Category Archives: Shizuoka City

Shizuoka Sake Tasting: Haginishiki Brewery-Junmai Ginjyo Nama

June 6, 2014 dragonlife Leave a comment

This time the 300ml bottle series goes to Haginishiki Brewery in Shizuoka City, Suruga Ku!

This particular design is actually a classic of this brewery!

Although it is not announced on the label, it is a nama/unpasteurized as indicated on the cap!

Rice: Yamada Nishiki 100%
Rice milled down to 50%
Alcohol: 14~15 degrees
Bottled in May 2014

Clarity: Very clear
Color: faint golden hue
Aroma: Sweetish and fruity. Banana, almonds, flowers
Body: Fluid, slightly siruppy
Taste: Sweetish and fruity attack with only a little junmai petillant.
Complex. Banana, custards, macadamia, melon, cherries, cherry blossoms.
Disappears quickly enough warming up back of the palate on a drier note.
Junmai petillant much later with appearance of coffee beans.
Turns sweeter and more flora with food with hints of melon and coffee beans.

Overall: A very elegant sake rarely found in such a small bottle.
Very pleasant and easy to drink.
Eminently enjoyable on its own slightly chilled.
Keep some for a late chilled night cap on the verandah by night!
A sake to be shared with special company!

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Shizuoka City, Shrines, Tourism

Seorido Shrine in Miho, Suruga Ku, Shizuoka City!

June 5, 2014 dragonlife Leave a comment

When it comes to Shinto Shrines Shizuoka Prefecture is big enough and has enough history to provide visitors with discoveries. Shinto Shrines are never that big here, except for a very few, but they are many, and unfortunately most are forgotten, but the more mysterious for it.
I’m not a religious man, but I love architecture, art and history, and the discovery of the smallest detail can be more fulfilling than visiting grandiose but crowded monuments in world famous touristic spots!

The other day cycling along a road parallel to the Miho Beach in Shimizu Ku, Shizuoka City, I discovered this shrine out of the blue.
Built no less than 1200 years ago, it goes under the ame of Seorido Shrine/瀬織戸神社.
Also called Bentensama/辨天様, it is dedicated to the Shinto Godess Seoritsuhime/瀬織津姫 and is devoted to the welfare of fishermen among others.

Like any shinto shrine the access paved lane climbs up the small hill under a torii gate.

Although the paved land around it of origin it must have built all over again many times!

The main shrine building!

Looking at the back locals still take good care of it!

It is always a good idea to look at the eaves of such buildings as they reveal old parts!

You realize that the whole place is built of bits and pieces from different eras!

My eyes felt attracted to this very small shrine, some parts f which are definitely of another era!

“See no evil, hear no evil, say no evil!”

I carefully replaced the offered rice crackers after photographing!

On old lady must have left this 1 yen coin as an offering!

Lady worshipers should have a good look at his sign!
It says that if they participate to the shrine festival they will become beautiful (i will leave the translation to the locals!)!

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Cafes, Cakes, Shizuoka City

Cafe Patisserie: Sud Bouquet in Shizuoka City!

June 4, 2014 dragonlife Leave a comment

Service: Very kind and deferential. Sophisticated
Equipment & Facilities: Overall spotless clean. Superb washroom. Parking. Entirely non-smoking!
Prices: Reasonable
Strong points: Classic French cakes! Morning and lunch sets!

When Shunsuke Kasai/笠井俊介さん retired and sold his cafe patisserie called “Bouquet” at the time near Cenova Department Store in Aoi Ku, Shizuoka City, a lot of people felt the loss.
But Ms Toshiko Aoshima/青島登志子さん convinced to join her in a new collaboration venture in Suruga Ku, Shizuoka City to open a cafe patisserie in her own home under the new name of Sud Bouquet some 18 months ago!

Very welcoming design!

Great balance with greenery by the car park!

The small “garden” includes lemon and kumquat trees!

Ample parking (there is another one away under the railway!)!

