Food Paradice Nakasu on Friday; Tetsunabe Gyoza (Fukuoka/Kyushu)

June 8, 2007 - 9:00 pm by akko@hakata in Food, Travel  

Nakasu is not only the largest night spot in Western Japan, it’s also a food paradice!
It becomes especially busy on weekend nights.

This is `Tetsunabe Gyoza’, very popular food in here.
Tetsu = Iron
nabe = pan
Gyoza = pan-fried dumpling
And is delicious !!

This is Yakisoba, meaning, pan-fried noodles
There’re other dishes beside these, such as raw fish, grilled chikien, [...]

Secret of Hakata Bijin(Beauty), in celebratinon of Miss Universe 2007

June 4, 2007 - 6:24 pm by akko@hakata in Travel  

In celebration of Miss Universe 2007, that a Japanese lady Riyo Mori was crowned, I’d like to write something about beauty affairs in Japan.
Throughout Japan, women in Fukuoka have a special reputation for being very beautiful.
We even have a traditional term `Hakata Bijin‘ for them.
You can see them especially in the evening, in Tenjin [...]

Hanami with Fukuoka Big Buddha & Haunted House

April 2, 2007 - 1:58 am by akko@hakata in Travel  

This weekend was the highlight of Hanami.
Hanami generally means cherry blossom viewing, but for some little girls, it means cherry blossom `chewing’.

This is Tochoji-temple in Hakata area (*).

It has something very special upstairs.

This is it !!
People believe Big Buddha exists only in Nara and Kamakura.
But now you see Fukuoka also has it, and it’s the [...]

Who is spinning and drying @ Yobuko, port town in Kyushu

March 27, 2007 - 7:04 pm by akko@hakata in Travel  

Who do you think they are, dancing and spinning more beautifully than figure skaters under the sky?!

They are squid, caught in Yobuko.
These are dried squid you can take as good souvenier, but the best way to enjoy squid is, to eat it raw!

Doesn’t this look delicious ?!
Yes, Yobuko is `squid town’, so popular with fresh, [...]

Kobe

March 12, 2007 - 11:19 pm by Yuk in Culture, Food, Travel  

Kobe is a good place where I who live in Kyoto can go by the day trip. That day was Chinese New Year. So I went to Kobe by the Hankyu train. It took 2 hours from Karasuma (Kyoto) to Sannomiya (Kobe), fare was 600 yen (if you buy a ticket in Kinken shop [...]

Hinamatsuri (Hina Doll Festival) in Hita, where Edo merchants’ life still exist

March 2, 2007 - 9:08 am by akko@hakata in Travel  

Hita is a place which flourished in Edo period (Samurai Time), about 200-300 years ago.
It was actually the center of Kyushu, culturally, economically and politically,
and still protects and cherishes its tradition, just the way it was.

Hinamatsuri (Hina Doll Festival) i(Feb.15-Mar.31) is the event you can enjoy the most beautiful season of Hita, by [...]

Feel to become Kyoto people because of the Daiko-daki?

December 10, 2006 - 9:59 pm by Yuk in Culture, Food, Travel  

Because the article on Daiko-daki (Daikon (Japanese radish) Memorial Service) of Senbon shaka-do Temple is found in the newspaper, it is just Kyoto people to think “This season has rolled around again”.
Daiko-daki which is fragrant with Japanese soup stock and steamy is a poetic event at the early winter. It is one of the annual [...]

Tomioka Hachimangu

August 13, 2006 - 10:18 am by ValEagle in Travel  

I have gone to the festival of Tomioka Hachimangu.

In this festival, Omikoshi is a famous festival. Omikoshi is the one for a lot of people to succeed the box beautifully decorated.

Precincts were crowded with the great number of people.