Desperately Seeking Shoyu In Saitama
Let Chiba have their giants of mass-produced soy sauce. I’ll head west to Kawagoe, where three craft shoyu makers are still creating cedar barrel-aged masterpieces of sweet umami flavor.
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Category: Food
The Vegetarian Food Culture of Kyoto
Kyoto is certainly rich in Japanese tradition and cultural history, but how well does it fare when it comes to vegetarian cuisine? I found out on a recent business trip to the old capital.
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The Green Mile – A Long Road of Practicing Tea Ceremony
What the world’s worst tea ceremony student has learned through practicing tea in Japan, and it isn’t about tea at all.
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