Sud Bouquet means “south bouquet” in French since it has moved from the north to the south of Shizuoka City!

One can sit at a table in two different rooms or…

…at one of the counter by the windows!

The cake window display!
Actually we had arrive late in the afternoon and there was little left!

For a closer look!

Beautiful colors!

My favorite: Gateau Basque!
The best one, and a rare one at that, in the whole Prefecture!

Very reasonable prices!
Toshiko prepares the morning sets and lunch sets herself and Shunsuke takes acre of all the cakes!

My cake and coffee set!

Gateau Basque, authentic and out of this world!

Dragon’s order!

Dark cherries tart!

SUD BOUQUET

Shizuoka City, Suruga Ku, Minami Abe, 3-6-43
Tel.: 054-284-1500
Opening hours: 08:00~18:00
Closed on Wednesdays
2 car parks available

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Lunch, Shizuoka City, sushi

5 US $ Sushi Lunch Sets at Parche Market in Shizuoka City!

June 4, 2014 dragonlife Leave a comment

Expats or newcomers and tourists in Shizuoka City who wish to find better than average but still very reasonable sushi should have a good look at the sushi lunch sets on sale around lunch at Parche Market inside Shizuoka JR Station next to the fish stands!

All at the same 500 yen price, less than 5 US $ before tax, and still less than 5 US $ after tax!
A bargain even for Shizuoka people!
The same offer is on display at lunch time from Monday to Friday but make a point to come early to grab the best bits!
What did they offer today?
Note the fish all comes from the fish market next to the sushi food stands insuring maximum freshness! Incidentally it would be a good idea to have a good look at the same market to discover the wealth in seafood available in our region!

Kaisen bara chirashi: Mixed seafood sushi bowl! The fish is already seasoned atop sushi rice and you can ask for disposable chopsticks when you pay your purchase. Chirashi is very popular as you can sample many kinds of seafood in the same lunch box!

Tekkadon: tuna sushi bowl! Now, even in Tokyo you will be hard set to find such a bargain! Thanks to Shimizu Ku (Shizuoka City) and Yaizu harbor, tuna is available all year round in Shizuoka Prefecture at reasonable prices!

Yamakake: Tuna and grated yam sushi bowl! Now, this a Shizuoka specialty as grated yam dishes date back from Edo times! An acquired taste but very healthy!

Aji tatakidon: Chopped horse mackerel sushi bowl! Shizuoka Prefecture, especially Yui in Shimizu Ku, Shizuoka City, is famous all over Japan for its many varieties of horse mackerel!

Hoso maki tsumiawase: seven sushi roll combination! For the thin sushi rolls lovers! So practical and you can divide them among yourselves!

Anago nigiri: Conger eel nigiri sushi! The fish is cooked and seasoned with a kind of gravy! Perfect for people who prefer their fish cooked!

Aji nigiri: Horse mackerel sushi nigiri! Another way to enjoy horse mackerel!

Bachimaguro nigiri: Big-eyed tuna sushi nigiri! It is not top-class bluefin tuna, but this is still delicious tuna!

Yari ika ngiri: Bigfin reef squid sushi nigiri! Shizuoka Prefecture is also famous for its many kinds of squids caught in the Suruga Bay! Freshness guaranteed!

O moriawase sushi nigiri: 6 different sushi nigiri set! Tuna, squid, salmon, large prawn, scallop and tamagoyaki/Japanese omelet!

Zuwaigani nigiri: Snow Crab sushi nigiri! How about that for crab lovers!

Madai sushi nigiri: true seabream sushi nigiri! Once again Shizuoka Prefecture, especially around the Izu Peninsula is celebrated for its many kinds of wild and domestic seabream!

Fish and Seafood Market
Parche market
Shizuoka JR Station

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Photography, Shizuoka City, Sunset

Blazing Sunset Before The First Drink in Shizuoka City!

June 4, 2014 dragonlife Leave a comment

With the rainy season around the corner evening skies are more cloudy than usual and it results into some spectacular sunsets!

