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 ri…

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 Stab…

Western Japan is strawberry season. I ate a lot of strawberry sweets. Afternoon tea set at hotel lobby on Awaji Island on Saturday. This is an artistic flower beds near the hotel.There are still few flowers. On Tuesday, I ate a strawberry …

Okonomiyaki is an inexpensive popular meal.Okonomiyaki has different shapes and recipes depending on the region. This is the Kansai version eaten in Osaka and Hyogo.In Taiwan, it is called Osaka-yaki. It's easy, so let's make okonomiyaki. …

This is a Japanese sweet eaten in September in the Kansai region. This is a rice dumpling with red bean paste on it.In the Kanto region, it is a perfectly round rice dumpling with no red bean paste on it.The full moon in September is beaut…

Favorite restaurants I ate out from March 2021 to July 2022 Gohanya Ichizen Great Japanese meal. It is delicious even if I took it home WabisukeDelicious Japanese meals. It is delicious even if I took it home. Italian food Gandhi palace I …

Ohagi = rice cake covered with sweet red bean paste We eat Ohagi in Obon. The spirits of the dead people come back during Obon. At home, we entertain the spirits of our ancestors. We offer vegetarian dishes and ohagis.In Japan, dead people…

In April, I enjoyed Yoshino cherry tree again this year. When the Yoshino cherry blossoms fall, the double flowered cherry trees are in full bloom. I went to Ono City, Hyogo Prefecture to see the double flowered cherry trees. Double cherry…

In the area along the sea in the southern part of Hyogo prefecture, it is customary to cook the fry of sand lances "Ikanago" in March.Many people cook a lot of sand lance fry.It's called "Ikanago no kugini". In Japanese, Kugi is nail and N…

In late February, the southern part of Hyogo Prefecture is in the season of plum blossoms and oysters.I went to Mitsu-cho and Tatsuno city in the southern part of Hyogo prefecture.On this day, many families ate oysters and went to see plum…

The Beware of COVID-19 has continued since March 2020.In the southern part of Hyogo prefecture, many restaurants are open, and customers are using them with a small number of people and their families while paying attention to COVID-19.I a…

A lot of oysters can be harvested around Hinase town, Okayama prefecture.There are many oyster huts and restaurants where you can eat oysters.These oysters are wonderfully delicious !Okonomiyaki with oysters, Grilled oysters, Steamed oyste…

I bought a rice cake "Mochi" at a Japanese sweets shop Daieidouhonpo. There is a rice cake under the maple leave.The rice cake is soft and sticky. There is red bean paste in the rice cake.This red bean paste contains maple syrup. There is …

Himeji is famous city. Because Himeji has white big castle. Himeji has some delicious sweets. Solted and sweet bun "Shiomi Manju", Karinto, Karinto Manju, etc... My favorite is Karinto Manju of Houkitsu.Manju is bun. Karinto is sugar confe…