Japan’s fourth city Nagoya is a city that flies beneath the radar. As Japan’s fourth-largest city, it attracts over ten million fewer annual visitors than Kyoto and Osaka, with many travellers, both foreign and domestic, transiting through this regional transport hub. On a second trip to Japan, I wanted to explore beyond the big three […]
Matsuri St James’s – a Japanese Teppanyaki Feast
Teppanyaki and more: A while ago I was invited to a press supper at Matsuri hosted by Kikkoman. Other commitments meant I was unable to go – and instead my friend The-Hedonist enjoyed an evening of Japanese food at Matsuri St James’s and wrote a comprehensive feature about the soy tasting for London-Unattached. I was […]
Japan and KLM – the food of Kyushu – Mizutaki Nabe
An Introduction to the Food of Kyushu, Japan with KLM and Atsuko’s Kitchen In my early twenties I had something of an obsession with Japan. Not with the food, rather with other aspects of the culture, in particular with Japanese gardens and the Tea Ceremony. Of course as with many things in my life it […]