Tag: ramen

Hiroshima and Miyajima

Hiroshima has the most unpleasant of reasons for being a remarkably pleasant city. We arrived in early twilight, the last of the suns rays turning the atomic dome a rosy pink, and in the morning the sun was bright...

04.27.09 | Comments (0)

hiroshima, manju, miyajima, mugwort, ramen, tsukemen

Kyoto and Nara

Kyoto is in most ways a very average large Japanese city. Bulky, gray buildings and power lines dominate the skyline and malls and subways bustle with commerce and traffic. Even Gion, the famed geisha district, is, aside for a...

04.16.09 | Comments (0)

japan, karameshi, kyoto, mochi, nara, negimen, ramen, rice

Fukuoka and Dazaifu

Our first stop in Japan was Fukuoka, a pleasant city that felt very bright and clean in the early-spring warmth. Fukuoka may sound more familiar to some if I mention that what is today Fukuoka was once two cities:...

03.24.09 | Comments (1)

dazaifu, fukuoka, japan, mochi, pork, ramen, umegae mochi