Moo Moo
Japan
48 years in Japan
Moo Moo's Advice List
Moo Moo
Japan
48 years in Japan
SUKEROKU
When I don't have a clear idea of what type of food (bento) to buy, I always choose SUKEROKU bento.It is simple bento, kind of Sushi without raw fish.As you see the picture, two kinds of sushi are in.One is NORIMAKI, rolled by seaweed, inside : Kanpyo, brown color, cooked vegetable, boi…(137 words)
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Bento (box meal) Convenience store Sushi Food Play
JRA Japan Horse Show on Golden Week
Japan Horse Show will be held on May 3 to 5 at Baji-Kouen that is now use for training hurdle race horses. This park contains several small playground for children with lots of big trees and it's a good place to visit taking lunch box. Attention ; no pets allowed inside.This is free charge …(126 words)
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Golden Week Horse Park Visit Event Museum Children Playground Setagayaku
Tokyo and Shinagawa station, "All that shellfish"
"品川名物貝づくし" ("shinagawa meibutsu kai zukushi")Actually, I never had it, but I can tell it must be good.5 kinds of cooked shellfishes on rice and veges.Sold at Tokyo and Shinagawa Station, 930 yen.(32 words)
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Tokyo Train Train station Bento (box meal)
Ghibli Museum
I love the place even I'm not a comic fanatic.May not need to explain about Ghibli animation films.My favorite is Kurenai-no-Buta, Porco Rosso.Details : http://www.ghibli-museum.jp/en/(31 words)
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Tokyo Museum
OH! Japan-derful (spell, not sure)
Fuji TV, Mezamashi-Doyobi, 「OH!ジャパンダフル」 is a good program to know the very surprising and really Japan-like stuffs which are not well-known even for Japanese. Every Saturday, from about 7:10 a.m. on Fuji TV. Never shows up in any guide books, for sure.I really enjoy the show, a…(50 words)
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Television
Big noise, necessary
Not only Udon but Soba and Ramen, you should make noise when eating those, and it is right way. You will have noodles with soup when slurp those and taste the harmony of the flour and the soup.When you did't, you just eat noodles and feel the taste weakly. Make big noise!!!Taste our cultu…(56 words)
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Ramen noodles Soba noodles Udon noodles
Finish in 5 minutes
You choose what you’re gonna eat by pictures or plastic samples and buy a ticket at vending machine. Hand the ticket to a counter and wait for minutes and receive the soba and bring wherever you find your space. Put some “shichimi”, blend of seven hot spices, get your chopsticks and eat! Don’t …(68 words)
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Ticket Soba noodles Tempura
Deep and amazing sake world!
Sake is most unique and amazing alcohol in world. The taste and scent changes by its temperature drastically. Most of people drink it by cold temperature, same as in fridge, then you feel dry, sometimes sharp, taste with soft sweetness. Some people call it Rice Wine, yes it is like wine when yo…(126 words)
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Drink Sake (Rice wine) Wine
Amazing! Simple recipe, but ~~~.
"Toritama（酉玉）" (http://toritama.net/s.html) at Shirogane. 10 min walk from Hiroo Station. Booking necessary. Chicken meat is not just one kind meat. The Yakitori master cut and divide into more than 30 parts from chicken meat, and we can enjoy its original taste and texture. "Torigoya（鳥小屋）…(89 words)
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Tokyo Yakitori
Near Omotesando
“The Celler Grill W” (http://www.cardenas.co.jp/shop/restaurants/w-omotesando-the-cellar-grill.html), wine bar, at Omotesando. Very reasonable wines, choosing bottles by yourself. You can buy the bottles and pay 500yen for glass, then drink. It is said the price of bottles is same as retail price a…(117 words)
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Tokyo Drink Wine
so many choices!
Yakitori : You may be asked, “tare” (sweet say sauce) or “shio” (salt) for flavor.Kushi-age : Deep fried vegetable, meat and fishes. It's like deep fried pinchos. You are not allowed to dip it in a source pod twice or more!Tori-kara-age : Deep fried chicken.Sashimi-moriawase : Variety o…(65 words)
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Drink Udon noodles Izakaya Salt Sashimi (Raw fish) Onigiri (Rice ball) Yakitori Karaage (Fried chicken) Tsukemono (Japanese pickles) Ochazuke
Like a dawn man
Eat by your hand, no chopstick.Pick a sushi, turn upside down, dip half of sashimi portion in soy sauce slightly, and throw a whole sushi into your mouth.You need to pick a sushi gently, otherwise it's gonna be mess.Good sushi master will make the sushi delicately, so easy to come apart.(54 words)
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Restaurant Sushi Soy sauce Sashimi (Raw fish) Chopstick
another use of O-shibori!
Most of Japanese male would wipe his face before his hands!It may not be a good manner, but we do. We feel no stranger on you when finding you do so. It is also useful when you spilt over your drink on a table!(45 words)
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Etiquette Drink
You can eat and drink in some trains!
Shinkansen is OK. Romance Car is OK.Basically, you can eat and drink sitting in box seats, but there are some exception ; Yurikamome is not suitable.Commuter trains are not suitable.When you find a vendor selling Obento by a cargo in train, definitely you can eat there. You need t…(55 words)
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Train Etiquette Drink Shinkansen Bullet Train
find your favorite SAKE!
If you want to find your favorite Sake, go to Hasegawa Saké Shop （はせがわ酒店）, OMOTESANDO HILLS（表参道ヒルズ） or Tokyu Futakotamagawa RISE （東急二子玉川店） (http://www.hasegawasaketen.com/shop/). They have counter seats, and you can drink a cup of Sake from their choice by paying some amount. Y…(57 words)
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