May, 2022 - NINJA KOTAN

Seafood in season in June We will introduce the fish and shellfish that will be in season in June by dividing them into the whole of Japan and the prefectures ranked at the top. Please note that the season may vary depending on the region and year depending on the landing conditions due to climate change, so please consider it as reference data only. Table of contents 1. Fish and shellfish that are in season in June (whole Japan) 2. 1st place Miyagi prefecture (9 types) 3. 2nd place Nagasaki prefecture (8 types) 4. 3rd place Hokkaido (7 types) 5. 3rd place Shimane prefecture (7 types) 6. 5th place Ehime prefecture (6 types) 1. Fish and shellfish that are in season in June (whole Japan) The number of fish and shellfish that will be in season in June is 33 out of the 87 species surveyed, which is the second highest in a year. The following is a list of 33 types of fish and shellfish in no particular order. Fish horse mackerel, conger eel, sweetfish, chicken grunt, sardine, marlin, barracuda, flatfish, filefish, great amberjack, sillago, silver-stripe round herring, spanish mackerel, striped jack, Japanese sea bass, loach, flyingread moreSeafood in season in June

28May, 20222022年8月1日

Summary of April itinerary in Japan ( Kochi, Ehime )

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Summary of April itinerary in Japan ( Kochi, Ehime ) I traveled to Kochi and Ehime prefectures from April 18th (Monday) to April 21st (Thursday). On this trip, I was able to eat a lot of seasonal seafood such as first bonito of season and local dishes such as Uwajima Tai-meshi. In addition, I was able to visit many wonderful tourist destinations such as national treasures, national important cultural properties, and national Important Preservation Districts for Groups of Traditional Buildings. This is the April Japan itinerary that I highly recommend to everyone. Here is a summary of this trip and some notes. As I repeat every time, this itinerary was also created with the purpose of “eating out seasonal fish and shellfish and local dishes.” Food is the highest priority, and tourist destinations are the second priority. However, I aimed to visit as many tourist spots as possible, such as national treasures, national important cultural properties , and national Important Preservation Districts for Groups of Traditional Buildings. Table of contents 1.”100 best of local dishes” and “Local dishes loved by the nation” by this itinerary in Japan 2. Seasonal “PRIDE FISH” by this itinerary in Japan 3. Travelread moreSummary of April itinerary in Japan ( Kochi, Ehime )

26May, 20222022年8月1日

April itinerary in Japan local cuisine the season of fish and shellfish

April itinerary in Japan Day 4 (Ehime Meal edition)

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April itinerary in Japan Day 4 (Ehime Meal edition) (Thursday, April 21) Table of contents 1. Sushi Ino 2. OKAIDO BREWERY 3. Sushimaru Main Store 4. Kadoya Matsuyama Airport store 1. Sushi Ino After finishing sightseeing in Matsuyama in the morning of April 21, I had lunch at the reserved “Sushi Ino“. I ordered the “Lunch Course” (Yen 8,800 including tax) at “Sushi Ino”. Considering the grade of sushi, I think it is a very valuable course. For Nigirizushi (sushi shaped by hand), I had flatfish, striped beakfish, halfbeak, bigfin reef squid, horse mackerel, tilefish, lean tuna pickled in soy sauce , dotted gizzard shad, Japanese tiger prawn, and conger eel. “Sushi Ino” is a sushi restaurant that I visited in 2020 and was very impressed. This time too, everything was excellent and I had a blissful time. “Sushi Ino” is a well-known restaurant that has been awarded one Michelin star. It is also one of the 100 famous tabelog restaurants. 2. OKAIDO BREWERY After enjoying delicious sushi at “Sushi Ino”, I drank craft beer at “OKAIDO BREWERY”. I couldn’t go sightseeing in the afternoon due to rain, so when I was looking for a craft beer,read moreApril itinerary in Japan Day 4 (Ehime Meal edition)

24May, 20222022年8月1日

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April itinerary in Japan Day 4 (Ehime Prefecture)

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April itinerary in Japan Day 4 (Ehime Prefecture) (Thursday, April 21) Table of contents 1. Taisanji Temple 2. Taihoji Temple 3. Bansuiso 4. Matsuyama Castle, Ishiteji Temple, Dogo Onsen (for 2020 visit) 1. Taisanji Temple I went to Taisanji Temple on the morning of April 21st (Thursday). The transportation from the Okaido where I was staying to Taisanji Temple is as follows. Depart city hall at 8:33, Iyotetsu Bus “bound for the Driver’s License Center”, arrive at Katamawari at 9:05, Fare Yen 720 It takes about 15 minutes on foot from the Katamawari bus stop to the Taisanji main hall. It is a little over 5 minutes on foot to the Ninomon (Deva gate), which is a national important cultural property, but you need to walk a gentle slope for about 10 minutes from the Ninomon to the main hall of Taisanji Temple. The slope to the main hall gets tired when we walk. It was sung in a Buddhist pilgrim’s hymn as “If you go up to Taisan, you may sweat. No suffering shall later come the next life”. Ninomon (Deva gate) is an eight-legged gate built by Irimoya (building with a gabled, hipped roof), which wasread moreApril itinerary in Japan Day 4 (Ehime Prefecture)

