16 October 2016
The Final Flight of Cathay Pacific Boeing 747-400, First Class service from Tokyo/HND to Hong Kong, on 1st Oct 2016
The Final Flight of Cathay Pacific Boeing 747-400 on 1st Oct
On the 1st October 2016, Cathay Pacific Boeing 747-400 was retired. The final flight was very festive and heartwarming atmosphere, presented by Cathay Pacific skilful cabin crews. I had a very happy travel with Japanese bloggers Tep-san and Ebichang on this final flight.the Queen of Sky, Boeing 747-400, Jumbo jetliner
The beautiful ships of Cathay Pacific have retired form the commercial routes. The Boeing 747-400 was a memorable air craft of the sky. The double decker style of front and smart nose were art of modern industrial design. Four engines gave us the sense of the safety of air travel.
All airplane will be retired with some reasons as age of aircraft, financial factor of operating company or mismatched market. The 747-400, known as the Jumbo jetliner were very famous aircraft in the world. In Japan, we can see them as the airplane belonging to foreign airlines, Thai airways, China airlines and Lufthansa (B747-8i).
Boeing 747-400 and Cathay Pacific
The former flagship of Cathay Pacific, Boeing 747-400, was the last aircraft of Britishness in Hong Kong. The company of Cathay Pacific was developed with series of Boeing 747 known Jumbo jet liner, as -200B and -400. Four Rolls Royce engines sound were passing over the British owned Kowloon side of Hong Kong on approaching to Kaitak airport. The sound was one of the symbols of the old Hong Kong. The high pitch sound and fat shape of Rolls Royce engines reminded us the Cathay Pacific had been a British commercial airline company.
ticket of First class by British Airways Executive club Avios
First class cabin of final flight of CX Boeing 747-400
I had a seat 4D of the first class cabin. The ground hostess has assigned us 4D and 4A, one of the best seats of the tow person company. From the seat, I had the lovely view of the nose interior which was special view of double decker of Boeing 747-400. The seat was luxury full-flat seat as the long haul route airliner. Those have also the dinning facility with large table and a pair of seats for comany passengers.
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| the over view of First class from 4D seat |
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| The front view of 4D seat |
On this final flight, the meal courses were as the normal commercial flight between Tokyo Haneda to Hong Kong. Chinese cuisine, Japanese full course or Western courses were available as usual. We had Chinese courses with the sound of Rolls Royce engines and special atmosphere of the first class cabin.
The tour of crew rest
On this air craft, the cabin crew show us the crew rest, restricted space for cabin crews. Small flat bed were lain above the passenger cabin as the residence of the hospital for medical staff.
The memorable flight of Cathay Pacific Boeing 747-400 final flight
The atmosphere of first class cabin was very relaxed and comfortable to remember and remind our memories on the Boeing 747 aircrafts. The cabin was restricted for the first class passenger and press member. The inflight service manager has controled the first class cabin for the first class passengers.
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| Landed at Hong Kong, wet cloud weather |
On the bottom, Thank you very much, the cabin crews of final flight, the pilots and the technical staff of Cathay Pacific, and Cathay Pacific Boeing 747-400. Good bye.
9 October 2016
Seolleongtang, Korean breakfast in Korean town of Akasaka, Ichiryu, Akasaka, Tokyo
Ichiryu, Korean restaurant in Akasaka
Akasaka has a small Korean town street. There are a lot of Korean restaurants produced by Korean immigrants. In Korean peninsula, a lot of restaurants were commonly serving the dishes using the same soup stock type as degikupab using pig soup stock or Seolleongtang with beef soup stock. Ichiryu, a restaurant which Kim Hajime has established, has the sorlontan as the signature dish.
An old lady and the restaurant
It was a heavy rain morning on holiday. The restaurant in the early morning, this restaurant is open 24/7, showed Korean style loose atmosphere. Small television speak unnecessary programs as common morning programs in Japan, containing local news as dogs of celebrity or recommended shops by movie star. Ajuma, old lady Korean manager of this restaurant, watched the programs.
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| Kimchi and side dishes. The texture of Kimchi is lovely. |
Kimchi and Ebichang
The staffs took my order. I had Seolleongtang on that morning. As the common Korean restaurant, a lot of small dishes were served at first. Kimchi was very nice quality. The Umami and chili taste of Kochujan were nicely pickled. According to the Ebichang theory, the taste of Kimchi is very important part of Korean food restaurant, to show the heart of manager what the Korean food is (Ebichang is a koryophile of my friends. He had huge knowledge of cultural anthropology of Korean peninsula).
Seolleongtang and Ichiryu
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| Seolleongtang |
The Seolleongtang of Ichiryu has very nice taste of soup stock. The soup was sophisticated Umami taste of classical Korean food. The customers were able to decided the amount of salt to add to the soup. The salt degree is very important part of this soup. The marriage of mild beef soup stock taste and small amount of salt will show smooth texture of the soup.
The usual Korean food manner when eating a set menu is mixture of all ingredients served in the bowl. The dirty presentation made me disappointed. And I have made it a rule that rice and several ingredients as the dry fishes or pickled fishes to add Umami tastes in the dish.
17 June 2016
The dinner course, Kayanoya (茅乃舎 レストラン), Fukuoka
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Dashi is the basis and necessity of Japanese foods.
Japanese foods contain the Umami taste
in itself. This Dashi taste which has rich of Umami was an identity in Japanese
foods. When we talk about Japanese foods, we must remind the taste or flavour
of the dishes. The Dashi taste is the most important part in Japanese foods as
the butter in the French.