The Shichiken Cho area in Aoi Ku, Shizuoka City is a very interesting location to take pictures of urban sunsets thanks to some retro decorations existing along the streets!

Even simple high rise buildings contribute to a special atmosphere!

My favorite picture just before entering a hidden lair for the first drink of the evening!

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Wall Painting: Food & Tourism on Water Tank in Shimizu Ku, Shizuoka City!

June 4, 2014 dragonlife 2 Comments

The other day I was cycling along a street parallel to the Miho Beach in Shimizu Ku, Shizuoka City, when I espied this unusual water tank!

It stood practically in the middle of a small farm!
Interesting way to advertise Shimizu Ku.
Actually the area is quite remarkable for quite a few similar sights!

I knew that Shimizu was noted for its strawberries and oranges, but I didn’t know about roses!

Cucumbers and the local JA?Japan Agriculture Office, which is probably advertising itself!

Tomatoes and edamame!
The very farm it stood by grew edamame!

The well-maintained stairway is proof enough that it is still used for ts original purpose!

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Kura, Shizuoka City

Japanese Traditional Warehouses in Shizuoka Prefecture 18: Jinseido in Shizuoka City!

June 1, 2014 dragonlife 2 Comments

“Kura” (in Japanese 蔵 or 倉) means “warehouse” or “Storehouse”.
In traditional 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.

I was puff puffing on my bicycle at the end of a 5-hour ride Miho Peninsula in Shimizu Ku, Shziuoka City and that probably helped noticing this beautifully preserved kura on my right as I was cycling back through Oya, Suruga ku, shizuoka City!

A “vertical picture” first!

a “horizontal picture” next!

It is owned by a herb medicine/kanpouyaku/漢方薬 Shop called Jinsido/仁生堂!
I’m pretty certain it an ancient company and it certainly needed such a kura to preserve medicines and documents!

They must still be using it!
Look at that beautiful door!

The front window and blinds!

And walls and roof!
Absolutely superb!

As for the shop itself, it is not a kura, but it has obviousl been restored in harmony with the kura!

Unfortunately I didn’t have the courage to visit, but it must be worth it!

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Buddhist Temples, Shizuoka City

Houtaiji Temple in Shizuoka City: Unusual Sights

May 30, 2014 dragonlife Leave a comment

As an agnostic I avoid the subject of religion as much as I can.
But that does not prevent me to consider the historical and cultural side of it as long as it has to offer interesting photography!

Just I walked past Houtai Temple/宝泰寺　founded in 1381 in the name of Houtaizen temple, I noticed the side portal open. I decided to take a peek!

I was first tempted to take photographs of the garden, but I noticed some strange/unusual statues!

There were a lot of small statues in pairs, so they must be all symbolic.
A child preventing his “mount” to see?

Disappearing into eternity or going back to it?

Now, what is that dachshund doing here?

A fetus position and a stretching position?

Shaking Hands?

Wishing to become a teddy bear!

Shyness?

Worry?

This is quite unusual for a Buddhist temple and more readily found in Shinto Shrines: Tokugawa ieaysu’s Crest!

A goblin on the roof/

Dragons?

Even tiny ones?

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French gastronomy, French Restaurant, Shizuoka City

French Gastronomy: Dinner at FIGARO Food & Wine in Shizuoka City!

May 29, 2014 dragonlife Leave a comment

Service: Shy but very friendly and attentive
Facilities & Equipment: Very clean overall. Superb washroom. Entirely non smoking at lunch time!
Prices: Reasonable
Strong points: French bistro-style gastronomy. Reasonably-priced wine list.

Last night after a long walk in the late afternoon Dragon felt like visiting a new place.
I took the opportunity to introduce her to FIGARO (Figaro Food & Wine), a reasonable French bistro-style restaurant cum wine bar in Aoba Park Street, Aoi Ku, Shizuoka City!

