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japanese food

Kyoto sweets｜Ajari mochi from ”Ajari Mochi Honpo Kyoto Sweets Mangetsu”

"Ajari mochi" has a "moist" skin made from mochi flour. Tamba's Dainagon adzuki bean paste has a "texture that does not emphasize the grains, and a light sweetness and flavor" The perfect balance between the skin and the bean paste makes this a masterpiece that cannot be imitated by many Japanese confectionery shops.
2023.02.25 2024.06.28
japanese foodmeals-food
japanese food

Man’s cooking | Now is the season! The best dish to accompany Japanese sake “cod milt ponzu”

It is characterized by its melt-in-your-mouth texture and creamy richness without any odor. Cod milt is in season from January to February. Super easy to prepare and cook. It's a Japanese way of eating.
2023.02.25 2024.06.28
japanese foodmans-cooking
landscape-sightseeing

Kyoto in winter｜Momiji in the Tofukuji valley (Segyokukan) covered in pure white snow

Snow piles up at Tofuku-ji Temple, which is known as one of the best autumn leaves spots in Kyoto, and the pure white silver world is a superb view.
2023.02.24 2023.08.21
landscape-sightseeing
architecture-interior

The large torii of Imamiya Shrine, which is indispensable in Nishijin, Kyoto, has been revived!

The Otorii of Imamiya Shrine has been revived after 5 years. The construction took about seven months from September 5, 2022 to November 19, 2022. The architecture of shrines and temples is a traditional Japanese craftsmanship that must be handed down to the next generation.
2022.12.13
architecture-interior
landscape-sightseeing

Kyoto｜The history of Imamiya Shrine’s specialty “Aburi Mochi” and the difference between “Ichiwa” and “Kazariya”

Imamiya Shrine's "Aburi Mochi" is the oldest Japanese confectionery in Japan, dating back to the Heian period. It is called a candy that wards off evil.
2022.11.30 2024.09.15
landscape-sightseeing
landscape-sightseeing

[2022] When is the best time to see the maple leaves at Tofukuji Temple in Kyoto?

It seems that the maple leaves of Kyoto "Tofuku-ji Temple" are about a week earlier than last year. around 1:00 pm on No...
2022.11.02
landscape-sightseeing
culture-education

A mysterious story about Seimei Shrine and its surroundings, where the Onmyoji “Abe no Seimei” is enshrined.

Seimei Shrine is a place to worship Abeno Seimei who is a famous onmyouji in middle of heian period.  And this shrine is located in the place that used to be a house of Abeno Seimei.  
2022.05.01 2022.05.09
culture-education
landscape-sightseeing

Kyoto | Sakigakesakura at Hirano Shrine, which announces spring

On Monday, March 28, 2022, the "Sakigakesakura" that originated at Hirano Shrine is in full bloom. When these cherry blo...
2022.03.29 2022.05.03
landscape-sightseeing
equation-of-happiness

The Ganrikisha of Mt. Inari where mysterious power dwells

Ganrikisha is a deity enshrined in Mt. Inari as the founder of Fushimi Inari Taisha. I think the reason I'm still alive after being told by my doctor that I have two more years left to live is because Mr. Ganriki gave me the awareness I needed to live.
2022.03.24 2024.06.28
equation-of-happinessHappy way of life
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