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OMAKASE in Singapore: OSTERIA LA LUNA ROSSA

An Innovative Tokyo-Italian Gastronomic Concept Inspired by the Mastery of the Japanese Chef Creative, refined and refreshing; the exciting Tokyo-Italian gastronomic menu and cooking techniques employed in this restaurant is inspired by Chef Masahiro’s eight-year stint in Italy. An advocate for[...]

Food, Home Treats: Japanese Recipes, Japan in Singapore

Pan-fried Salmon Salad (Nanbanzuke)

HOME TREATS Japanese Recipes for Your Daily Table 揚げずに作る鮭の南蛮漬け Nanbanzuke-style salmon is usually deep-fried, but you can also pan fry it, making it more hassle-free. It can be a tasty and balanced main dish if you cook it with lots of vegetables. Ingredients 3 to 4 se[...]

How to be a Good Traveller, Japan, Styles & Cultures in Singapore

How to Order and Eat at a Sushi Restaurant

Let’s go to a sushi restaurant! 寿司屋へ行こう Have you been avoiding authentic sushi restaurants because it seems too formal? If you know the basic manner of how to order and eat sushi, you will definitely enjoy the experience without feeling lost. As restaurants welcome customers with good ma[...]

Food, Home Treats: Japanese Recipes, Japan in Singapore

Pork and Chinese Cabbage Soup

HOME TREATS Japanese Recipes for Your Daily Table Chinese cabbage and pork goes very well together. This recipe is so easy that all you need to do is just put pork and cabbage alternately into a pot and add some stock and seasonings! You can add some ginger or yuzu to improve the flavor if yo[...]

How to be a Good Traveller, Japan, Styles & Cultures in Singapore

Paying Homage at a Shrine

Shinto is the ancient religion of Japan. When visiting a Japanese Shinto shrine, there are rulesand etiquette that must be followed, including the various customs related to praying and otherceremonies. Worshippers at a shrine are likely to receive good luck by paying their respects to theshrin[...]

Food, Japan, Japan in Singapore, Japanese in Singapore

OMAKASE in Singapore: HACHI 八 RESTAURANT

As a Pioneer of the Omakase Concept, it Assures the Highest Quality and Freshness Every Day Hachi is one of the pioneers of Omakase dining in Singapore, offering only Omakase courses during dinnertime. The principle of no fixed menus means that guests entrust their meal selection to the chef wh[...]

Home Treats: Japanese Recipes, Japan in Singapore

Steamed Clams in Sake

[Home Treats : Japanese Recipes for Your Daily Table] Clam is a popular ingredient in Japanese home-cooking. This recipe is simple and easy, and yet is regarded as the favored way to enjoy the taste of fresh clams. You can also use other shellfish, like local lala, instead of clams. Ingredients[...]

How to be a Good Traveller, Japan, Styles & Cultures in Singapore

How to use a toilet

HOW TO BE A GOOD TRAVELLER SERIES. 10 How to use a toilet While old Japanese-style toilets can still be found around suburban regions of Japan, a majority of restaurants, hotels, and even public areas have Western-style toilets. 1. How to use a Washlet Western-style toilets in Japan – usually r[...]

Features, Mysterious Japan in Japan

Spirited Away on a Mysterious Island: Shikoku

Ohenro-san If you drive around Shikoku, you are likely to come across pilgrims dressed in white vestments and geared with a walking stick. Step by step, these pilgrims, often endearingly referred as “ohenrosan” in Japanese, will pay a visit to the 88 temples along Shikoku’s famous pilgrimage [...]

Japan, Okinawa Remote Islands, Spots in Japan

Trip to Yonaguni-jima Island-Episode 3

The final episode of my trip to Yonaguni is all about seafood cuisine, especially the Marlins. The fishery of Marlins is only one hour away from Yonaguni. As I passed by the fishing port in the morning, the fishermen were already unloading the Marlins. I ate at two Izakayas in my nights at Yona[...]

Features, Japan in Japan

Kagoshima: Paradise Produces Fine Foods

Enjoy delicious and safety-assured Kagoshima delights right here!

Mysterious Japan in Japan

Lake Towada

BEAUTY OF THE DEEP BLUE LAKE Lake Towada is a large dual crater lake with a circumference of 46km and a depth of 327m, surrounded by beech forests. It was formed by the collapse of a volcano mouth which was triggered by a giat eruption. It has a distinctive pictorial beauty; its deep blue [...]

Japan, Maker's Shirt KAMAKURA, Products & Shops in Japan

Maker’s Shirt KAMAKURA Vol.1 A consuming passion for quality

A consuming passion for quality If you have a discerning eye for quality,then you’ll recognize superior fabrics and immaculate tailoring immediately. ese elegant shirts from Maker’s Shirt Kamakura de nitely belong in this category. Simply sliding your arm into a sleeve lls you with a sense[...]

Mysterious Japan in Japan

Jomon Period, the roots of Japan

UNKNOWN WORLD in Northern Tohoku Jomon Period, the roots of Japan The Jomon Period – Japan’s early Holocene period of hunter-gatherers – is believed to begin 10,000 to 12,000 years ago, which continued for about 10,000 years. Ruins and relics of the Jomon have been found throu[...]

Mysterious Japan in Japan

Ise-jingu Shrine

The most venerable shrine in Japan Among over 80,000 shrines throughout Japan, the Ise-jingu Shrine is said to be the most historical and venerable shrine. The Japanese people have lived in accordance with nature and the current site of the Ise-jingu was worshiped without any buildings in the e[...]