Tags : Osaka
Setsbun Festival in Osaka [O-sushi’s Travels]
Saturday February 23rd, 2019 CultureOmotena Sushi Travel Blog
Setsubun Festival in early February In the lunar calendar, Setsubun is a day when the spring begins. People believe that “Oni”, Japanese demons appear and attack them on Setsubun night👹. There are mainly two ways to dispel them. ① One is throwing soybeans to them. (It sounds funny that a soybean can become a weapon) …
Meeting Kawaii Mascot characters in Osaka [O-Sushi’s Travels]
Thursday November 29th, 2018 CultureOmotena Sushi Travel Blog
What is YURU-CHARA? According to Wikipedia; Yuru-chara is a Japanese term for a category of mascot characters; usually created to promote a place or region, event, organisation or business. They are characterized by their kawaii (cute) and unsophisticated designs, often incorporating motifs that represent local culture, history or produce. They may be created by local government or other organizations to stimulate …
Osaka Tenmangu Shrine [Omotena Sushi’s Travels]
Wednesday March 7th, 2018 CultureFoodNatureOmotena Sushi Travel Blog
Osaka Tenmangu Shrine I visited Osaka Tenmangu Shrine If you walk looking down on the ground, you won’t see this! Look up! It’s at the entrance. Plum Bonsai Exhibition Main reason to come to Osaka Tenmangu Shrine. About a month before Cherry blossoms, plum blossoms bloom! People go see plum flowers outside normally, but …
Wasabi-san’s Self-Hand-Rolled Sushi
Sunday March 4th, 2018 CultureFoodOmotena Sushi Travel Blog
Wasabi-san’s Self-Hand-Rolled Sushi I’m visiting my friend, Wasabi-san, in Osaka. We’ve been friends for quite a long time!! She loves cooking, eating and chatting!! Today, she made Self-hand-rolled sushi for me. It’s called Temaki-sushi in Japanese!!! Japanese people eat hand-formed sushi when eating out, but at home they eat this self-hand-rolled sushi or a sushi …