Although the allow smoking in the evenings (lunch time is entirely non-smoking), the place is very clean with small but superb washroom.
It is very popular indeed with guests of all ages, genders and stations.

Apart of a solid regular menu Chef Toshiharu Matsuura/松浦敏春さん, an old acquaintance of mine also offers additional dishes every day!

They also have the great merit to serve wine by the glass and bottle for all budgets!

In any case consult Sommelier Yoshinori Shimizu/清水芳則さん who spent a whole year in Beaujolais region, France, before you decide what to drink.

For people who want to taste wines without overdrinking themselves into oblivion they propose a very reasonable triple tasting set!

The red wine set for Dragon!
Wines from Limoux and Herault (France) and Sicilia!

The white wine set for my person:
Two French and one Italian!

First we had fish carpaccio!

Isaki/イサキ/Chicken Grunt (strange English name!), a typical regional fish of Shizuoka Prefecture!

Then a Salade Bourguignonne!

With homemade ham and escargots/snails (not home-made!) among others!

Like in any French bistro, a stew is on the cards!

Superb lamb stew!

Although we had planned only a light meal we couldn’t resist ordering a very popular gratin indeed!

Cod brandade gratin!
Succulent!

Dragon has decided to have lunch there again with her friends, therefore I will leave the report on eventual desserts to her! LOL

FIGARO FOOD & WINE

Chef Toshiharu Matsuura/松浦敏春さん
Sommelier Yoshinori Shimizu/清水芳則さん (Yoshinori Shimizu FACEBOOK SITE)
420-0034 Shizuoka City, Aoi Ku, Tokiwa cho, 2-4-5
Tel: 054-255-7430
Opening hours: 12:00~14:00, 16:00~24:00
Closed on Sundays
Parties welcome
Cards OK (dinner only)
Entirely non smoking at lunch!

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Eel, Japanese Gastronomy, Shizuoka City

Eel Gastronomy: Ishibashi Restaurant in Shizuoka City!

May 24, 2014 dragonlife Leave a comment

Service: Kind and smiling
Facilities & Equipment: Ancient but very overall very clan. Pleasant washroom
Prices: Slightly expensive
Strong points: Traditional eel gastronomy. Freshly cooked only, slow food

Can you guess why the noren/暖簾/entrance curtain seems to be inverted?

It is because the restaurant wants its customers to remember its name as they leave!

The other day I was lucky enough to be invited to lunch by a Japanese business whose company I had interviewed!
he took to Ishibashi Restaurant in Suruga Ku south of JRShizuoka Station, definitely the most tradtional establishment of its kind in town!

Many famous customers have left their autographs!

The place is all built of dark old wood, making a very special atmosphere, although it is a bit too dark for photographing!

The kitchen!

Since it is all tatami seating, it might be a good idea for some to choose a seat by the wall to rest your back and knees!

They even have an irori/traditional Japanese fireplace!

Incidentally the side menu is only for side dishes and drinks as they serve two kinds of eel dishes, shiroyaki/without sauce and kabayaki/with sauce, broiled!
We ordered the latter!

The full lunch with steamed rice, soup with eel liver, and pickles!

The broiled eel!
Note that if you do not like the skin, just leave it!

They even served the deep-fried bones!
Crispy and very healthy!
All animals are kept alive until the very last second!

The hot soup with the eel liver!

An extravagant experience!
But do not forget to bring a good camera!

ISHIBASHI/うなぎ専門石橋

422-8053 Shizuoka City, Suruga Ku, Nishi nakahara, 1–6-13
Tel.: 054-281-5432
Opening hours: 11:00~14:30, 17:00~20:30 (11:00^20:30 on week ends and National Holidays)

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Craft Beer, Shizuoka City

First Brewing Day at Aoi Brewing in Shizuoka City!

May 22, 2014 dragonlife Leave a comment

Thursday, May 22nd, 2014, saw the first day of actual brewing in the newest, and 11th, beer brewery in Shizuoka Prefecture, namely Aoi Brewery in Shizuoka City, Aoi Ku, near Sengen Shrine!

