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I’d like to share a truly useful resource for acquiring Japanese. This comes dangerously close to crossing over from my role as food and sake otaku to my day job of language otaku, but here goes anyway. Smart.fm is a website for learning, especially for learning language. That sounds very simple, but the tools they provide are based on sound cognitive science research and work well. If you want to learn more about how Smart.fm works, please watch this short video, or just take my word for it that the system works and read on to the good stuff-food.
Takasakiya Honten: Kamakura Sake Shop and Bar Serves a Tall Glass
Gizaemon Junmai Ginjo Glass ¥500 at Takasakiya Honten. Whether it is the Big Buddha or pursuit of zen that bring you to Kamakura, wouldn’t a glass of sake be a good way to unwind and reflect on the day before you hit the road? Conveniently located just a few minutes from JR Kamakura Station, Takasaki [...]
Yamaso-Oyster Wholesaler at Ota Shijo
So, where to buy raw oysters year-round in Tokyo? When the great oyster bar bargains are over, and if you can shuck your own oysters, Yamaso is the place. This oyster wholesaler sits right in the Suisan-to, or the warehouse like building for handling the marine products, at the Ota Shijo. They specialize in imported [...]
Ota Wholesale Market: A Great Tsukiji Alternative
Back in the midst of the Norovirus scare that spread across the whole nation, we went ahead and planned an oyster dinner for some friends at home anyway. But during that winter of 2007 it appeared that raw oysters had simply disappeared completely from markets and restaurants because a health report from the government somewhat [...]
Is Tsukiji Wholesale Market Open to the Public?
Photo: Sign at Tsukiji A while back,I picked up a printed Tsukiji Vistor’s Guide in English issued by Tokyo Metropolitan Central Wholesale market at Tsukiji Seimon entrance. After searching for an official site listing the actual rules for visiting Tsukiji and I could not find any, so I went back to the brochure. The brochure [...]
How and where to buy knives in Tokyo
As I said in my previous post, my week with knives, I am going to list some areas and shops for knives in Tokyo. Occasionally, I am asked where to shop for a Japanese knife. Not being a pro chef, my usual advice is to go to a couple of shops. When you are there, [...]
My week with knives
For some reason, I have had so much knife talks over the past week and I feel I am on some kind of mission to talk about hocho. This week, I bought two knives – Tsukiji Aritsugu nakiri bocho for myself and a Global Cook Knife for my mother. These two purchases just happened to [...]
Azabu Juban-Roppongi-Hiroo Sake Store: Sakaya Kurihara
Sakaya Kurihara Web Site (in Japanese only). Just a few quick notes on this wonderful, oft-quoted, sake shop, tucked away in a very quiet Motoazabu neighborhood. Once, I timed which station is the quickest out of three, Azabu Juban, Roppongi, or Hiroo. I believe Azabu Juban was the closest, but takes about 8 minutes from [...]
Roppongi: Tokyo Halal Foods–Halal, Asian, Indian, Middle Eastern, and African Foods
Tokyo Halal Foods Address:#101 President Roppongi Bldg. 3-2-16 Nishi-Azabu, Minato-ku, Tokyo Description: International Halal Food TEL: 03-3470-3484 Hours: 10:00 am -10:00 pm map Located next to Roppongi Hills, between Iranian Restaurant Aladdin and AM/PM, Tokyo Halal Foods offers a wide range of foods. The shop has been at this location for two years, but I [...]
Yokohama: Teheran Shop – International Halal Food
Teheran Shop Address:KY Bldg. 5F, 1-38-15 Hiranuma, Nishi Ku, Yokohama description:International Halal Food TEL: 045-321-6930 Hours: 13:00-23:00 map in Japanese I was looking for tahini and rose water after a Lebanese cooking class and someone mentioned that this shop has basic stuff for Middle Eastern food. Located about 10 minutes from Yokohama Station East Exit, [...]
Sake Tourism
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