Do you like Ramen?

Ramen is a one of famous Japanese food.

Ramen noodles that came from China is the beginning. And it has changed the style of their own food noodles in Japan.

Now, Ramen is turned out to be completely different from Chinese noodle by the evolution of their own noodles.Ramen is a one of famous Japanese food.

Today I introduce you to very good Ramen called SANO RAMEN.

Sano-city is located south part of Tochigi prefecture.

If you come from Tokyo, It takes about one hour using Tohoku-Highway.

There are over 100 ramen shops in the city of 120,000 inhabitants Sano.

This is a typical type Sano Ramen.

Sano Ramen noodles feature is frizzy and flat.

It is because using the bamboo to stretch the noodles when they make the noodles.

The soup is clear chicken soup seasoned with soy sauce has been in the based.

Ingredients are sliced pork and engraved green onion topping.

The swirl of pink on a white background is called NARUTO.

That is made from fish paste.

Sano Ramen is simple but it's very tasty.

I recommend Charsyu-Ramen if you like sliced pork.

Sano Ramen shop "OGURA-YA"




You can find more Sano Ramen information Here.

This article was created based on the blog KORE-TOCHI !

Japanese-style meal

Loooooooong time no see.

So, today I came back to my blog “GOJYAPPE World”

I'll introduce you to our Japanese lifestyle and culture that from our another blog "KORE TOCHI!"

Today I introduce you to about Japanese-style meal.
There is a very nice Japanese restaurant which is a name of "TENMARI" in Utsunomiya-city,Tochigi prefecture.

Atmosphere of the entrance of the restaurant.

HASHI-ZOME , an appetizer. Tofu, Cucumber was cut in the form of a maple leaf, Wasabi, Sliced ​​carrots with UMAMI soup.

Eel sushi. Salmon cheese winding. Boiled crab. Boiled sweet bayberry. Is decorated like the Chinese lantern plant.

Sashimi (tuna, grunt, Sea bream) were Serve in bowl made ​​of ice.

Simmered vegetables.

Traditional Japanese cuisine that is using five different ingredients. It is hard to explain in English.

Broiled beef. I like this dish and I think you also love it.

Ayu(sweet fish) boiled with vinegar.

UDON Noodles made ​​from barley. Very smooth and delicious and good for your health.

Cone ice cream for dessert.

If there is any chance you come to NIKKO, please try this Japanese food at Utsunomiya that I introduced today.

Gion Matsuri (Gion Festival) in Mashiko.

Mashiko Gion Matsuri festival is performed as a festival to Yasaka-jinja Shrine every year for three days of 25th from July 23.

Have you ever heard the Gion festival?

If you say Yes. It is the most faimous Gion festival that takes place annually in Kyoto.

But Mashiko Gion festival is famous as a one of strange festival in Kanto region.

Five districts in the town block perform this festival by turns every year.

They hold a ceremony changing the turn of the festival.

The ceremony called OMIKI CHYODAI SHIKI.

They must drink up a large quantity of liquor at the time.

The quantity 3jyo6gou5shaku (6.5 liter). It means 365 days for one year.

I recommend that you'll check the strange ceremony with your eyes.

Mashiko Gion Festival

Japanese Sake is made from rice.

Tonoike brewery cultivate the rice of raw materials for brewing Japanese Sake.

It is important work introducing Japanese traditional culture into the future.

A lot of people participate in rice-transplanting in spring.

The rice was a good harvest from rice planting five months later.

This rice is exclusive rice to make Japanese Sake.

It's called Gohaku-mangoku.

Harvest of the rice is performed on the autumn day when it was fine well.

It is also Thanksgiving Day to God who brought a good harvest.

Of course we perform the gain by machine by the present age, but the crop work is performed with all hands

 in the same way as time of the rice-transplanting.

After a crop, we enjoy BBQ together.

The folk song celebrating gain is shown.

Splendid Japanese Sake is made from rice that a lot of people brought up.

Tonoike brewery in Mashiko.

Tonoike brewery is makes famous Japanese Sake called SANRAN.

The entrance of the brewery.

You can observe it in a brewery and of course you can taste with liquor in there.

Big black tank (upper right) and Sake barrel (KOMOKABURI in japanese)

About 72 liters liquor is in one sake barrel.

In 1937 Itsugoro Tonoike started a brewery in Mashiko.
This photograph is just that time.

And it is now.

The current president Shigeki Tonoike is the third from the front row right.

You can purchase the liquor of many kinds in their shop.

Sake made from rice polished to 50% or lower is called daiginjō-shu.

Shochu

Liqueur

About Mashiko Town

First of all I explain about Mashiko Town.

Tochigi prefecture is located about 100km North of Tokyo.

Tochigi prefecture has a many tourist resources that is historic and
 cultural attractions,beautiful nature and many hot springs.

And there is only 1hour from Tokyo.

Mashiko Town is located in South East area of Tochigi prefecture.

Masiko is known from it's pottery called Mashiko-yaki.

Kilin called NOBORI-GAMA

Big pottery festival is held twice a year.

Tourists enjoy not only pottery but also nature, foods, life style in Mashiko.


You can choose among three routes if you want to go to Mashiko.
1.

Using Tohoku-Shinkanasen Train from Tokyo to Utsunomiya.

Whether you step on the local bus route for Mashiko or can use the rent-a-car.

It takes about 40 minutes from Utsunomiya.

2.

If you want to take a steam locomotive I recommend that you get off at Oyama-Station.

Moka-Railroad is operating steam locomotive between Moka-Station and Motegi-Station.

3.

If you like driving a car.

You can select Tohoku-Express way or Joban-Express way when you goes to Mashiko.

Tonoike brewery in Mashiko

Have you drunk Japanese Sake?

And Do you know how to make a Japanese Sake?

I visited Tonoike brewery in Mashiko town last Saturday.

It is one of famous Japanese Sake brewery in Tochigi prefecture.

The liquor which they make inherits Japanese tradition and culture.

I learned from President Tonoike about the story of the sake brewing

and traditional culture of Mashiko.

I introduce you how to make Sake and traditional culture of Mashiko

by the article from the next time.

The Doll's Festival

March 3rd is celebrated as the Girl's Day.

It's called Hina-matsuri(The doll's festival).

I took these dolls here.