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Echizen Soba no Sato

Echizen Soba no Sato 越前蕎麥麵之里

Oroshi soba (or Echizen soba noodle) is one of the famous local food in Fukui, Japan. It is basically soba served with a lot of grated radish. The history of soba in Fukui goes back to the Edo Period some 400 years ago when the first domain lord ordered the farmers to grow buckwheat as the staple food so that the community can stay out of starvation. Today, soba remains a local favorite food and soba noodle restaurants are everywhere. Established 90 years ago, Echizen Soba no Sato is one of the premium soba companies specializing in soba noodle. The company is now running by the third generation. Since 2002, the company has started to grow their own buckwheat in Hokkaido and Fukui, completely the supply chain. Their business has grown beyond just selling soba noodles as well. They have made other products as well. One of the interesting things is the soba ice cream! When you visit Fukui, not only you may taste Oroshi soba, but also try to make some for you and your friends and family. It…

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Year Round Fruit Picking in Ishikawa

Kaga Fruitland 加賀水果樂園

Fruit picking has been a popular activities for tourists because many orchards or farmlands offer all-you-can-eat-fruit-picking package that you can pick the seasonal fruits you like in the farm. Depending on the location, the most common and popular fruit is strawberries which are available between December and May every year. In Kaga Fruitland in Ishikawa prefecture, fruit-picking is available year round. Here’s the schedule: Strawberries: Mid December to May Cherries and blue berries: June Grapes: July to October Apples: mid October to early December There are different packages for fruit picking. Advance booking is required. There is a time limit of 30 minutes for strawberry picking and 40 minutes for cherry picking. Please check out the website www.furulan.com.

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Creative Japanese Cuisine

Nagomian Hidatei 和庵 肥田亭

Locating just about 10-15 minutes on foot from JR Kiso Fukushima Station, Nagomian Hidatei is a Japanese restaurant that offers traditional Japanese cuisine with creative twist in a centuries old building. The ambience was excellent, food was great, the owner and staffs are friendly and speak English! Thumbs up (Like)!

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Traditional Soup Soba in Matsumoto

Matsushita まつした

Soba has been one of the most traditional food in Japan, dating back to the Jomon Period (14,000-300 B.C.). While there are different saying about the place of origin, Nagano was the first location mentioned in some historic documents of the Edo Period（1603-1868) producing soba. So when you visit Nagano Japan, don’t miss the chance to taste the soba noodles. Soba noodles can be served either chilled with a dipping sauce, or in hot broth as a noodle soup. Chilled isn’t really cold. Soba noodles are rinsed with cool water after cooking and served on a bamboo sieve. Dipping sauce called Tsuyu is served on the side. Some soba shops are very particular in making their own dipping sauce which gives flavor to the noodles. While many restaurants serve the dipping sauce in just a small cup and room temperature, others provide a pot of warm dipping soup that you may consume as regular soup as well. In Matsumoto, Nagano Japan, soba noodles are served in hot pot style.

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Grilled Kumano Beef

Kumano Beef 熊野牛

When you visit the famous Kumano Grand Shrines, the UNESCO World Heritage sacred sites and pilgrimage routes, don’t miss out the chance to taste the Kumano beef which is one of the famous high quality beef in Japan. Kumano beef is a high quality beef descended from Tajima Beef, a type of Japanese Black. Tajima beef cattles are raised in Hyogo Prefecture in West Japan. Back in the old days, all nobles and kings visiting the grand shrines came from Kyoto. They went on foot and took a long time, bringing all the food supply along the pilgrimage route. The rich natural resources and climate of Kumano create a favorable environment for raising healthy beef cattle, resulting in delicious beef. Kumano beef restaurants are mostly grilled restaurants. There are quite a lot of choices around Shingu JR Station which is near the Kumano Hayatama Taisha Grand Shrine.

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Ise Udon & Oyster Lunch

Iwatoya 岩戶屋

Visiting Ise Grand Shrine Inner Shrine in the morning, you may want to have a proper lunch and enjoy the best local food. There is a famous udon restaurant called San Gu Tei in Oharai Machi, the old town street by the entrance of the Inner Shrine. The restaurant is inside or part of the big souvenir shop called Iwatoya.

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In Hokkaido

Tokachi Farmers Restaurant

Tokachi Farmers Restaurant 十勝農園

Tokachi in Hokkaido Japan is rich in agricultural products and farming. Vegetables, wheat, beans, beef, pork and dairy products are all very famous. Fresh vegetables from the farm in Hokkaido is the key selling point of Tokachi Farmers Restaurant and I believe it. Food was good even deep fried.

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Cafe Gram Pancake

What’s great about Japan is that everything is fancy and there are always something new. “season specials”, “limited edition”, and almost all shops and restaurant would highlight “No. 1”, “No. 2”, “No. 3” popular items for easy reference. These are all marketing gimmicks but they work!

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Shinshu Soba Since 1907 in Karuizawa

Takamitei Soba 高美亭本店

Shinshu soba (buckwheat noodle) is a not-to-be-missed type of food when travelling to Nagano Prefecture because that’s where one of the best buckwheat noodles origins with the right climate and environment for growing high quality buckwheat. There are always many choices of soba restaurants every where. Takamitei is a 100-year-old soba restaurant locating near the Karuizawa station, since 1907.

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Shinshu Soba: Hot & Cold

Tempura Soba

Soba (bulkwheat noodles) is one of the traditional Japanese food with hundreds of years of history, dating back to 300 B.C. when soba was consumed in non-noodle form like dumplings. Then it was cut into noodle form called soba kiri during the Edo Period (1603-1868). While there are many theories about the origin of soba but surely there is a record of soba kiri developed in Nagano Prefecture. With the rich volcanic ash soil and the temperature range in highland, Nagano Prefecture has a vast area of wonderful natural environment for growing buckwheat and many other agricultural products. The Shinshu produced soba is considered one of the best in Japan. If you go to tourism office and ask for recommendation for soba restaurant, the answer is: “They are everywhere. All good.” I stayed near the Nagano station, there are 2 soba restaurants in Midori shopping mall.

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