22May, 20222022年8月1日

April itinerary in Japan local cuisine the season of fish and shellfish

April itinerary in Japan Day 3 (Ehime Meal edition)

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April itinerary in Japan Day 3 (Ehime Meal edition) (Wednesday, April 20) Table of contents 1. JR Hotel Clement Uwajima “Sirene” 2. Local cuisine “Hozumi-tei” 3. Izakaya “Oiri-tei” 4. Yakiyaki Iron Plate Grill “Himawari Ichibancho Train Street Store” 1. JR Hotel Clement Uwajima “Sirene” I had breakfast at the restaurant “Sirene” of “JR Hotel Clement Uwajima” which was near the hotel where I was staying on April 20th (Wednesday). We can eat Uwajima’s unique meals using local ingredients such as “Uwajima Tai-meshi”, “Kama-age shirasu (straight-from-the-pot young sardine which is freshly boiled) “, “Grilled dried local fish”, and “local vegetables” since the morning at “Sirene”. Even those people who are not staying at JR Hotel Clement Uwajima can have breakfast at “Sirene”. I had “Tai-meshi Breakfast Set” (Yen 1,800 including tax) that I hadn’t eaten since I came to Uwajima. “Uwajima Tai-meshi” is the “100 selections of local cuisine” in Ehime prefecture selected by the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries. “Uwajima Tai-meshi” is a dish of red sea bream sashimi caught in the Uwa Sea, mixed with soy sauce, raw eggs, seaweed, etc. over rice. Simply put, it is a raw egg over rice with sashimi of red searead moreApril itinerary in Japan Day 3 (Ehime Meal edition)

20May, 20222022年8月1日

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April itinerary in Japan Day 3 (Ehime Prefecture)

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April itinerary in Japan Day 3 (Ehime Prefecture) (Wednesday, April 20) Table of contents 1. Uwajima Historical Museum / Kabasaki Battery Site 2. Warei Shrine / Taga Shrine 3. Tensha-en Garden, Nanyo Gokoku Shrine, Kiya Ryokan 4. Uno-machi cityscape 5. Ozu cityscape 6. Uchiko cityscape 1. Uwajima Historical Museum / Kabasaki Battery Site In the morning of April 20th (Wednesday), I rented a bicycle at the Uwajima City Tourist Information Center “Shiroshita” and went around the city of Uwajima. I think that the rental cycle is the best because the distance for sightseeing in Uwajima city is too long to go around on foot and the number of buses is small for going around by bus. Uwajima City Tourist Information Center “Shiroshita” is a new facility that just opened in August 2021 at the entrance of Uwajima Castle. The rental cycle fee is Yen 2,000 a day for GIANT’s E-bike. The Uwajima Historical Museum has been relocated and used as a building built as the Uwajima Police Station in 1884. The light pink building creates a soft atmosphere that does not seem to be a former police station. The architectural style is pseudo-Western style architecture. It is aread moreApril itinerary in Japan Day 3 (Ehime Prefecture)

18May, 20222022年8月1日

April itinerary in Japan local cuisine the season of fish and shellfish

April itinerary in Japan Day 2 (Kochi, Ehime Meal edition)

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April itinerary in Japan Day 2 (Kochi, Ehime Meal edition) (Tuesday, April 19) Table of contents 1. Sakoya 2. Yokoyama meat shop 3. Local cuisine “Hozumi-tei” 1. Sakoya I cycled from Nakamura Station on the downstream Shimanto River to Ekawasaki Station on the upstream from 8 am on April 19th (Tuesday). For breakfast, I had a rice bowl topped with grilled natural eel at “Sakoya”, which is a short distance across the Sada Chinka-bashi Bridge (Imanari Bridge). When I made a request to “eat the natural eel of the Shimanto River”, I was told “Sakoya” by the Shimanto City Tourism Association at Nakamura Station. “Sakoya” is open from 7:00 to 14:00, so we can have a a rice bowl topped with grilled natural eel as breakfast. Locals were eating breakfast such as ham and eggs at “Sakoya”. “Sakoya” goes to the Shimanto River every morning to catch natural eels, and if they cannot catch natural eels, they will provide farmed eels. Since eel fishing in the Shimanto River is limited to April 1st to September 30th, you can also eat Sakoya’s natural eels only from April to September. In the Shimanto River, river shrimp fishing can only beread moreApril itinerary in Japan Day 2 (Kochi, Ehime Meal edition)

