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Wall Painting: 183 Popular Paintings in Shimizu Ku, Shizuoka City: 61~80!

November 9, 2013 dragonlife Leave a comment

No 61) Undersea home!

SYNOPSIS

The other day in Shimizu Ku, Shizuoka City, just as I was about to cross the bridge over the Tomoe Riverjoining S-Pulse Street and Jirouchou Street I noticed a long low wall on my left covered with paintings apparently left there by illustrious unknown amateurs!

Still a long way to go and I haven’t reached the half point!

No 62) Weird machine!

No 63) Starfish!

No 64) Island-marooned Cat!

No 65) Fish Under The Moon by “Y & N”!

No 66) Abstract Summer Scene by “Y.S”!

No 67) Elf and Mount Fuji Under The Moon!

No 68) Endless Sea!

No 69) Legend of Hagoromo again!

No 70) Bright Fish!

No 71) Little Girl on The Beach!

No 72) Islands?

No 73) Pine Trees Overlooking Faraway islands!

No 74) Dolphins!

No 75) Orc Whales by “Uji”!

No 76) Sirne by “Kichi, Yuki and Kanako”!

No 77) Penguins of The Universe!

No 78) Surfer by “Kaneda”!

No 79) beautiful lady and Flower!

No 80) Hello To The Universe by “Chika”!

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Sushi: Shimizu Sushi Dokoro “Umi” in Shimizu Ku, Shizuoka City!

November 8, 2013 dragonlife 6 Comments

Kujira tataki/Seared whale!

Service: Attentive and smiling
Facilities & Equipment: Great cleanliness overall. Suparb washeroom shared with oh\ther sushi restaurants
Prices: Reasonable to slightly expensive
Strong points: Many local fish and seafood in use. Superb product freshness. Great Sake list!
Completely non-smoking!

S Pulse Dream Plaza is famous nationally because of the Shimizu S Pulse Soccer Club but also for the “Sushi Alley” inside on the first floor!
I had a good look at the many restaurants today before choosing Umi!

Simple and great name as Umi/海 means “Sea”!

I know a lot of people who would like to steal these plastic paste models!

Excellent quality discovered from the moment you can peer into the window display!

Completely non-smoking!
Extremely appreciated in the particular case of sushi!
Actually all the restaurants in the building are non-smoking!

Great attention to small details: all sushi served on a beautiful earthenware tray!

They do offer great sets at lunch time, although you may order what you want from thetablets fung on the wall in front of you!
Now, what did I have? (Hold on your seat!)

But first of all I could not resist some local sake: Garyubai Junmai Daiginjo “Kaibin Jurinikaoru” by Sanwa Brewery in Shimizu Ku, Shizuoka City!

Kinmedai aburi/seared Splendid Alfonsino!

Akami/lean tuna!

Toro/Tuna fat belly!

Tasty miso soup for later!

Konbu Shime saba/Seaweed marinated mackerel topped with seaweed!

Aburi toro/Seared tuna fat belly!

Tamago yaki!

Akagai/Red blood clam!

Zuwaigani/Snow crab!

Shiro ebi to ikura/White shrimp and salmon roe!

Uni/Sea urchin!

Anago/Conger eel!

Negi toro maki/Grated toro roll!

Then it was time for another glass of local sake: Kokkou Daiginjyo by Kokkou Brewery in Fukuroi City!

I was still hungry so I had Kujira tataki/seared whale!

Beautiful meat served with fresh vegetables and four kinds of seasoning!

And two different dressings!

See you next time I go to Shimizu!

SHIMIZU SUSHI DOKORO “UMI”
Shizuoka City, Shimizu ku, Irifune Cho, 13-15, S Pulse Dream Plaza Bldg, 1F (get off at Shimizu JR Station East Exit and board the free shuttle bus to its final destonation at S Pulse Dream Plaza)
Tel.: 054-354-3700
Opening hours: 11:00~22:00
Credita Cards OK
Completely non-smoking!

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Sandwich: Home-made Smoked Salmon & Guacamole Sandwich at BLUE BOOKS cafe in Shizuoka City!

November 8, 2013 dragonlife Leave a comment

Service: Very friendly, smiling and attentive
Equipment & Facilities: Great overall cleanliness. Superb washroom in same building separated from the cafe.
Prices: Reasonable for such big servings!
Strong points: Very generous cafe/bistro multi-genred gastronomy. Great variety. Great products. Entirely non-smoking in very modern atmosphere. Great books!