Since the brewing has started the brewery had become off limits and the front door was closed to casual visitors.
I had to enter through the side door to an empty space which will become a pub in September before progressing to the brewery room.
Durst malt from Munich, Germany was at the ready!

Barley was already being used!
Before entering the brewing room I had to put on long boots and step in a basin to disinfect the soles.

I found Owner Naoki Mandou/満藤直樹さん having a rest with two his staff onlooking the operations!

A collector’s item: Aoi/Hollyhock in the shape of the crest as worn by Lord Tokugawa Ieyasu in the 16th an 17th Century!

Brew Master Kooichi Taka/髙浩一さん running around!

Checking the boiling of the barley!

With Owner Naoki Mandou keeping an attentive eye on all the operations. He actually has enough knowledge on brewing in case of an emergency!

I was allowed a peek into the boiling barley!

I even tasted it! Sweet!

Taking out more samples!

Checking out more samples of the barley which had already boiled more than 4 hours!

Brew Master Kooichi Taka/髙浩一さん at his art!

And Owner Naoki Mandou/満藤直樹さん never far away!

Photo for posterity:
Nobuko Hasegawa/長谷川暢子さん Staff, Naoki Mando/満藤直樹さん Owner, Kouichi Taka/髙浩一さんBrew Master & Hidenori Fukushima/福島英紀さん Staff!

Expect more reports until the first Aoi Craft beer being put on the market end of June!

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Izakaya, Japanese Gastronomy, Shizuoka City

Izakaya: Nochi in Shizuoka City (first visit)!

May 22, 2014 dragonlife Leave a comment

Service: A bit shy but so friendly
Equipment & Facilities: Overall very clean. Excellent washroom
Prices: Reasonable
Strong points: Great array of Shizuoka Prefecture sake. Izakaya gastronomy

Nochi is a typical and heart-warming traditional izakaya tucked away on the 4th floor of one of those “Drinking buildings” prevalent in Shichiken Cho, Aoi Ku, Shizuoka City!
I had the chance to pay it a belated first visit during the “sake hashigo” event in Shizuoka City last Sunday!

a “heaven/haven” replete with Shizuoka Prefecture sake!

On that particular day they were assigned the introduction of Oomuraya Brewery in Shimada City!

Kinuyo Fukushima/福島絹代さん busy serving while hubby Noriaki/徳昭さん is busy in the kitchen!

All that sake blurred my eyesight! LOL

A proud Kinuyo San with a rare bottle of Oomuraya brewery which is usually sold sold in 4 go/720 ml bottles!

A representative of Oomuraya Brewery was ther on hand to help the staff!

The o-tshi and the sake of the day!

For the connoisseurs!
On that particular day I didn’t have time for a full report but here are at least two dishes Nochi is popular for!

Dashi tamago yaki!

seasonal sashimi!

Look forward to full report soon!

NOCHI
Chefs and Mama: Norikai & Kinuyo Fukushima/福島徳昭・絹代さん

4200-0035 Shzuoka City, Aoi Ku, Shichiken Cho, 8-25, PISA Bldg, 4F
Tel.: 054-253-5556
Business hours: 17:~26:00
Closed on Mondays

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Shizuoka City, Shizuoka-cannes week, Tourism

Shizuoka-Cannes Week in Shizuoka City (2014)!

May 18, 2014 dragonlife Leave a comment

The Cities of Shizuoka City and Cannes city in France have been sister cities for quite some time and the citizens have taken on themselves to organize events to celebrate it when they realized that the city governments were not doing enough to promote such links!

from this year the event has turned into a week-long celebration being staged in Shizuoka City, Aoi Ku, shichiken-Cho on Saturday may 17th and Sunday 18th and again in Shizuoka Ciy, Shimizu Ku on Friday may 23rd thru Sunday 25th!

