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LCC in Japan

I had a flight from Osaka to Tokyo by Jetstar Japan.

I always use Japan airlines but this time, I tried to use Low Cost Carrier, Jetstar Japan.
Because the fare is quite different!
This company is the same group of Jetstar, Australia.

The seat is narrow but not uncomfortable for me because this is only 1 hours flight Osaka/Tokyo.
I can stand.

But Jetstar Japan doesn’t have a flight to/from Haneda,Tokyo.
They have only Narita.
This is a problem because from Narita to central Tokyo takes around 2hours by train or bus…
Also, Osaka is not Itami(central Osaka). Kansai International Airport.

You will save your ‘money or time?’

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japan custom

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Japanese custom eat Ehomaki in Sestubun

3rd of Feb. is “Setsubun” in Japan.
If you missed my blog about Stsubun, please click here!

In setsubun, we eat “Ehomaki”.
ehomaki
Ehomaki is a long sushi roll which you eat all in one go on the night of Setsubun,
while facing silently toward the year’s “lucky” direction with your eyes closed,
wishing for perfect health and praying for prosperity of business.

You make ehomaki with seven ingredients, cucumber, shiitake mushrooms, seasoned omelet, teriyaki eel,
sweet fish flakes and kanpyo are rolled in seaweed representing the seven gods of happiness.
By doing so, people hope to bring happiness into their lives.

Actually, ehomaki had long been eaten in the Kansai area but the reason why it spread throughout Japan was, surprisingly, due to a sales-promotion by convenience stores in the early ’90s!
Also, research shows that 60 percent of people in the Kanto area still don’t eat ehomaki.

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The Last Day of Winter “SETSUBUN”

The Last Day of Winter, called “Setsubun”.
In 2015, 3rd of Feb. is Setsubun.

Setsubun literally means “division of seasons.”
It is used to mark the end of winter and summer, and is derived from the old lunar calendar.
However, “setsubun” has now come to mean the day before the first day of spring only.
It usually occurs around February 3rd. On this day, in a custom called mame-maki,
people throw and scatter roasted soy beans inside and outside their houses while saying,
“Get goblins out of the house! Invite happiness into the home!”
In Japanese “Oni ha soto! , Fuku wa uchi!”
setsubun

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japan sightseeing

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Mt.Fuji a world cultual heritage

What comes to people’s minds is probably Mt. Fuji which has a height of 3,776 meters
and is listed as a World Cultural Heritage site, will come to mind first.
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More than 300,000 people a year climb Mt. Fuji, with half of them climbing along the Yoshida Route.
The number of climbers is counted by infrared lights on the eighth level of four climbing routes
Yoshida, Subashiri, Gotenba and Fujinomiya.
In comparison, the lowest mountain in Japan used to be Mount Tenpo, at only 4.53 meters above sea level,
until Mount Hiyori, in Miyagi Prefecture, was confirmed to be the lowest mountain
by the Geospatial Information Authority of Japan in April 2014.

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japan food

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Japanese food Motsu nabe

Motsunabe is a type of nabe (a pod) in Japanese cuisine,
which is made from beef Innards,the colon.
A hot pot is filled with soup, prepared the colon and boiled for a while,
cabbage, Tofu, and garlic chives are added.
motsu nabe
No smells!
Especially young ladies loves Motsunabe because the colon has a lot of collagen!!!
For beauty!

After we ate all ingredients in pod, we put noodles and eat.
This is also nice!!
Please try.
Fukuoka is the most famous but you can eat everywhere in Japan.

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Japanese food “B-grade gourmet”

“B-grade gourmet” means the casual dining enjoyable with reasonable price
such as curry rice, ramen (noodle), chow mein… and so on.
Ordinary but tasty !!
Japanese loves B-grade gourmet.

Japanese curry with sticky rice.
curry with rice

Ramen. soup noodle.
noodle

Yakisoba = Chow mein
yakisoba

You can eat B-grade gourmet everywhere.
Especially Japanese loves Ramen.
Every magazine has a special section about ranking of Ramen restaurants.
I also go to ramen restrants once a week!
You can not miss ramen if you come Japan!!!

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japan culture

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Japanese culture maid cafe

Have you ever heard “maid cafe”?
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cosplay cafe!!

There are many maid cafe in “Akihabara“, Tokyo. or “Nipponbashi” Osaka.
Waitress dressed in maid costume and act as servant, and customers act like master.
When I went to Bogota,Colombia, I found a maid cafe!
So surprised!

cosplay group
And there are many people wearing a costume of anime character!
If you like Japanese anime, you should go Akihabara and really enjoy.
Sometimes, we can see the foreigners wearing a costume!

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japanese food kushikatsu

“Kushi katsu” is ‘deep-fried breaded meat or vegetables on skewers’
or ‘Japanese style of deep-fried kebab’.

kushikatsu

dip

Dip kushikatsu in Worcester sauce and eat it.
A cabbage also dip in Worcester sauce.
No double dipping, please!!

Worcester sauce is more popular in the western Japan.
So kushikatsu is famous in Osaka.
Osakan food like “Takoyaki” and “Okonokiyaki” also wat with Worcester sauce.
If you want to know about “Takoyaki” and “Okonomiyaki” , please click here!
Kushikatsu is match with beer!

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Japanese culture

Today’s topic is 『Bonsai』.
bonsai

flower bonsai

Bonsai is the horticultural art of miniature potted tree and plants
which have been grown for a long time to look as they appear in nature.

Recently, bonsai gathered attention overseas and
there has been a trend towards seeing it in a new light, and as a new awareness of bonsai
has grown as it has become a stylish hobby among young people.

The　evaluation of ” JAPANESE BONSAI” is very high　in the world,
there are professional books in the United States, Spain, and France.
In Italy, there are bonsai universities and museums!

There are 『bonsai village』in Saitama city, Saitama.
People who loves bonsai and bonsai suppliers gather here.
So, many tourists from overseas also visit here!
If you have a interested in Bonsai, you must visit !!

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japan national holiday

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national holiday in Japan

Yesterday, 12 JAN.2015 was national holiday 『Seijinshiki (Coming-of-Age Day)』.

When a person reaches 20 years of age, they are considered to be an adult in Japan.
Drinking alcohol is permitted and you can enjoy a greater degree of freedom.
On one hand, you become a full citizen and are given the right to vote,
but at the same time, you also have new responsibilities as an adult,
such as having to enroll in a pension plan and other duties.
People celebrate the adulthood of those reaching 20 on what is known as seijinnohi,or coming-of-age day.
This celebration used to be held on January 15th,
but it was changed to the second Monday of January.

Each town and city has its own ceremony.
The “new adults” go back to their hometown to attend the ceremony.
It is a good opportunity for them to see old friends.
Many women wear furisode, colorful, long-sleeved kimono, and have their hair dressed in a formal up-style,
furisode kimono
and some men also wear kimono with hakama.
hakama

Some of the “new adults” take the opportunity to start drinking and messing around at the ceremony, displaying immature behavior.

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