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Monthly Archives: August 2017

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A Prayer Before the Food Festival

Food, Local CultureBy uwatt_ml_editorThursday August 31st, 2017Leave a comment

A moment taken to pray to Enma, a Buddhist deity between this world and the afterlife. Every year thousands of people flood into Kashiwazaki for a street festival that features food from all over Japan, and if you look hard enough, local dishes too. According to locals, it’s customary to pray here before you enjoy…

Sasa; The Traditional Way to Keep Food Fresh

Food, Local CultureBy uwatt_ml_editorWednesday August 30th, 2017Leave a comment
We often take for granted the ways we preserve and keep food fresh. Locals know the best spots to find sasa, a leaf that has natural antibacterial properties that keeps food wrapped inside fresh and unspoiled.

Traditional Packaging

Experience, Food, Local CultureBy uwatt_ml_editorTuesday August 29th, 2017Leave a comment
When was the last time you connected with a centuries old tradition? Suge is the name of this long string type plant used to tie the sasa leaves closed. Get the knot just right and you can avoid the insides exploding everywhere when you steam them.

Using the Local Flora

Food, Local CultureBy uwatt_ml_editorMonday August 28th, 2017Leave a comment
Sasadango gets their colour from the addition of Japanese mugwort. This herb can be found virtually anywhere in Japan and grow more than a metre high! Kashiwazaki locals can literally take this plant from their backyard.

Sasadango

Food, Local CultureBy uwatt_ml_editorSunday August 27th, 2017Leave a comment
Red bean packed inside a soft, chewy rice mixed with Japanese mugwort and wrapped in sasa leaves. Sasadango are traditionally made in Spring and each household is said to have their own recipe. These days, less and less households endeavor to make these by hand as they’ve become widely available in stores.

Sea Treasure

Experience, FoodBy uwatt_ml_editorSaturday August 26th, 2017Leave a comment
Just an everyday catch off the Kashiwazaki coast, but crabs like these are served as an exotic treat in Shanghai.

Sea Scavenging

ExperienceBy uwatt_ml_editorFriday August 25th, 2017Leave a comment
One man’s trash is another man’s treasure. This aluminum buoy was found on the shore and Tochibori-san was sure he could find a use for it.

Sea Kayaking

ExperienceBy uwatt_ml_editorThursday August 24th, 2017Leave a comment
Watch your head while you navigate Japanese sea caves.

Defensive Installations

Experience, SightseeingBy uwatt_ml_editorWednesday August 23rd, 2017Leave a comment
Pale reminders of a more hostile time. Armaments used to sit atop these shaven coastal heads to protect this region from foreign encroachment.

Life Finds a Way

Experience, SightseeingBy uwatt_ml_editorTuesday August 22nd, 2017Leave a comment
A look out from the observation platform of this once popular aquarium on the Japan sea. Ironic that the wildlife here is thriving though not in the way the owner must have intended.
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