I went to Japan for Holiday christmas 2010 until newyear 2011, and these are some pictures that i took, so you can see the real Japan trough my short journey.
Fish Market at Shimonoseki also a sushi market, you can pick your own taste, all fresh from the sea. Lovely!! and its cheap! there're many variety of sushi and sashimi, i spotted a kujira karage / deep fried whale meat.
this fish market always crowded
fun food tasting journey
which one do you like?
Its winter in japan, so the wind are strong, and the temperature are quite cold, every home got a portable heater. its called danbo / heater.
a must have item at winter
Time for lunch, homemade sukiyaki at home, i just knew that its so easy to make the soup, only need shoyu, salt, sugar, mirin and sake, dats it. i'll try it sumday for sure.
homemade sukiyaki
Dinner, we ordered a sushi and sashimi set from the restaurant, and its so lavish i think. I've never seen japanese food that much for dinner of 6 people. Love the colours!!
and i've tried all of that yummy food. Bloathed but happy.
sushi set
deep fried set box
sashimi set
raw fish and seafood
looks yum ? bet it is
all fried mostly for kids
Its chrismast day! celebrating chistmas with strawberry and cream cakes, taste? marvelous! not too sweet, not too creamy, just perfect. Merry Chrismast everyone!
a must have item at winter
Time for lunch, homemade sukiyaki at home, i just knew that its so easy to make the soup, only need shoyu, salt, sugar, mirin and sake, dats it. i'll try it sumday for sure.
homemade sukiyaki
Dinner, we ordered a sushi and sashimi set from the restaurant, and its so lavish i think. I've never seen japanese food that much for dinner of 6 people. Love the colours!!
and i've tried all of that yummy food. Bloathed but happy.
sushi set
deep fried set box
sashimi set
raw fish and seafood
looks yum ? bet it is
all fried mostly for kids
Its chrismast day! celebrating chistmas with strawberry and cream cakes, taste? marvelous! not too sweet, not too creamy, just perfect. Merry Chrismast everyone!
christmas cake
Time for traveling a bit, its Kokura Station in Kyushu Island.
kokura train station
kokura train station
kokura castle
They got this brigde of light infront of Kokura Castle, as a christmas decoration, it looks stunning at night! Romantic indeed.
bridge
light path
Tried oden also, the sausages tastes goooood!!
oden / boiled meat in skewers
oden / boiled meat in skewers
korroke / japanese croquette
Hidamari / sunflower shop,
i found a small handmade stuff shop at Kokura, and the owner take me to her home as well as her showroom too, and this shop are so adorable, many cute stuff are being displayed. I just cant help myself. And the owner are so nice to me, i got 30years old kimono from her along with the obi. Arigatou!
i found a small handmade stuff shop at Kokura, and the owner take me to her home as well as her showroom too, and this shop are so adorable, many cute stuff are being displayed. I just cant help myself. And the owner are so nice to me, i got 30years old kimono from her along with the obi. Arigatou!
hidamari shop
And i bought many chirimen / japanese fabrics! My precious!
Love love love love the pattern and colours of it.
What to make ? hmm......
chirimen
Just some snacks of mine on the bus from Hakata to Kurokawa,
cheese crackers and sour apple gummy.
I need more more more .....
cheese crackers and sour apple gummy.
I need more more more .....
snacks
Heading to Kurokawa, this place are famous for its traditional architecture and also traditional hot spring water, must try in Japan especially on winter time.
ryokan in Kurokawa
ryokan entrance
lobby with traditional style
Lunch time, we go to some udon shop, and here it goes then....
udon for lunch - before
my version of udon after, not spicy enough thou, i spend half bottled of togarashi, upsie!
Going back to ryokan, and we're being served by the ryokan staff
welcome omochi at ryokan
ocha set
The room! its spacious and great!
We slept on futon too / japanese bed
nice window
the ryokan room
In Japan, people oftenly go to onsen / hot spring water at ryokan, especially at winter. Eventhou its snowing outside, as long as you stay in the hot water, you will feel warm and relax. It's kinda addictive. (^^)
path to outdoor onsen
hot spring water
outdoor onsen
nice window
the ryokan room
In Japan, people oftenly go to onsen / hot spring water at ryokan, especially at winter. Eventhou its snowing outside, as long as you stay in the hot water, you will feel warm and relax. It's kinda addictive. (^^)
path to outdoor onsen
hot spring water
outdoor onsen
All japanese chocolate and sweets tasted good!
another lavish snack of mine,
its dorayaki with mochi inside, great taste!
doradora dorayaki #1 in kyushu,
I bought this pretty doll at the nearby shop
geisha doll
geisha doll and kanzashi
Time for the real dinner at ryokan/ japanese traditional hotel.
dinner set at ryokan
pork nabe and super duper delicious rice
This is basashi / horse sashimi, its raw meat and fresh. I eat it finally. As long as there's shoyu with me, i think i can eat any kind of raw meat in japan.
basashi - horse meat sashimi
lounge area - coffee time
traditional kitchen
Breakfast time, still so many food to eat, yosh!
breakfast set
eat together with other hotel's guests
Sight seeing before leaving kurokawa
view from the window
sake shop with mini sliding door
geta at omiyage / gift shop
its time to go back to Shimonoseki, had a lot of fun at Kurokawa, i'll go back to that great place again someday.
Got almost 500 pictures, but i cannot post it all on my blog, so here're just some of if.
Use your imagination, please. (^^)V