16May, 20222022年8月1日

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April itinerary in Japan Day 2 (Kochi, Ehime)

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April itinerary in Japan Day 2 (Kochi, Ehime) (Tuesday, April 19) Table of contents 1. Shimanto River Cycling 2. Ekawasaki Station 3. Matsumaru Station 4. Okuuchi rice terraces (Yuzuriha rice terraces) 5. Uwajima Station 6. Uwajima Castle 1. Shimanto River Cycling I went cycling on the Shimanto River from 8 am on April 19th (Tuesday). It is a 42km long-distance cycling from Nakamura station downstream to Ekawasaki station upstream. It is exactly the same distance as the marathon course. Since it is a “luggage-free trip”, it is possible to cycle by dropping off (borrowing at Nakamura Station and returning at Ekawasaki Station). The route goes upstream of the river, but the slope is so gentle that it didn’t bother me. It took three and a half hours. I thought there were other cyclists besides me, but I never saw them. I rented a bicycle at the Shimanto Tourism Association at Nakamura Station the day before for a fee of Yen 2,000 for 24 hours, so I was able to leave the hotel in the morning. The Shimanto River is the longest river in Shikoku with a total length of 196 km. It is the 11th longest riverread moreApril itinerary in Japan Day 2 (Kochi, Ehime)

14May, 20222022年8月1日

April itinerary in Japan local cuisine the season of fish and shellfish

April itinerary in Japan Day 1 (Kochi Meal edition)

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April itinerary in Japan Day 1 (Kochi Prefecture Meal edition) (Monday, April 18) Table of contents 1. Hirome Market Chinmi-do 2. Craft beer TOSACO 3. Tanaka Fresh Fish Store 4. Okamura Kamaboko store 5. Izakaya Kihachi 1. Hirome Market Chinmi-do I had to wait for about 2 hours for the limited express train from Kochi Station to Tosakure Station, so I had breakfast at “Chinmi-do” in “Hirome Market“. “Hirome Market” is open from 10 am to 10 pm, so it is a very convenient market for tourists. “Chinmi-do” is the largest store in “Hirome Market”. They have so many seafood and food of the mountains that are unique to Kochi that we can’t imagine them in the market. I ate “Noresore”, “Dorome (raw whitebait)”, “Crab innards”, “Whale sinewy meat”, “Grilled mackerel sushi” and drank a sake “Senchu Hassaku”. “Noresore” is a fry of conger eel (juvenile conger) and is a marine delicacy in Kochi prefecture. “Noresore” has a white and transparent body, and is also called a water fairy because of its mysterious appearance. The season for “Noresore” from Kochi prefecture is from February to May. In addition, “Noresore” is the name spread all over the country inread moreApril itinerary in Japan Day 1 (Kochi Meal edition)

12May, 20222022年8月1日

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April itinerary in Japan Day 1 (Kochi Prefecture)

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April itinerary in Japan Day 1 (Kochi Prefecture) (Monday, April 18) Table of contents 1. Kochi Prefectural Kochi Otemae High School 2. Landscape of Kure Port and Fisherman Town 3. Kure Hachimangu Shrine 4. Nishioka Brewery 5. Ichijo Shrine 6. Fuba Hachimangu Shrine 1. Kochi Prefectural Kochi Otemae High School I traveled to Kochi and Ehime prefectures from April 18th (Monday) for 3 nights and 4 days. This time as well, I sent my luggage to my travel destination and enjoyed the “Luggage-free trip”. I flew from Haneda Airport to Kochi Ryoma Airport. The planes I used are as follows. Depart Haneda Airport at 7:55, ANA561, arrive at Kochi Ryoma Airport at 9:15 Planes before takeoff were lined up at Haneda Airport. I could see the Yokohama Bay Bridge from the plane, but after that I couldn’t enjoy the scenery with the clouds. However, the weather improved over Kochi, and I was able to enjoy the view of Kochi Prefecture from the sky. I arrived at Kochi Ryoma Airport and took a limousine bus to Kochi Station. The limousine buses I used are as follows. Depart Kochi Ryoma Airport at 9:20, Limousine Bus Kochi Airport Line, arrive atread moreApril itinerary in Japan Day 1 (Kochi Prefecture)

