Katchaman’s Amazing JAPAN guide at Tokyo Yuraku-cho “Kagoshima-ken authentic souvenir and food shop”

December 30, 2007 - 12:26 am by katchaman in Food, Others  

 Kagoshima prefecture, one of Japan’s 47 prefectures, lies at the very southern tip of Japan and occupies an area of 9,187 square kilometers.
There are many  interested authentic souvenir and foods in Kagoshima. I love these.   Kagoshima is very far.  However, you can get Kagoshima’s authentic souvenir and food easily in Tokyo.
It is “KAGOSHIMA YURAKUKAN”.
                                              December 22 2007

KAGOSHIMA YURAKUKAN [...]

Cool yourself with `Shirokuma’, white-bear-ice!

August 10, 2007 - 7:56 pm by akko@hakata in Culture, Others  

Shirokuma literally means white bear, but here it means a bowl of shaved ice with condensed milk syrop and freezed colourful fruits.

It is a speciality of Kagoshima, as I introduced in my previous article as the mecca of Shochu, distilled spirit.
Kagoshima’s summer is realy hot, since it places in the southernmost prefecture of Kyushu Island, [...]

Cool yourself with Shochu-on-the-rock? Shochu (Distilled Spirit) boom of Kagoshima

August 9, 2007 - 6:32 pm by akko@hakata in Culture, Others  

Shochu (distilled spirit) is one of the main Japanese alcoholic beverages following Sake.

Kagoshima is the largest, popular, and traditional Shochu mecca, providing 155,900 kiloliters in 2006 (July 2006 to June 2006), which is the record high, with an increase for the 8th consecutive year!
Satsuma Shochu (meaning Kagoshima Shochu, Satsuma is the old name of Kagoshima) [...]