I’ve initiated a series of postings to recommend lunches at restaurants in Shizuoka prefecture. The first two installments were dedicated to French and Italian Gastronomies. As the third one will concern “Western Gastronomy”, that is American, European and the like, BLUE BOOKS cafe will definitely qualify!
It had been a long time since I enjoyed a real sandwich for lunch and I couldn’t resist the home-made Smoked Salmon & Guacomole Sandwich!

As for other lunch sets it is served with fresh salad and a complimentary drink. I topped with a glass of British Strongbow Cider!

This is what I called American popular gastronomy at its best!
It is lighter than it looks. The bread is top-class and toasted to perfection!

And it is comparatively so healthy with plenty of fresh local vegetables, making for great balance with the salmon!

Succulent guacomole!

And naturally, plenty of French (Belgian) fries!

Very satisfying and yuuuummmmmyyyy!

More soon!

BLUE BOOKS cafe
420-0857 Shizuoka City, Aoi Ku, Miyuki-Cho, 4-6, Den Bldg 1F (5~10 minutes walk straight ahead from Shizuoka JR Station North Exit, around the corner at the large crossroads)
Tel.: 054-280-7644
Opening hours: 11:00~14:30 (lunch), 14:30^17:30 (cafe), 17:30~23:00 (dinner)
Entirely non-smoking!

Credit Cards OK
HOMEPAGE
FACEBOOK
Twitter: @BlueBooksCafe

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Wall Painting: 183 Popular Paintings in Shimizu Ku, Shizuoka City: 41~60!

November 7, 2013 dragonlife Leave a comment

No 41) Mummy, Look at this Cute Cat!

SYNOPSIS

The paintings are the works of students from art departments of Shimizu Minami High School Shimizu Higashi High School, Shimizu Kokusai High School, Tokai Dai Ichi High School and Shizuoka Seibi High School.
All paintings were on the 24th of July 1998!
As they are starting to fade away as well as being interfered with by local fishermen I decided to take all of them for posterity!
As there are no less than 183 of them I will introduce them in a few installments!

This is the 3rd installment!

Already walked a long way!

No 42) Dolphin!

No 43) Shimiau Soccer by “H.M.”!

No 44) Swimming Underwater with Polly Rabbit!

No 445 Air Balloon and Floating Ships!

No 46) Ocean Child!

No 47) Kappa!

No 48) Rainbow over the Sea and Mount Fuji!

No 49) Happy Fish by “M.F”!

No 50) Siren Tail by “Katsuyama Ayano”!

No 51) Whale by “Kalin”!

No 52) Soccer by “Haruki Jun-Ichi”!

No 53) Romantic Lady!

No 54) Mage by “Hisa N.”!

No 56) Trees and Flowers Overlooking the Sea!

No 57) Sunset dragon!

No 58) Japanese Maple Leaves!

We are in an area called Tsukiji Cho in Shimizu Ku, Shizuoka City!

No 59) Sea Bather by “N.H”!

No 60) Sun Flowers!

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Wall Painting: 183 Popular Paintings in Shimizu Ku, Shizuoka City: 21~40!

November 6, 2013 dragonlife Leave a comment

No 21) Lobster!

SYNOPSIS

This is the 2nd installment!

No 22) Buoy by “K.”!

No 23) Medieval Fighter!

No 24) Floating over a Coral Sea Bottom!

No 25) King Lion Sentencing a Vile Snake!

No 26) Coconut sprouting on a Beach!

No 27) Having a Whale of a Time!

No 28) Lonely Flower!

No 29) A Small Goldfish!

No 30) Orca by “A. Ohata”!

No 31) Paradise Birds!

No 32) Endless Beach!

No 33) Smiling Crab by “Keigo”!

No 34) Waves by “Emi”! (22nd? Wrong date?)

No 35) Orange Goddess, a favorite of mine in spite of my agnosticism! (22nd again, the 24th was apparently the date limit!)

No 36) Lilies by Hiro!

No 37) Tasty Orange Treasure by “Rie”!

No 38) Big-eyed Seals by “Yuri”!

No 39) Summer Sunflowers by “Ayako”!

No 40) Pine Cone in the Sky!

