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Introducing western Japan's life

I am a Japanese woman. I introduce western Japan area information and culture. And I will write about my life style. But I am not good at English.This is also for English practice.If you find an error in my text, please let me know.

Spring Japanese sweets "Sakuramochi" "Uguisumochi" "Yomogimochi"

There is a Japanese song that says, ``Bean paste bread has bean paste in them, Jam bread has jam in them, But nightingale bread doesn't have nightingale in them.''
In spring, a Japanese sweet called Ugusu (nightingale) Mochi is sold. The rice cake is covered with green bean powder. That's why Japanese people mistakenly think that nightingales are green.

Japanese sweets inspired by spring in Japan.
An image of fields and mountains with young leaves sprouting.

The top left is mugwort mochi. There is red bean paste inside.

Sakuramochi topped with salted cherry blossom petals. Both flowers and leaves can be eaten. There is red bean paste inside.

You don't see it much outside of spring, so if you're in Japan in spring, be sure to try it.

 

Sekigahara Battlefield & Sekigahara War Land

There was a big war in Sekigahara, Gifu Prefecture in 1600.
Approximately 160,000 people fought and at least 8,000 were killed.
The area is approximately 50 square kilometers.
Today's Sekigahara is a peaceful countryside.

 

 


Horse fence

 


Samurai Hosokawa base ruins.

 


General Tokugawa Ieyasu base ruins.

 

The end of the battle

 

I went around on a rented bicycle.
There are restaurants and cafes.
Sekigahara is the border between eastern and western Japan.
You can try both the light-colored soba soup from western Japan and the dark-colored soba soup from eastern Japan.

 

”Sekigahara Warland” theme park is nearby.

General checking enemy's head.

Samurai Otani loses the battle, so he commits Harakiri.

”You can open the future, but you can't open this door."


He says "No more war".

 

Japanese tableware in Hyogo Tamba "Tachikui Yaki"

Rural mountain town of Hyogo, Tamba City.
There is a village of traditional crafts.
There are many pottery workshops. 
The pottery from this area is called ”Tachikuiyaki"

Japanese pottery is plain but tasteful. Fits in well with life.

At the restaurant here, you can eat on Tatekuiyaki tableware.

You can visit the workshops.
At Sue no Sato, you can see pottery from all workshop. And if you like something, you can buy it. You can also try your hand at making pottery.

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丹波立杭焼 俊彦窯 飴釉押紋糠流し 尺二寸皿
価格:51,975円(税込、送料別) (2023/10/17時点)

Tamba Tachikuiyaki, You can get it if you are outside of Japan.

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丹波立杭焼 俊彦窯 糠釉 尺五寸打掛け鉢
価格:92,400円(税込、送料別) (2023/10/17時点)

 

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丹波立杭焼 俊彦窯 灰釉流掛ローソク徳利 大
価格:9,680円(税込、送料別) (2023/10/17時点)

 

Eating out in Hyogo prefecture 2022 August ~ 2023 July

Out of all the restaurants I've been to this year, my favorite.

 

Tochisen   Japanese sweets "Karinto Manju" is delicious. 

 

Japanese sweets "Toyosuke"

 

The pork is tender and delicious.

 

Pizza

 

Kanure

 

bread, pudding

 

 

Sweets shop


Cute chololate

 

Stable deliciousness and comfort

 

breads

 

Delicious baked goods

 

Perfect chocolate cake

 

Matsukawa, a high-quality Japanese sweets shop


Kofukudo.  Japanese sweets Dorayaki  "Be kobe"  This is my best.

 

Custard cream bread is my best.

 

Gokokushichifuku

 

Cafe latte art and pancakes

 

 

Itarian

 

I like this hard bread.

 

The cream puff is refreshingly sweet and delicious !

 

Cake

 

High quality Japanese sweets

 

I only like this crispy cream puffs.

 

Sweets

 

Beautiful parfait

 

 

Gohanya Ichizen

 

Sushi Takumi

 

Uohide.  Grilled fish

 

Thai food not arranged for Japan.

 

Turn hard water into soft water.

