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Yokoso! Japan Weeks 1: Free Guide Interpreting Service

akko@hakata — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 01:42:09 +0000

Yokoso! Japan Weeks will start on Jan.20 (to Feb.29), to attract more visitors from overseas, with variety of events and services.
One of them is Free Guide Interpreting Service, in Tokyo, Nagoya, Kyoto and Hiroshima.
Please check the detail at this page.

Other than free guide interpreting service, there’re special service such as discount at hotels and shops, Japanese cultural experiences, and a lot more to enjoy Japan !!

Please visit Yokoso! Japan Weeks Official Site for more info.

Nabe -Motsu Nabe”POPORO”(Nagoya)- “Kodaman’s J-TRIP”

kodaman — Mon, 31 Dec 2007 03:29:29 +0000

When staying in Nagoya, we had an oppotunity to eat “Motsu Nabe” in “Poporo”. “Motsu nabe” is very popular in Japan and put some parts of pig’s or cow’s small intestine and a lot of vegitable in a big pot. There are many kinds of taste of Motsu nabe(Salty,Soy source or Miso) . The taste of “Poporo” was salty and maybe be put some miso.

Here “Poporo” is very famous and difficult to reserve. We took only this picture .

Other images are here .

[Info]

“Nabeya POPORO”

6 F Enika building, 5-6-34 , Sakae, Nakano-ku, Nagoya

Open: 17：00〜24：00(LO23：00)

TEL:052-243-1736

Cost: ¥ 2500 / person

[Comment]

I am not good at “Motsu nabe” .When I had eaten it once in Tokyo, it was so stinking! But Poporo’s “Motsu Nabe” was great and not stinking . The reason why it’s great is maybe they use only small intestines. I don’t know exactly but anyway it’s good and I could eat!

Nagoya Castle (Nagoya) “Kodaman’s J-TRIP”

kodaman — Wed, 26 Dec 2007 09:47:45 +0000

Before going to eat Hitsumabushi(Unagi don), I went to Nagoya castle. It was the end of November, “kouyou”was very beautiful and colorful.　This castle is the one of the three greatest castles in Japan(others are Oosaka and Kumamoto castle).
[History]It’s said that this castle was built in 1525. Around this castle, there was used to be Nagoya castle(Same sound but different Kanji) where “Oda Nobunaga” was born. For tourists, two tiger-heads fishes on the top of the castle are good points to check out. There is much information on wikipedia .[Accsess]Pleass take “Higashiyama-Line( go to Fujigaoka)” then changed to “Meijyo-Line” form “Higashiyama-line” at Sakae station. Finally get off at “Shiyakusho station”. It must take less than 20 min from Nagoya station to Nagoya castle.
[Fee] ¥500
Because we had couple of time to spend before eating “Hitsumabushi” in “Horai ken”(most of time needing reservation ), we dicided to go to here. It took 20 min from “Hourai-ken” by car. There is a huge park a lot around Nagoya castle. The photo below was a kind of joke but it’s the good memory for our family. (There are a lot of places in which we can take this kind of photo in JAPAN) Now, we are interested in collecting these kind of photos in trip.

Hitsumabushi (Nagoya) “Kodaman’s J-TRIP”

kodaman — Fri, 21 Dec 2007 09:02:59 +0000

“Hitsumabushi” is actually a kind of “Unagi don(Eel rice bowl)” .However, because the way of grill is different from its in other city. Usually “unagi don” is 2 pieces of broiled eels on the top of rice, but “Hitsumabushi” is cut eels in 1cm each.

The way of eating is very interesting for me. First, we cut “Hitsumabushi” 4 part like +.

1.Eat first part normally!

2. Eat second one with sesonings(such as “Wasabi” and “Seeweed” )

3.Eat Third one after pouring the broth (with seasonings must be great!)

4.Eat the last one the way of what we like the best (1,2 or 3)

In Nagoya, there are many “Hitsumabushi” restaurants but one of the most famous restaurant is “Hourai-ken“. Here is very crowded. So first we went there and they told us what time we had to come back. Then, when we went there on time, we didn’t need to wait more than 10min. The taste was different from others and very good. The atmosphere was nostalgic.

Here is located near “Atsuta shrine.” If one comes to here and have to wait for 1 hour or more, going Atsuta shrine(5min on foot) or Nagoya castle(20min by taxi) must be great idea. We actually went to Nagoya Castle.