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Italian Gastronomy: Lunch at Al Porto in Shizuoka City!

November 6, 2013 dragonlife Leave a comment

A real jewel!

Service: Kind, attentive and smiling!
Equipment & Facilities: Splendid cleanliness overall. Superb washroom (this is a hotel!)
Prices: Appropriate to expensive
Strong points: High class Italian gastronomy. Excellent wine list by the bottle and the glass. Great dessert plate!

As a general rule I do not look too much forward to eat and dine in hotels in Japan, but Al Porto Italian Restaurant is certainly the exception which confirms the rule!
Located on the 15th floor of Hotel Associa Shizuoka it is the only restaurant I would recommend to anyone inside a hotel.
And this all thanks to a great young chef named Satoshi Kakiyama, whom I know personally. But I didn’t give him any advance news of my visit for lunch the other day!

Because it is part of a hotel Al Porto can afford a wine list above average. There some real good offers by the glass even at lunch time!
I started with a glass of Gewurtzstraminer from northern Italy!

A rich wine wine equal to the same grapes wine in Alsace, France!

Home-made bread, naturally!

Antipasto misto with Parma ham, Shizuoka Sole and octopus!

Insalata di granchio e avocado con caviar: avocado, snow crab, ameera tomato from Shizuoka and caviar with a raspberry coulis!
A jewel!

Next I had a glass of Barbera Monte!

I almost forgot to take a picture of this rich red wine full of red fruits!

Capesante al gratin: Scallops Gratin!

Local charcoal-grilled Wagyu beef and local vegetables!

Potofu di fegato e ravanello giapponese: Foie gras atop stewed daikon! A must in Japan!

Spaghetti di scampi e porcini fughi: spaghetti with scampi prawns and porcini mushrooms!

All the while I also enjoyed a solid Cotes de Castillon from South West France!

Very solid and fruity indeed!

The dessert plate is brought to you so that you can have a good look before choosing your sweet tooth sin!
I actually left the choice to the eminently capable waitress!

Little details that make the difference: change of service and coffee brought to your table before your dessert is served.
Actually the cutlery was changed with every dish!

Blanc manger/panacotta, tiramisu,tart and more morsels I didn’t have the time to note down! LOL

Be sure this is only the start of a long venture!

AL PORTO
420-0851 Shizuoka City, Aoi Ku, Kurogane Cho, 56, Hotel Associa, 15F
Tel.: 054-205-8633
Opening hours: 11:30~14:00, 17:30~21:00
Reservations advised
Credit Cards OK
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Wall Painting: 183 Popular Paintings in Shimizu Ku, Shizuoka City: 1~20!

November 6, 2013 dragonlife Leave a comment

No 1) Goldfish!

No 2) Flying Insect among Hibiscuses!

No 3) Fireflies by “Miki”!

No 4) Kids Thinking of Cold Sweets along the Tomoe River!

No 5) Tomato Soccer?

No 6) Legend of Hagoromo!

No 7) Legend of Hagoromo again by “Yukiko”!

No 8) Seashell on a Beach by “M. Satsuki”!

No 9) Tea Leaves Hand Picking by “Mariko”!

No 10) Fireworks Viewing from a Wooden Bridge!

No 11) The Legend of Hagoromo again!

No 12) Soccer Tackle!

No 13) The Morning After by Wisabi (very adult for a high school student!)

No 14) Seashell by “Emi”! (wrong date!)

No 15) Great Escape!

No 16) Island beyond the Sea!

No 17) Sea Godess Overlloking Fighting Seagulls by “Naruoka”!

No 18) Summer by “Teru”!

No 19) The legend Of Hagoromo Theater Play on Miho Beach by “Kanako”!

No 20) Blue Strawberries Curtain!

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Rib Eye Steak Lunch at BLUE BOOKS cafe in Shizuoka City!

November 6, 2013 dragonlife Leave a comment

The other day, a rainy bore of it, I had a hunger and a taste for meat to satisfy, so once again I checked what was on offer at BLUE BOOKS cafe in Aoi Ku, Shizuoka City!
I discovered a lunch composed of a rib eye steak with French fries and mustard!
Just what I needed!
But one of these days I will take the Manager apart and give him a lesson of English spelling! LOL

As for my thirst I took care of it with a Brooklyn Ale!

the rib eye steak!
Great local beef, cooked perfectly with a little rosy inside and offering a real bite!