09May, 20222022年5月3日

the season of fish and shellfish

Seafood in season in May

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Seafood in season in May We will introduce the fish and shellfish that will be in season in May by dividing them into the whole of Japan and the prefectures ranked at the top. Please note that the season may vary depending on the region and year depending on the landing conditions due to climate change, so please consider it as reference data only. Table of contents 1. Fish and shellfish that are in season in May (whole Japan) 2. 1st place Miyagi prefecture (8 types) 3. 2nd place Nagasaki prefecture (7 types) 4. 3rd place Hyogo prefecture (6 types) 5. 3rd place Shimane prefecture (6 types) 6. 5th place Hokkaido (5 types) 7. 5th place Mie prefecture (5 types) 8. 5th place Fukuoka prefecture (5 types) 1. Fish and shellfish that are in season in May (whole Japan) The number of fish and shellfish that will be in season in May is 24 out of the 87 species surveyed, which is the second lowest in a year. The following is a list of 24 types of fish and shellfish in no particular order. Fish horse mackerel, conger eel, chicken grunt, sardine, bonito, flatfish, silver-stripe round herring, spanishread moreSeafood in season in May

06May, 20222022年5月6日

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Sightseeing in Japan will be possible in May and June

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Sightseeing in Japan will be possible in May and June On May 5, Prime Minister Kishida gave a lecture at London’s City of London, expressing his intention to significantly ease Japan’s border controls in June. In his speech, Prime Minister Kishida said, “We will further relax border controls so that foreigners can enter Japan as smoothly as other G7s. in June” In addition, according to some reports on May 6, the Japanese government ” is considering accepting only a small number of package tours as early as this month.” Finally, foreigners will be able to take a sightseeing trip to Japan. We have summarized the G7 border controls for each country. Basically, if you are vaccinated, you can enter the country without quarantine. We are trying to provide accurate information by referring to the latest information regarding travel regulations in each country, as of May 6th, such as embassies in each country. However, the infection status of the COVID-19 is changing day by day, so please be sure to refer to the embassies of each country for the latest information. Table of contents 1. United States 2. Germany 3. United Kingdom 4. France 5. Italy 6. Canada 7. Worldread moreSightseeing in Japan will be possible in May and June

06May, 20222022年8月1日

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Create an itinerary to tourist destinations by JNTO No.7

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Create an itinerary to tourist destinations recommended by JNTO No.7 The Japan National Tourism Organization (JNTO)’s wonderful Japanese guidebook “100 EXPERIENCES IN JAPAN” does not include “traffic information” for public transportation. In order to make a better itinerary for overseas travelers, we will post traffic information for arriving at the tourist spots listed in “100 EXPERIENCES IN JAPAN” from Tokyo Station and Osaka Station by 12:00 noon as much as possible. Traffic information, travel time, and fares are based on Google map and Yahoo route information. Please contact us if your desired arrival time is different or if you have traffic information from places other than Tokyo Station and Osaka Station. RELAXATION Table of contents for RELAXATION 1. Luxury floating ryokan in Setouchi (Hiroshima Prefecture) 2. Stayover at this unique new Yamagata concept hotel (Yamagata Prefecture) 3. A night to remember at a traditional boathouse (Kyoto Prefecture) 4. Paradise awaits at a UNESCO world heritage site (Kagoshima Prefecture) 5. Starlit camping on the Goto Islands (Nagasaki Prefecture) 6. Luxury lodging in Japan’s paradise (Okinawa Prefecture) 7. Embrace rural charm in one of Japan’s most scenic villages (Gifu Prefecture) 8. Heartwarming farm stays in rural Japan (Akita Prefecture) 9. Loseread moreCreate an itinerary to tourist destinations by JNTO No.7

03May, 20222022年8月1日

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Create an itinerary to tourist destinations by JNTO No.6

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Create an itinerary to tourist destinations recommended by JNTO No.6 The Japan National Tourism Organization (JNTO)’s wonderful Japanese guidebook “100 EXPERIENCES IN JAPAN” does not include “traffic information” for public transportation. In order to make a better itinerary for overseas travelers, we will post traffic information for arriving at the tourist spots listed in “100 EXPERIENCES IN JAPAN” from Tokyo Station and Osaka Station by 12:00 noon as much as possible. Traffic information, travel time, and fares are based on Google map and Yahoo route information. Please contact us if your desired arrival time is different or if you have traffic information from places other than Tokyo Station and Osaka Station. ART Table of contents for ART 1. Voted as the best Japanese garden in the world (Shimane Prefecture) 2. Experience the wonder of art on a canvas of islands! (Kagawa Prefecture) 3. A world-class modern art museum in the heart of scenic Aomori (Aomori Prefecture) 4. Create your own lacquerware masterpiece to take home (Fukui Prefecture) 5. The secrets of bonsai unveiled:living works of art (Saitama Prefecture) 6. East Asian art galore in a striking, scenic setting (Kanagawa Prefecture) 7. Explore Japan’s rich history of cultural exchange withread moreCreate an itinerary to tourist destinations by JNTO No.6