Burdock root, greater burdock or edible burdock root is called “gobou/牛蒡” in Japanese. Its Latin name is Arctium lappa. Although it is a root vegetable...
Masahiro Sugimoto/杉本政紘 Agriculture in Japan (and Shizuoka, which s no exception in spite of its favorable position) is suffering from two chronic problems: ageing of...
Service: Excellent and very friendly Facilities: great cleanliness overall Prices: reasonable. Strong points: Many local products be they from the land or the sea. Organic...
Service: Excellent and very friendly Facilities: great and very large washroom, great cleanliness overall Prices: reasonable to expensive. Top-class Italian wines. Private room for~8 people....
One of the most celebrated traditional gastronomic events in Shizuoka City (and Japan), the Shizuoka (Shizooka in local dialect) Oden Fair will be held from...
Houbou/竹麦魚、魴鮄/Bluefin Robbin (Red Gurnard) Himono Mochimune is known all over Japan for its fishing harbor whose main catch is shirasu/白子/Whitebait. The fishing for the latter...
This article could well been titled “Strawberries: From the Shizuoka Producer to the Gastronomic Table: Cocktails at Botanical! After Gentil, I went to visit my...