Cooked on the grill and served juicy with a natural taste!

It made for quite a meal with the generous portion of French (Belgian) fries!

Coffee included!
I could go back to work with a refueled body!

More soon!

BLUE BOOKS cafe
420-0857 Shizuoka City, Aoi Ku, Miyuki Cho, 4-6, Den Bldg 1F (5~10 minutes walk straight ahead from Shizuoka JR Station North Exit, around the corner at the large crossroads)
Tel.: 054-280-7644
Opening hours: 11:00~14:30 (lunch), 14:30^17:30 (cafe), 17:30~23:00 (dinner)
Entirely non-smoking!

Credit Cards OK
HOMEPAGE
FACEBOOK
Twitter: @BlueBooksCafe

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Kura: Japanese Traditional Warehouses in Shizuoka Prefecture 2

November 4, 2013 dragonlife Leave a comment

“Kura” (in japanese 蔵 or 倉) means “warehouse” or “Storehouse”.
In traditonal Japan, especially during the Edo Era, as most of buildings and urba/village structures were made of wood, fires were the bane of society by and large.
However well-protected a fire would consume a house or buildings and all its properties within minutes.
Hence a special building or warehouse was needed to protect goods and properties against such a catastrophe.
But erecting a storehouse solely made of concrete, stones and some metal cost a vast amount of silver and gold and only rich merchants and nobility could afford them. Even castles could not be built entirely of stone then.

Today I decided to investigate Shimizu Ku in Shizuoka City on the advice of a friend who told me to look around Jirochoo Street in the oldest part of the former City of Shimizu which was absorbed by Shizuoka City some time ago.

Although the attaining house is really old, I’m pretty sure that both buildings are inhabited!

A suggestion for old traditional Japan photography buffs?o

This small kura was standing almost next to the above one!

it has obviously been refurbished. I wonder if it is used as a living quarter, a warehouse or an atelier…..

I almost missed this very old one on the other side of the street!

The roof is still in a good state, so it must still be somehow useed.
Unfortunately I couldn’t investigate much further as it was completely surrounded by private houses although I suspect it belongs to a nearby Buddhist Temple!

Still makes for an interesting photograph!

Still looking around as this is a big prefecture with a lot of history.
If you find any in your neighboring I’ll treat you to coffee or beer!

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Manholes in Shizuoka Prefecture 2

November 4, 2013 dragonlife 2 Comments

Taken in Shimizu Ku, Shizuoka City, the home of Shimizu S Pulse pro Soccer Team!

I already know of many blogging friends in Japan taking pictures of manhole covers all over this country.
The reason is simple enough: as there is little chance of them being stolen (I can’t say the same thing back in our countries!) the local/municipal government often use them as touristic advertisements !

I continued looking around Aoi Ku and Shimizu Ku in Shizuoka City and in other cities.
As I’m sure there are quite a few around there should quite a few more articles about the subject in the offing!
I might even close this series with another “Ten Best”!

I found this one in Numazu City representing its harbor and Mount Fuji!

I found this manhole cover in Kikugawa City over a pressured air duct!

I found this one In Aoi Ku, Shizuoka City over a water hydrant reserved to local firemen!

This design exists in different colors in Aoi Ku, Shziuoka City!

The same as above, but without the enameled colors!

This one in Shimizu Ku, Shizuoka City, both exists with and without colors!

Soccer in Shimizu Ku, Shizuoka City, over a fire hydrant!

This one over a gas duct of the notorious Shizuoka Gas Co. in Shimizu Ku, Shizuoka City!

No colors but an intricate flower pattern in Shimizu Ku, Shizuoka City!

An older intricate motif in Shizmizu Ku, Shizuoka City!

Soccer again on this tiny water duct manhole cover in Shimizu Ku, Shizuoka City!

An old one in Shimizu Ku, Shizuoka City, unless the near sea sat winds accelerated its rusting!
It still makes for a beautiful color!

Care to join the search?

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Sushi Bus in Shizuoka City!

November 4, 2013 dragonlife Leave a comment

Took this picture today in front of Shizuoka JR Station!