Kanoya is a bland company producing a high-end food
from Fukuoka, Western island Kyushu. Kanoya basically was run as a Dashi
producer as several variation of blended Dashi. They had developed their
business as the “taste and flavour company” which produce various condiments or
foods. The origin of this company was a bag of Dashi. This pack was used like
as the tea bag, dipped in hot water and use a thick essence for the daily
foods.
The dinner courses were cooked with the local
ingredients and products from Kayanoya; the dressing sauce of salad, Dashi soup
for the pots, sauce for Sashimi (not only say sauce). The course was formed six
dishes as the traditional Japanese style full course. All dishes were designed
as the modern Japanese style.
The course was formed, Starter, Vegetable soup (soup
from the lands), Mukouduke (Sashimi), seasonal dish from the kitchen, small
dish of grandmother from Nagano (traditional style foods), Main course (choice
from the lists) and dessert. The course was started with the sweet light liquor.
Restaurant Kayanoya(茅乃舎)
Restaurant Kayanoya(茅乃舎)
This restaurant has the transportation service from
the city centre of Fukuoka as Tenjin. Please contact to the restaurant
reservation.
English page is available.
http://www.kayanoya.com/en/
14 June 2016
Ono Catholic Church, Shimo-ono, Nagasaki, Japan [The pilgrimage tour around Nagasaki]
The simple and comfortable place for praying
Passing through Kurosaki Catholic church and Shitsu Catholic church to Saikai city,
there is a small but nice church where does not have resident bishop, Ono
Catholic Church. This Church is located on the small hill covered with a lot of
plants. From Ono Catholic Church, you will have beautiful view of Sumo Nada (Shape
like Sumo wresting) and East China sea.
The church is a house of one storey and stone arranged wall and Kawara bricked roof. The room is small
as 6.1m width and 11.8m depth. The window had arch and was smaller than that in
Japan. The design of the Ono church was Japanese-French. This church was
designed and established by Bishop de Rotz who was mainly live in Shitsu area,
on 1893. On the age, the import bricks from France were very expensive. He had
chosen the stone which were produced in this area. The stone was black and
green basalt stone. The stones were arranged with mortal.
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| The green stones wall showed very simple and country side style of the church |
The reservation by phone call or website is necessary. Please contact to the information
centre by phone.
095-823-7650
10 June 2016
Lovely Scottish flight above the Scotland, BE6899, EDI-KOI
The flights in Scotland were traditionally lovely local routes. The commuter flights were necessity of the local Scottish people and the tourist. I have flied to Islay from Glasgow. This time, I have use the longer route Edinburgh to Kirkwall.
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| The snack served on flight |
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| The aeroplane flying over the Scotland |
7 June 2016
The oldest building of church in Japan, Oura Cathedral, Nagasaki city, Japan [The pilgrimage tour around Nagasaki]
The Oura Cathedral was the oldest building of church
in Japan. This church was built in Oura, Nagasaki after the opening on 1854 AD.
There were several churches in port of Yokohama which was one of the opened
ports. This had been the first church in Nagasaki and established on1865 AD. The
church was located in the foreign settlement formed under Edo era in South
Eastern part of Nagasaki. The building is National treasure of Japan.
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| Beside view of Oura Cathedral. The rosette window was the oldest part of this church which had placed at the front in original church |
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| The inside of the church. On the left side, the statue of Maria is one of the important part of this church. In front of this statue, the historical event of "discovery of the Christian in Nagasaki" had happened. |
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| The front view of the Oura Cathedral. The pine tree show the exotic atmosphere of this church. |
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| Stained glass of Oura Catholic church. |
2 June 2016
The Twenty Six Martyrs Museum, Mishawaka, Nagasaki, Japan [The pilgrimage tour around Nagasaki]
The place we should think about the Spanish colonization through the modern ages.
The first meeting to Christian in Japan
When I visited to Nishizaka, it was rainy day. Though the spring will be
changed to early summer, it was cold and wet day in May. Nishizaka is a small
hill in front of the main station of Nagasaki. Pedestrians walked up to the
hill to get the museum and small church to pray the twentysix martyrs on
Momoyama era.
The history of Martyrs in Nagasaki
This museum and church was officially assigned as the pilgrimage spot in Nagasaki. The martyrdom in Nagasaki had happened on 1597 under the Toyotomi government in Momoyama era. The international trade between European countries and Japan had rapidly developed the past 30 years. On 1596, minor trouble between Portuguese and Spanish and between the society of Jesuit and Order of Friars Minor occurred the Saint Phillipe case. The Japanese Slave trade had become the trigger of this historical event. The governor, Hideyoshi Toyotomi had announced the Statement of Expulsion of Christian padre on 1587. But the statement had been watered down, because the Japanese society had emphasized the importance and benefit of the international trade instead of the Christian. After Saint Phillipe case which the Spanish crews remark about the expansion of the colony of Spain with the Catholic Church, which might have never recognized the truth of event, expulsion had developed to the martyrdom. From the view point of the Japanese government, the Catholic Church and countries which expanded their territories with unethical means had seemed the crisis.
The twenty five martyrs had brought from Osaka and Kyoto to Nagasaki.
The journey was cold mid-winter season. Twenty Japanese, four Spanish, one
Mexican and one Portuguese had been sentence to a punishment at Nishizaka,
Nagasaki.
All countries which had been colonized by Spain and Portugal,
Philippines, Cuba, South American countries or several African countries, were
still under the difficulty of the development.
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