Japanese summer sweets

You can buy Japanese sweets at supermarkets and convenience stores, but I want you to eat high-quality Japanese sweets.
High-quality sweets shops can be found in the grocery section of department stores (Daimaru, Takashimaya, SOGO, Hankyu, etc.), Piore, and along roads, etc.
You should go there.

Today I will introduce Japanese sweets that are usually only available in summer.

 


Mizumanju or Kuzumanju
The outside is a transparent Mochi made of starch. The sweet bean paste inside.

 


Minazuki
Uiro (rice cake) with red bean paste on top.
This represents ice and is eaten on June 30th to beat the heat.
This is sold in June, but is not seen much in other months.

 

About housing in Hyogo Prefecture, characteristics of each region

Most of the access to this blog is from Edarabia. Thank you Edarabia.
Edarabia is informing for international students.
So I write about various areas in Hyogo Prefecture for those who are wondering where to live.

 

Toyooka
Toyooka is located in the north of Hyogo Prefecture.
It is also far from the prosperous Kobe and Osaka. Summers are very hot, winters are very cold, and there is a lot of snow. Inconvenient in rural areas. Close to Kinosaki Onsen.

 

Himeji
Western part of Hyogo prefecture. big city.
The area around Himeji Station is convenient for transportation, and there are many shops. Far from Kobe and Osaka. Countryside except around Himeji Station. Crime is lower in rural areas.

 

Kakogawa
There are few schools that international students go to.
Easy access to Himeji and Akashi.
The area around the station is convenient. If it is far from the station, the number of buses is very small and inconvenient.
Tap water doesn't taste good.
There is a big river. Ideal for exercise such as jogging.
 Disaster prevention in this city is solid.

 

Akashi
There are many people in Akashi who have jobs and schools in Kobe.
Good access to Kobe and Osaka. There are many buses.
Good for those who have a school in the western part of Kobe.
Services for households with children are good.
The rent is cheaper in the area west of Akashi river.
The ground on the eastern mountain side is strong and resistant to large earthquakes.
There is a long comfortable beach. Delicious seafood.

 

Western Kobe
Country.
Means of transportation: Subway, bus, private car.
Rent is cheap. Rent is particularly cheap around Arise, where Kobe Gakuin University is located. Because part of Kobe Gakuin University has moved to Port Island, the number of people has decreased, and there are extra rooms. But far from the station. To get to the nearest stations, Ikawadani Station and Akashi Station, you need to use a bus or a motorcycle.
There are many shops around Myodani Station and Seishin-Chuo Station.

 

Maiko, Tarumizu, and Suma on the coast of Kobe
It's nice to take a walk on the beach.
Sanyo train and JR, both can be used and access is good.
The damage caused by the earthquake was greater in the area east of Sumaura Park, where the earthquake fault is located.

Nagata of Kobe
Downtown.

 

Around Hyogo Station, Shinkaichi Station, Minatogawa Station, and Kobe Station
Around Shinkaichi, there are mafia offices and sex shops. Fukuhara is famous for its red-light district.
Minatogawa is a good old downtown.

 

Around Motomachi Station
There are many chinese.
Convenience. Commercial area.

 

Around Sannomiya Station
Convenience. Commercial area. There are a lot of shops.
Kitano is a tourist spot and the slopes are tough.
Ninomiya is downtown.
Isogami is quiet and comfortable to live in.

 

Around Kasuganomichi Station
Cheap rent

 

Higashinada Ward, Kobe City
A town of delicious sweets and sake.
Rich people live on the mountain side.

 

North Kobe
cold. It snows easily. Icicles form in winter.
Suzurandai has many slopes. It is called the Tibet of Kobe.
Access to Sannomiya and Kobe Station is expensive.

 

Nishinomiya and Takarazuka
Elegant image

 

Asiya
Elegant image. 
Rich people live on the mountain side.

 

Amagasaki
It used to be a downtown area.
It has recently developed into a convenient residential area.
Good access to Osaka.

 

Kawanishi
Actively growing vegetables.
Hankyu train is cheap.

Sanda, Ono, Miki, Yashiro, Tanba, Shiso, Asago etc...
You can't live without a car. Rural area.

 

Sakura 2023

This year's cherry blossom season came about a week earlier than usual.

View of Akashi City from Maiko Koketani Park, Kobe City.

 

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