [...]

Hanging around Town Late at Night

August 11, 2007 - 10:11 pm by kiokitok in Food, Travel  

Once called a sleepless town, more shops and restaurants open until late or never close, as the demand toward them increases since a lot of people in Tokyo work at night and go to bed in the morning. Almost all of the convenience stores open 24 hours a day, of course. They used [...]

With the Style, Artistic Californian Resort Hotel in Hakata/Fukuoka

- 11:39 am by akko@hakata in Food, Travel  

If you’re seeking a most sophisticated hotel in Hakata (Fukuoka), my recommendation would be With the Style, an artistic Californians style resort hotel near Hakata Station. You can stay or just visit for lunch to escape from the city’s heat wave.

Food is wonderful, with the Western look and Japanese taste.
(Hakata/Fukuoka is on the sea, gifted [...]