TOUR – YOSHIDAMACHI NAVI

Savor the Japanese dishes cooked with My Odashi

moto_admin — Tue, 05 Dec 2017 01:33:13 +0000

“Odashi” or simply “dashi” is the Japanese term for soup stock usually made from fish (such as, shaved dried bonito) and/or seaweed (such as, dried kelp). This program provides the tour participants the opportunity to create their own dashi (i.e. “My Odashi”). Not only that, they will then be served some special dishes cooked in a well-established Japanese restaurant in Yoshidamachi, using their own “My Odashi”! It is “Odashi” that very heart of Japanese Food which is registered by UNESCO in 2013. Through this tour, they will be able to touch the depth of Japanese Food.

Date/Time	To be announced
Venues	Various establishments in and around Yoshidamachi
# of participants	4
Fee	To be announced
Program Timetable	18:00 Meet at JR Kannai Station North Exit. Then walk to Yoshidamachi. 18:15 Self-introduction, video and slides highlighting the attractive stories of YOSHIDAMACHI, Making “my ODASHI” 19:30-21:00 The participants will stroll around Yoshidamachi while listening to the tour guide explain about the various places of interest in the neighborhood. They will then be taken to a Japanese restaurant in town where they will be able to try out a special dish cooked by the restaurant’s chefs using their own “My Odashi”, along with one drink (i.e. “sake”, Japanese wine) that goes well together.

Contact information

Tel: 090-5752-0163 (Baba)
E-mail: yuko.baba.007@gmail.com

Yoshidamachi Commercial Avenue Association
76-3 Yoshidamachi, Naka-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa 231-0041

Nearest stations

2-minute walk from JR Kannai Station
7-minute walk from Yokohama City Subway Kannai Station

Indulge in Japanese tea culture enjoyed as a part of everyday common practice

moto_admin — Tue, 05 Dec 2017 01:34:24 +0000

This program intends to share with the tour participants the intimate experience of drinking Japanese tea, not in a ritualistic manner like in a traditional tea ceremony, but rather in a relaxed style that the local people commonly enjoy in their everyday life, as well as the in-depth knowledge about the wide variations of tea leaves and tea utensils that have contributed to the establishment and enrichment of Japanese tea culture. Then, they will enjoy rice with green tea, “ochazuke” at Japanese restaurant. “Ochazuke” has been popular among Japanese people since the Edo-period (1603-1868) during a time that Japanese common culture started to bloom.

Date/Time	To be announced
Venues	Various establishments in and around Yoshidamachi
# of participants	10
Fee	To be announced
Program Timetable	18:00 Meet at JR Kannai Station North Exit. Then walk to Yoshidamachi. 18:15 Self-introduction, video and slides highlighting the attractive stories of YOSHIDAMACHI, Japanese green tea workshop 19:30-21:00 The participants will stroll around Yoshidamachi while listening to the tour guide explain to them about the various places of interest in the neighborhood. They will then be taken to a well-established Japanese restaurant in town where they will be able to try out “ochazuke” cooked by the restaurant’s chefs.

Contact information

Tel: 090-5752-0163 (Baba)
E-mail: yuko.baba.007@gmail.com

Yoshidamachi Commercial Avenue Association
76-3 Yoshidamachi, Naka-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa 231-0041

Nearest stations

2-minute walk from JR Kannai Station
7-minute walk from Yokohama City Subway Kannai Station

Explore the mystery of fresh brewing culture in both Japanese sake and American craft beer

moto_admin — Tue, 05 Dec 2017 01:35:46 +0000

This program invites the tour participants to a bar-hopping entertainment in Yoshidamachi where they will get a chance to explore deep into the local downtown, just as if we were playing around in a secret base as once we did in our childhood. After the arrival of Perry, the U.S-Japan diplomacy opened and Yoshidamachi became a pioneering town that started its trading business worldwide. People can explore the attractiveness of both American and Japanese brewing culture in comparison. Then, they will enjoy a delightful pastime tasting Japanese rice wine, “sake”. As a master of “sake”, the bar owner will guide them through the depth of “sake”, and they can enjoy its taste by comparing the Kanagawa brand with the other local brands. Small dishes of food will also be prepared. Wandering in the mystery of fresh brewing culture in the culture-comparison never ends.

Date/Time	To be announced
Venues	Various establishments in and around Yoshidamachi
# of participants	10
Fee	To be announced
Program Timetable	18:00 Meet at JR Kannai Station North Exit. Then walk to Yoshidamachi. 18:15 Self-introduction, Video and slides highlighting the attractive stories of YOSHIDAMACHI 18:45 The participants will stroll around Yoshidamachi while listening to the tour guide explain to them about the various places of interest in the neighborhood. 19:00 They will enjoy one American craft beer @ “Antena Amerca” 20:00-21:00 Then, they will explore the depth of “sake”, Japanese wine by comparing its differences of Japanese locals.

Contact information

Tel: 090-5752-0163 (Baba)
E-mail: yuko.baba.007@gmail.com

Yoshidamachi Commercial Avenue Association
76-3 Yoshidamachi, Naka-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa 231-0041

Nearest stations

2-minute walk from JR Kannai Station
7-minute walk from Yokohama City Subway Kannai Station