Actually a couple of years ago Shizutetsu Line (private) had photographs of real sushi on this bus, but they switched to drawings instead. Someone must have complained about picture rights……………

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Shizuoka Sake Tasting: Kumpai Brewery-Kosha No Mori Tokubetsu Honjozo

November 4, 2013 dragonlife Leave a comment

Kosha No Mori is another regular brand that Kumpai produces every year!
Kosha no Mori/木柘の森 means “Japanese Box Forest” as for the tree called Japanese Box!

Rice milled down to 60%
Alcohol: 16 degrees
Bottled in August 2013

Clarity: Very clear
Color: Faint golden hue
Aroma: Dry and fruity. Alcohol. Custard, macadamia nuts, persimmon.
Body: Fluid
Taste: Very dry attack backed up by pleasant alcohol.
Complex.
Very dry fruits. Almonds, custard, with hints of banana and dark chocolate.
Disappears quickly.
Changes little with food except for an accentuated alcohol and a new surge of almonds.
Actually marries well with food, especially izakaya fare.

Overall: A sake obviously conceived to accompany food.
Very dry but fruity and complex making it eminently enjoyable on its own.
A sure value!
Most recommended for BBQ’s!

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Shizuoka Sake Tasting: Kumpai Brewery-Tenryou no Taki Junmai

November 3, 2013 dragonlife Leave a comment

Tenryou no Taki is one of the regular brand names brewed every year by Kumpai Brewery in Shizuoka City.
Tenryou no Taki/天領の瀧 means “Heavens World’s Waterfall”!

Rice: Biyama Nishiki (Shiga Prefecture)
Rice milled down to 55%
Dryness: 0
Alcohol: 15 degrees
Bptt;ed in July 2013

Clarity: Very clear
Color: Very faint golden hue
Aroma: Dry and fruity. Discreet, difficult to catch. Faint pears and custard
Body: Fluid
Taste: Well-rounded attack with puissant junmai petillant warming up back of the palate .
Very pleasant alcohol.
Very fruity and slightly sweetish.
Complex and rich.
Custard, macadamia nuts, pears, chestnuts.
Disappears fairly quickly on a very pleasant and smooth note with plenty of nuts.
Changes little with food but for a drier and almost spicy note.
Calls for the next cup in spite of its sweetness by Shizuoka standards.
At its best slightly chilled.
Actually takes on a much drier tone with sweet food.

Overall: Elegant and “kind” sake, typical of Kumpai brewery.
Extremely pleasant, especially chilled.
Beautiful on its own, although it marries lovingly with any food, even spicy.
Could be either enjoyed as a magnificent chilled aperitif or digestif!
Pefect with cheese!

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Daidogei Street Performers Festival in Shizuoka City 2013 (November 1st~4th) 2

November 2, 2013 dragonlife Leave a comment

Lucie Brouillard, face painting artist from Quebec!

The weather today being markedly cooler than yesterday encouraged me to have a look at what happening in downtown Shizuoka City during the second day of the 2013 version of Daidogei Street performers Festival!
Bear in mind that I’m only interested in the “side shows”, leaving the main show with the professional guests in Sumpu Park to other geeks!

I was supposed to meet friends of Shizuoka JR Station who never turned up but I was lucky enough to take a pic of this Japanese acrobat couple’s last gig!

A mime/clown from Chile!

The marching was still here!

Another bunch of clowns!

The ostriches were still there, too!

Lucie Brouillard, my favorite side show artist at work!

This mother actually requested a penguin to dhow her kid!

Pixie mother and daughter!

Nail painting!
For adults!

More nail painting!
For kids!

Young male bodies….

A great way to entice customers!

Who are the real kids?

Face drawings apparently done by art students!

This pantomime is a regular feature year after year and is getting more and more attention from onlookers and the media!

A frightening centipede from South Korea!
I heard that they also performed in my own hometown’s Street Performers Festival in Chalon Sur Saone, France last July, which is also visited every year by Masaaki Koga, the chief organizer of this Festival in Shizuoka City!

The kid didn’t care a fig!

To be continued…………

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Daidogei Street Performers Festival in Shizuoka City 2013 (November 1st~4th) 1

November 1, 2013 dragonlife 2 Comments

Masaaki Koga, the Man who made it all possible!

The 2013 version of the Shizuoka Daidogei has finally kicked off in bright sunshine and I took the opportunity to take a few pictures as the long week-end will be a real tussle!