I took the opportunity yesterday to take some pictures and greet many friends!

Animal dolls on sale!

Flowers!

BBQ stand!

Great smiles and great wines!

Great french cakes from Tokyo!

More flowers!

Coffee, of course!

Famous Shizuoka Cocktail Barmen!

More famous Shizuoka Cocktail Barmen!

I wonder if they have the same Pakistani food in Cannes!

Street performer!

Italian chef Adorno!

Growstock bar staff!

Very original burgers!

Honey!

Shizuoka vegetables!

More wines and smiles!

Great ham!

Shizuoka Brewing friends!

Homemade bento!

Cute!

Friend from Kin no Okan!

Succulents! Plants not for food!

Ended the day with a glass of Garyubai sake by Sanwa brery, Shimizu ku, Shizuoka City!

More pictures taken today!

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Fish, Fish Markets, Seabream, Shizuoka City

Seabreams at Parche Market in Shizuoka City!

May 17, 2014 dragonlife 4 Comments

Yesterday I noticed some new interesting arrivals at the Fish Counter of the Parche Supermarket inside the JR Shizuoka Station!
Among them was a quite extraordinary catch of different seabreams!

they were all displayed in big boxes filled with ice!
Let’s have a look at them:

Onagadai/尾長鯛/also called “hamdai/浜鯛, “Long tail seabream” or Longtailed red snapper/Onaga!

Although abundant in Shizuoka prefecture, seabreams are not cheap.
1,000 yen for on fish! Great as sashimi!
These were caught in the Ogaswara Archipelago, a group of islnads technically not part of Shizuoka as they are administered by Tokyo City, but geographically integral aprt of Shizuoka and izu Peninsula whose fishermen especially bring to Numazu harbor!

A first-class fish in japan: Amadai/甘鯛/Tilefish!

Caught near Yaizu, an extravagant fish at 3,240 yen a fish!

Another extravagant fish: Akoudai/アコウ鯛/Rose fish!

Caught of Omaezaki, very expensive at 3,980 yen a fish!

A less expensive but still succulent fish: Himedai/姫鯛/”Princess seabream”, crimson snapper!

Also caught off Ogasawara Archipelago. 1,580 yen a fish!

You can imagine what you are going to pay for them at a restuarant!

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Buckwheat, Restaurants, Shizuoka City, Soba

Soba, Buckwheat Noodles Restaurant: Soba Han in Shizuoka City!

May 14, 2014 dragonlife Leave a comment

Service: Very friendly and smiling
Equipment & Facilities: very clean overall. Superb washroom! Entirely non-smoking!
Prices: Reasonable to slightly expensive
Strong points: Organic Ju-wari (100%) buckwheat noodles. Duck cuisine. Sake list.

Soba Han Restaurant has many qualities and one of them is its location near the Toroiseki Ruins park and the Serizawa Keisuke Museum!
A great pace for a nice holiday!

A typical Japanese entrance!

The soba are 100% buckwheat flour milled on site!

One can choose to sit either at a table or on the tatami floor!

Have a good look at the wooden architecture!

Chef Taisuke Okitsu explains why the tenderness and taste of his duck is so important!

The buckwheat used in this restaurant was grown organically without any pesticides!

I ordered the “kamo Pon soba”!

The soupstock and seasoning for the soba!

The zaru-style cold buckwheat noodles!

A very appetizing meal!

Superb and so tender duck!

i promised my self to come back for dinner and check all these superb Shizuoka sake!

Dragon’s order: “ebiden mizore”!

Beautiful hot soba with shrimp tenpura and fresh vegetables!

Very thick and succulent soba yuu/soba soup!

See you there again for dinner soon!

SOBA HAN

422-8033 Shizuoka City, Suruga ku, Toro, 6-2-1
Tel.: 054-286-6333
Opening hours: 11:00~14:00, 17:00~21:30 (Last orders)
Closed on Tuesdays
Cards OK
Parking available
Entirely non-smoking!

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