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For those who love cats, art and ceramics, check out the Manekineko Dori (I called it Fortune Cats Street) in Tokoname city, Aichi prefecture Japan. It’s a strip of road side filled with over 30 ceramic cats created by different artists. Each of the cats has a blessing message. Here’s some selected 36 cats.

Want to pick up your last minute souvenirs in Nagoya Japan? No worries. Check out the departure hall in Chubu Centrair International Airport. There are lots of choices, including seasonal promotion of Japanese products, Hello Kitty and Pokemon goods, and more. Please make sure you check out this special souvenir shop called 「そらみせ」”Sorimase”. It’s a unique shop selling local design products in Nagoya.

Miso sauce is very common in Japan. Deep-fried meat is also very common. When they meet, that’s an accident. The story goes like this: A drunken man was having snacks and drinks in a food stall in the 20s. He was so drunk that he dipped the deep-fried meat in the miso hot pot to cook and eat. An exclamation of “Very tasty!” enticed another drunken man to follow suit and said “Indeed!”.  The drunken man was the first generation of owner of the most famous Miso deep-fried pork restaurant, Misokatsu Yabaton. Of course, he spent a lot of effort to come up with his own recipe of making miso sauce with soy bean and fermented naturally, and insisted on using high quality pork to build his business as the top deep-fried pork brand in Nagoya. Other famous food in Nagoya are grilled chicken wings, barbecued eel on rice, the flat noodle in soup, and rice balls with tempura. And there are many restaurants offering similar food but most of them specialize in one type of food. Smart. So you will see many pork…

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