Tuesday, April 15, 2014

Typical types of ”RAMEN"

From China, there is a furnace selling very popular evolved its own in Japan then originated.

"RAMEN"

It was been translated "Chinese Noodle" In the old days, but popular restaurant is also available in New York and Paris and now, the notation "RAMEN"is called in Japan are becoming more common.

It is very delicious.

Cook shop each ingenuity, many kinds of there are so is now, but to describe the type of "RAMEN"typical today.

The first is pronounced "SHOUYU RAMEN" and "soy sauce ramen" first.

Taste soy sauce.
(Do you know soy sauce? When you eat sushi, and seasoning to put a little. But also in teriyaki sauce and boiled down.)


"SHOUYU RAMEN"




Following ramen, which is pronounced "MISO RAMEN."

It is a seasoning that miso is made from soybeans as well as soy sauce, but the taste is quite different in paste form. There is full-bodied, you will miso soup when I put the soup stock and diluted.

Area to the north (Hokkaido) is the origin of most Japanese ramen of this type.

Difference by the shop is small, the probability that deviate's lower this type.


"MISO RAMEN."

It sprouts There are a number of as many photos, healthy. Red pepper goes well.





Classic third type of "salt ramen",
which is pronounced "SHIO RAMEN."



As the name suggests, seasoning of the soup has been in salt, clear soup features.
It is a often considered such as salty simply, taste is than not enough, but the soup as a base is take the soup stock in a variety of materials, a shop that uses a natural salt containing a large amount of minerals salt itself more recently it is increasing so, shops soup there is a rich though it is refreshing has been increasing.

"SHIO RAMEN."




The last "pork bone ramen",
which is pronounced "TONNKOTSU RAMEN."


Soup stock, which is based on the bones of pigs is characterized, soup is cloudy white as milk.
Noodles are very thin, the origin is the area south of the "Kyushu".
What is a relatively small amount in many cases, to eat in the snack sense as most in the "Kyushu".
In the specialty store of this type, order you can find the only place noodles called "KAEDAMA" is possible.

In addition, and those soaked in red pepper eggs of walleye called "MENTAIKO", pickles spicy leaves called "TAKANA", and red pickled ginger is placed on the table, a good case is often seen by topping free will be.

"TONNKOTSU RAMEN."



Among them, and ramen style of unusual, it is not a ramen but I also introduced a classic menu of Japan such like relatives.




Stay tuned for next time.
Tokyo Loco Daddy   (^0^)/

Sunday, March 2, 2014

Ultra-convenient "Conveni"

Though it is a country very narrow, there is a convenience store a lot of ridiculously Japan.

We call this type of store "Conveni".

If you wanna know convenience store, please ask Japanese near by
"Conveni" wa dokodesuka?
(Where is a convenience store near here?)

Mosut of Japanese, even can't understand English, tells you where.





If you say that whether there how much, Although it is the number of stores across the country as of January 2013


1st "Seven-Eleven" 14,807 stores


2nd "Lawson" 11,151 stores

It is a convenience store in the United States originally even two, but it was settled in life in Japan completely Japanese companies to purchase.

3rd "Family Mart" 9,182 stores

4th "Circle-K Sankus" 6,316 stores


# 5 below is the 2000 ranking of the store below, respectively, a total of about 6500 stores has been dense with only Tokyo of these.


People hate most stores are open 24 hours a day, security is good, from entering the restaurant or ATM, grocery variety, toiletries, ice cream and snacks are selling is a convenience store that most of the stay it is better than to been done in.

Some fun variety sold at a convenience store, to enjoy so going to introduce in the future.
(However, the replacement of the product is so fast, I though I disappear soon ...)


Stay tuned for next time.
Tokyo Loco Daddy   (^0^)/

Saturday, March 1, 2014

"Amazing Tokyo subway".

Tokyo subway has distracting than Paris than London than New York probably. 

Why? 

Take a look.

*Green circle is "Yamanote Line"

Amazing? 

I do not know yet who also lives in Tokyo Nantes transfer method. 

Description because it is impossible to introduce a nice app.



This is nice.

Stay tuned for next time.
Tokyo Loco Daddy   (^0^)/

Where is "Actually Tokyo real" ?(Continue)

Tokyo is very small prefecture.



In addition, what downtown people who visit Japan in the like would like to visit it is even smaller, (part of the light purple) in the right edge of the map is all.

In addition, further, there is a spot like rests on the guide book in which is focused on (about 1 mile) outside the 1.5km and in the railway ring-shaped called "Yamanote Line". *Green Circle
So, It is recommended it's stay at hotel in this area can be if you want to enjoy the Tokyo trip.


"Ginza", "Asakusa" It's well-known outside of a little "Yamanote Line" and "Tsukiji Fish Market" and the like. It is located in the lower-right corner of the "Yamanote Line".

 "Yamanote Line"


Luxury brand shop is a lot in the Ginza.

Asakusa is a popular tourist attraction can feel the atmosphere of "Samurai" era in central Tokyo.

*You can dawn load English guide map.




Tsukiji Fish Market
*If you ask Japanese the way to fish market,
don't say "Fish market", say"ICHIBA".
Then in case the Japanese can't understand English, can tell you the way.




Next is "Amazing Tokyo subway".

Stay tuned for next time.
Tokyo Loco Daddy   (^0^)/


Thursday, February 27, 2014

Where is "Actually Tokyo real" ?

Japan 377,900km2 ------ 62nd of the world, Narrowness of 3.78% of U.S.A. orz
(1st Russia, 2nd Canada, 3rd U.S.A., 4th China, 5th Brasil)

And  Japan is composed of 47 prefectures.


Islands like a Dragon.
Looks nice.


Tokyo is very very small prefecture.


In this small area, about 10,000,000 people lives.
(Japan total: about 120,000,000 people.
8-9% of Japanese in Tokyo.)



In fact NARITA International Airport(Mosta of Arrival is this aieport)
is not in Tokyo.

In Chiba prefecture.
SoMost travelers come to Tokyo Station to ride for about an hour on the train.


Among the Tokyo Metropolitan Government (prefecture),
"Actually, Tokyo real" I do not less than half of that.

Where?

Stay tuned for next time.

Tokyo Loco Daddy   (^0^)/

Wednesday, February 26, 2014

First of all

Thank you for visiting my page.

But I say first, I'm not good at English.

I live in Tokyo, was born in Tokyo and of course love Tokyo.


The interesting and exciting and fun side of Tokyo, no guidebook tells you, I will show you in my hopeless English.


Let's have a good time in Tokyo.

                                  Tokyo Loco Daddy   (^0^)/