Satoshi Nihonyanagi
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04/10/2012 [Tue]
Kanaya Cha Matsuri ( Green Tea Festival ) [Shimada]
Hi, everybody ! How are you doing ? Recently, I’m kind of exhausted because of new tasks and am really in need of shouting aloud, maybe in Karaoke, ne.＾＾
Anyway, now, here is the cool event information of this weekend !
Kanaya Cha Matsuri ( Green Tea Festival ) is going to be held on April 14 & 15, 2012 in Kanaya ( one of the major green tea plantation region in Shizuoka ), Shimada City. There you will see the dances of 1000 Cha Musume girls, lots of floats, and drumming parades.
You will also have new green tea service, the traditional hand picking performances or experiences, and introduction of spacialties in Kanaya. In Shizuoka, after the Sakura cherry blossom season, Green Tea season comes up. Please enjoy our special events fully in Shizuoka Prefecture !
Here is the attachment of the ad about the image of Kanaya Cha Matsuri. If you have any question, don’t hesitate to contact us !
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The 35th Kanaya Cha Matsuri
Date：April 14 (sat), 15 (Sun)
Cha Musume Parade １０：００〜１２：３０
Cha Musume Dancing １３：１５〜１４：４５
Floats Parade & Kawagoshi Drumming １５：４５〜２１：００
Access：Right in front of the north exit of JR Kanaya Station
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04/04/2012 [Wed]
The new fiscal year has just got started ! [Information]
We’ve just started the new fiscal year with brandnew mind and passion. And it’s very nice that I can do this blog this year too to provide tourist information to you !＾＾ Still I’m just a little bit concerned about this year’s report because I might not be able to update as frequently as ever, because I have also to care about Japanese website as well. Anyway, I’ll do my best to provide you with all possible information including gourmet and events.
Good day !＾＾
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03/23/2012 [Fri]
Amagi Museum [Izu City]
Another new facility, “Amagi Museum” was opened on Jan 2, 2012 in the middle of Izu Peninsula, Amagi, Izu City. They basically exhibit Japan’s famous arts for some duration and when I visited it, they were having the exhibition of world-loved Lego block works “PIECE of PEACE” ( legoⓇ ).
The first thing you will see at the entrance hall is the Tutankhamen built with as many as 20000 pieces of Lego, and dozens of Lego artistic works welcome you in the exhibition hall. Actually, they are displaying 26 world heritages of 20 countries for now until April 8, 2012. They look so real seen from a distance but if you walk closer, you will know that they are built only with pieces of Lego. Honestly amazing !
Walking around “Mont-Saint-Michel”, “Shuri Castle”, “Eiffel Tour” and “The Tower of Pisa”, I was almost feeling like I had been touring around the world. What pleased me most was that Mt. Fuji, temporarily registered in the list of prospective world heritage, was shown in the hall. 6000 pieces of Lego. How could it be ?
Then, I found a room for build-it-by-yourself, which reminded me of my childhood. I of course sat on the chair and reached some of Lego pieces. Imagination was only what was required but no matter how much I tried to figure a shape, nothing came upon me. There, I found a pair of tire. Maybe this is it. I put another piece on it, one after another, and finished it up after 10 minutes or so. Weird. I know I have no sense of beauty or art, whatever. Anyway, the world heritages of Lego worth seeing ! I reacknowledged then the fact that we are all connected to each other. Please stop by to find your own discovery.＾＾
From April 14, a Japanese cartoonist Ebisu’s work will be exhibited in the hall. Hope you enjoy it too !
Have a good day !＾＾
Amagi Museum
Access：30 minutes by bus to “Yugashima” bus stop from Shuzenji Station of Izu-hakone Railway
Admission：￥500 for adults, ￥300 for children ( Free for pre-school children )
Open Hours：10:00 – 17:00 ( closed on Tuesdays )
※ Part of admission and sales of related goods will be donated for World Heritage Activity of National Federation of UNESCO Association in Japan
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03/22/2012 [Thu]
Asagiri Food Park [Fujinomiya]
A new commercial facility is going to get started from April 1, 2012 in Asagiri Highland, Fujinomiya city at the foot of Mt. Fuji, Shizuoka Prefecture. “Asagiri Food Park” is a theme park ( or a small town ? ) standing right beside the Asagiri Kogen roadside station, which will offer you the opportunity to touch the real local products such as Sake, Milk, Green tea and more. I joined the preview tour the other day to show you what it’s like. See the map anyway. Overwhelming Mt. Fuji is right behind the park !
One of the stores, “Fujimasa Shuzo” sake brewery is not only where you can taste and buy local sake but where you can learn how sake is produced because the sake factory is open to the public and you can study it through the window. Sounds fun ?＾＾ They also sell some cosmetic products including sake. Especially, the hand cream was really popular among tour participants.
The green tea shop is also my recommendation because you can there taste one of the most unique ice creams as in the picture ( this is only for tasting. You can ask for regular soft ice cream for ¥300 ). See ? Green tea powder on the crème. Believe it or not, fragrant flavor of green tea goes very well with sweet ice cream ! Other tea set menu with sweets is also available. By the way, they sell 3 hundred thousand yen／1kg tea ! Amazing, isn’t it ?
Lunch menu was really something to me. Buffet style, mostly consisting of local specialties such as vegetables, Yogurton Pork ( a brand name of pork in Fujinomiya ), trout, and other stuff ! I might be too greedy then. It should look more decent like Japanese Kaiseki Cuisine but no sense of beauty. Perfect lunch though !＾＾ I, needless to say, went for another plate of meat, vegetable and rice. For big eaters like me, nothing is better than buffet anyway ♪
Other than things above, you can study sweet potato confectionery factory, milk plant and Japanese confectionery making and buy these products. Lots of authentic local gourmet of Fujinomiya can be discovered in Asagiri Food Park. Please be sure to stop by when you drive around Mt. Fuji.＾＾
Please see the website for reference.
Asagiri Food Park
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03/15/2012 [Thu]
Wasabi Soft Ice Cream in mid Izu Peninsula [Izu City]
Amagi district, in the middle of Izu Peninsula, Izu City, is very famous for Wasabi and the best recommendation if you like to see or experience wasabi fields. On my way to Kawazu from Shuzenji, I stopped by a roadside station “Amagi goe” to drop at “Wasabi-no Sato”. Because there, you can find a wonderful soft ice-cream.＾＾ Ever imagined ice-cream with wasabi ? It tastes miraculously good ! Real just grated wasabi on the ice cream. Soon after you taste wasabi and feel the real fresh flavor, try it with ice cream. Indescribable harmony with wildness and modesty. How can I explain ?＾＾； At the other shop, another wasabi soft ice cream is available. Kneaded one. Compare those two below. Which one would you like ? ＾＾
As for Amagi, I like Joren Fall best ! Wasabi fields and wasabi shop are found along the river. The crystal-clear air and water will absolutely refresh your mind and soul. Just sitting is fine to me. In summer, it will cool us with minus ion. Anyway, for further information, please read our former report. There you can also try wasabi soft ice cream but, you know, I was not ready for the third ice cream then.＾＾； So you try and tell me someday.
Have a good day !
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