Manga de Japan

Japanese Soul Food -Annual Event- : April - Hanami Bento, Sakura-Mochi [ Japan Culture Project ]

Cherry blossom, the flower that represents Japan. Its blooming is fleeting, and enjoying its scattering in the wind is the embodiment of Japanese aestheticism.

[ Event ]
Cherry blossom festival
Late March to early April

[ Ingredients ]
Spring ingredients

[ Wishing plate ]
The goal of cherry blossom viewing is to prepare bentos and alcohol and have a party underneath the cherry blossom trees.

• Traditional Culture
• Food & Sweets

Hot spot information for Tenjin, Fukuoka; A must for wine lovers; Au Bord d’Eau Fukuoka.

One Saturday afternoon, I was on the way back from watching a movie with my boyfriend.

• Spot & Travel
• Food & Sweets

Japanese Soul Food -Annual Event- : March - Chirashizushi and Clam Soup [ Japan Culture Project ]

Originally a Chinese ceremony, taking place on "snake day" at the beginning of March, where people would purify their bodies in the river. Now known as a “ Hinamatsuri” (Girls’ day)for bring the healthy and growth for girls.

[ Event ]
Peach festival (Hinamaturi)
March 3rd

[ Ingredients ]
Clam
Scattered sushi
Hishi-mochi

[ Wishing plate ]
Made with prayers for girls' health and growth and with wishes for marital harmony.

• Traditional Culture
• Food & Sweets

Japanese Soul Food -Annual Event- : February - Bean and Sardine Dishes [ Japan Culture Project ]

Setsubun marks the end of winter. While the following day saw the shift to spring, surviving the cold season was by no means easy in the old days. The role of Setsubun was to banish this evil cold, and to invite the gods of spring in.

[ Event ]
Setsubun (The Bean-Throwing Festival)
Early February, the day before spring

[ Ingredients ]
Been, Sardine, Eho-Maki (Sushi roll)

[ Wishing plate ]
Beans, "mame", express the prayer for the defeat of evil, "mametsu", for the safety of the household and protection from fire.

• Traditional Culture
• Food & Sweets

Japanese Soul Food -Annual Event- : January - Seven-Herb Rice Porridge [ Japan Culture Project ]

January 7th marks Jinjitsu or Human Day, one of the five seasonal festivals (Jinjitsu, Jōji, Tango, Shichiseki, Chōyō). The five festivals, originating from China, happen on odd day and month numbers. In China, odd numbers are "positive", and overlapping positives are deemed unlucky. However, in Japan these days became national holidays for banishing evil.

• Traditional Culture
• Food & Sweets

YAKISOBA Bread

• Food & Sweets
• Popular ＆ Series

Japanese Soul Food -Annual Event- : New Year - Osechi Cuisine [ Japan Culture Project ]

New Year's Day is one of the most important in Japan, and families spend it together. This is a special cuisine eaten for the first meal of the New Year, and it is the most valued of ceremonial dishes.

• Traditional Culture
• Food & Sweets

Hot spot information for Tenjin, Fukuoka; For a taste of Hong Kong style Chinoiserie cuisine; Seikeitsai NOODLE & CHINOIS

• Food & Sweets

Japanese Soul Food -Annual Event- : December - Toshikoshi Soba [ Japan Culture Project ]

From around the middle of the Edo period, it became customary in the city of Edo to eat soba on the last day of every month and on Setsubun. That led to the present-day custom of eating toshikoshi soba on New Year's Eve. It can be easily eaten during the busy night of New Year's Eve with wishes for a long and fulfilling life.

• Traditional Culture
• Food & Sweets

Japanese Soul Food -Annual Event- : November - Sekihan [ Japan Culture Project ]

Since the old days, people have been celebrating "Kamioki" when a child turns 3, "Hakamagi" when a boy turns 5, "Obitoki" when a girl turns 7, expressing gratitude for their children's growth.

[ Event ]
Shichi-Go-San / November 15th

[ Ingredients ]
Red beans, Sticky rice

[ Wishing plate ]
Made to celebrate and with feelings of gratitude for children's growth.

• Traditional Culture
• Food & Sweets

[Report manga] Scorpion, Locust and Goat's OO!? I Tried a Japanese Delicacy Called "Getemono"

The meat you eat in your daily life, such as chicken, pork and beef is common ingredients. But what if they become "crocodiles, goats, rabbits"? In Japan, the food people don't eat but can actually be eaten is called Getemono. It has an eye-popping appearance but is good for health, and is getting more and more attention around the world. This time, I went to "Kome to Circus", an izakaya located in Takadanobaba, Tokyo, to taste this famous "Getemono" of "Japan", the world's far east country!

• Food & Sweets