Annually, the third Thursday of November is the day when Beaujolais Nouveau is officially released for sale. Beaujolais Nouveau is a red wine made from Gamay grapes produced…

Have you ever made tempura by your self?? Whether YES or NO, let me give you some tips to make super delicious one! First, we have to see what authentic…

  Kaiten-zushi (sushi-go-round) is a major business in the Japanese restaurant industry. Being considered as easy and casual restaurants, kaiten-zushi attract many customers. Recent kaiten-zushi restaurants are more computerized; therefore,…

In Japan, tofu products are well eaten as well as tofu; for example, abra-age, atsu-age, ganmodoki, koya-dofu and okara. Abura-age is thin sliced fried tofu, put in miso soup or…

  What if you can get cooked food right away by pushing a button? It’ll be like your dream come true?? (^_^) Make your dream come true by the canned…

    Umeshu is Japanese liquor made from soaking unripe ume, sugar and shochu which is Japanese clear distilled spirit. You might know it as “Plum wine” but it’s neither…

    Before 1980’s, every town in Japan had a dagashi-ya (dagashi store), which sells kids-affordable candies and small toys. In a small dagashi store, there are all kinds of…

    Oden is a Japanese hot pot which includes boiled eggs, daikon radish, konnyaku, fried tofu pouch with mochi, and different kinds of fish cakes. The ingredients are stewed…

One of the things that keep Japanese women beautiful is collagen. In recent years, “collagen market” is widely spread in Japan. Not only skincare or supplements industries, but also restaurants…

    Tofu is made from soybeans, water and a coagulant called nigari. Because it’s popular as a healthy food in the world, you might be familiar of it. Japanese…

    Last week, I had a wonderful lunch at a modern-French restaurant, “Forty Five” which is on the 45th floor of The Ritz Carlton Tokyo. The hotel is located…