2 November 2017
Chewy Grilled beef tongue, Sendai Gyutan, Ara, Yaesu, Tokyo station, (仙台牛タン 荒 八重洲), Tokyo, Japan
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Difficult for tourist to find your dinner, on Chaotic and typical Japanese street
This restaurant is located along the busy and chaotic, long street
in the Yaesu side of Tokyo main station. Hotel Ryumeikan was located near this
street. This area was very convenient for both business persons and tourists. For Business persons, Marunochi area is opposite side on Tokyo station. For tourists, you can get great access to Tokyo main station where you can go somewhere in Japan or Tokyo with your Japan rail pass.
I found the foreign tourists were walking along the street but they already lost
themselves due to jetlag and parallel universe of Baymax. The foreigner seemed
to have never been able to identify what restaurant was or what food was going
to be served there. They were just walking around this area with missed
identity. There were also Japanese business men and the staff from the bars or
restaurants. The business persons had already been drunk a little bit and
looked for the next bars or pubs (Izakaya). The staffs from the pubs (Izakaya)
or Karaoke centre were touting the customers. The nervous foreigner, good mood
business persons, noisy staff from Izakaya and neon-lit of the izakaya or
Karaoke centre shows chaotic scene of Tokyo. The similar situation will be
shown in several busy area as Shinjuku, Ikebukuro or Shibuya.
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| The street in Yaesu, covered with Cherry broom on April |
Fast, good price and hot meal for dinner, with Japanese style
The Ara, gyutan restaurant, is very reasonable and useful
for the tourists. The atmosphere is like as the fast food restaurant around business area but the interior is also old style of set-menu restaurants (called as Teishoku-ya 定食屋). They will serve the Sendai style gyutan in this restaurant. Though I
had no idea about if there is English menu in this restaurant, they may have some English menu card. The area around Tokyo station is one of the most popular spot for the foreign tourists.
Overview of Gyutan set
Traditionally, the gyutan set in Sendai was served the main plate for the several styles of beef tongue (Gyutan), pickled vegetable, ox tail soup and bowl of barley and rice. Almost all restaurants specialized into the gyutan may have this type of sets on their menu.
Roasted Gyutan
The beef tongue was roasted or grilled. The meat was cut with thick. A piece
of meat was including rich beef juice and butter like flavour. The texture, the
most important parts of this dish, is nicely chewy and lovely.
Ox tail soup
barlay and rice
This set was served as the traditional Teishoku (定食 including rice, soup, main dish, and pickles) style.
The restaurants which served the gyutan (beef tongue) were
located anywhere around Tokyo. The thickness of sliced beef tongue is including
chewy texture and red meat juice. Sendai has more legend and famous restaurants
around in the city centre. If you have the plan to visit to Sendai with Tohoku
Shinkansen (high speed railway, Tohoku line), it will take just for two hour and half, please enjoy the gyutan at
Sendai.
former 6th Feb 2016
Re-write on 2017 2nd Nov.
former 6th Feb 2016
Re-write on 2017 2nd Nov.
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.
The restaurant, an icon of Kayanoya is dining facility,
is located in the countryside of Fukuoka. The exterior and interior was
traditional farmer’s house. This house picture was printed on their products.
Kaya-buki roof (thatched roof) is the bland icon of Kayanoya.
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.
The fleet was Saab340 made in Sweeden. The classical but signature fleet was flying around the Scotland, from cities to islands above Highland, from islands to cities. The configuration of the fleet was 1-2 seats. The hat rack has very small space, not for the cabin bag for the airbus commercial fleet.
As the British commercial airline company, Flybe, operated by Logan air which is the commuter airline company in Scotland, served the passengers a cup of hot drink and some sweets during the flight. On my flight from Edinburgh to Kirkwall. I had a cup of tea with milk and chocolate coated wafers. The tea with milk was served as the traditional British tastes and show the nice match with sweet chocolate.
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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. |
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