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Ekiben Hitoritabi
is a seinen manga series by Jun Hayase, serialized in ''Manga Action''. It focuses on the main character, Nakahara Daisuke, as he eats ''ekiben'', bento meals sold at train stations, as he travels around Japan by rail. A 12-episode live-action television series adaptation aired between April 5 and June 21, 2012. Plot Nakahara Daisuke is the owner of a bento shop in Tokyo and a ''railfan, densha otaku'', train enthusiast. For their tenth wedding anniversary, his wife gives him a train ticket for traveling across Japan since he has not had a chance to travel since their honeymoon. She tells him to investigate ''ekiben'' recipes along the way to help improve the bento in their shop. Although the trip is intended to be a solo one, Daisuke often befriends other travellers along the way and shares information about trains, railway history, ''ekiben'', ''meibutsu'', and local landmarks. At each stop Daisuke or one of his fellow travellers buys an eki-bento (ekiben), and one full ...
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Cooking Manga
, also known as , is a genre of Japanese manga and anime where food, cooking, eating, or drinking is a central plot element. The genre achieved mainstream popularity in the early 1980s as a result of the "gourmet boom" associated with the Japanese bubble economy. Characteristics In ''Manga! Manga! The World of Japanese Comics'', author Frederik L. Schodt categorizes cooking manga as type of "work manga", a loose category defined by stories about activities and professions that stress "perseverance in the face of impossible odds, craftsmanship, and the quest for excellence," and whose protagonists are frequently "young men from disadvantaged backgrounds who enter a profession and become the 'best in Japan.'" Individual chapters of cooking manga typically focus on a specific dish, and the steps involved in preparing it. While stories still incorporate standard narrative elements such as plot and character development, significant emphasis is frequently placed on the technical aspect ...
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Shumai
''Shumai'' () is a type of traditional Chinese dumpling. In Cantonese cuisine, it is usually served as a dim sum snack.Hsiung, Deh-Ta. Simonds, Nina. Lowe, Jason. 005(2005). The food of China: a journey for food lovers. Bay Books. . p 38. In addition to accompanying the Chinese diaspora, a variation of shumai also appears in Japan as (, ''shūmai'') and various southeast Asian countries. Popular Chinese varieties Hohhot ''shaomai'' Hohhot shaomai is a regional variety in Hohhot, Inner Mongolia. The wrapping is a very thin, round sheet of unleavened dough, with a pleat border. There is only one kind of filling, which mainly consists of chopped or minced mutton, scallion and ginger. Hohhot shaomai features this extensive use of scallion and ginger, creating a dense combined scent, and a slightly spicy taste. The filling is put in the center of the wrapping and the border of the wrapping is loosely gathered above, forming a "neck" and a flower shaped top. It is then cooked b ...
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Shiitake
The shiitake (alternate form shitake) (; ''Lentinula edodes'') is an edible mushroom native to East Asia, which is now cultivated and consumed around the globe. It is considered a medicinal mushroom in some forms of traditional medicine. Taxonomy and naming The fungus was first described scientifically as ''Agaricus edodes'' by Miles Joseph Berkeley in 1877. It was placed in the genus ''Lentinula'' by David Pegler in 1976. The fungus has acquired an extensive synonymy in its taxonomic history: *''Agaricus edodes'' Berk. (1878) *''Armillaria edodes'' (Berk.) Sacc. (1887) *''Mastoleucomychelloes edodes'' (Berk.) Kuntze (1891) *''Cortinellus edodes'' (Berk.) S.Ito & S.Imai (1938) *''Lentinus edodes'' (Berk.) Singer (1941) *''Collybia shiitake'' J.Schröt. (1886) *''Lepiota shiitake'' (J.Schröt.) Nobuj. Tanaka (1889) *''Cortinellus shiitake'' (J.Schröt.) Henn. (1899) *''Tricholoma shiitake'' (J.Schröt.) Lloyd (1918) *''Lentinus shiitake'' (J.Schröt.) Singer (1936) *''Lentinu ...
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Miyazaki Station
is a JR Kyushu railway station located in Miyazaki, Miyazaki Prefecture, Japan. The central station of the prefectural capital is served by the Nippō Main Line connecting Fukuoka Prefecture and Kagoshima Prefecture. The station opened on December 15, 1913. Lines * Nippō Main Line Limited Express Trains * Nichirin ( Hakata - Miyazaki) * Kirishima (Miyazaki - Kagoshima-Chūō) Layout There are two side platforms and four island platform An island platform (also center platform, centre platform) is a station layout arrangement where a single platform is positioned between two tracks within a railway station, tram stop or transitway interchange. Island platforms are popular on ...s. Passenger statistics In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 4,773 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), and it ranked 44th among the busiest stations of JR Kyushu. References External links JR Kyūshū station information {{Nippō Main Line Railway station ...
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Ayu Sweetfish
The ayu sweetfish (''Plecoglossus altivelis''), or sweetfish, is a species of fish. It is the only species in the genus ''Plecoglossus'' and family Plecoglossidae. It is a relative of the smelts and other fish in the order Osmeriformes. Native to East Asia, it is distributed in the northwestern Pacific Ocean along the coast of Hokkaidō in Japan southward to the Korean Peninsula, China, Hong Kong and northern Vietnam. It is amphidromous, moving between coastal marine waters and freshwater lakes and rivers. A few landlocked populations also exist in lakes in Japan such as Biwa. Original wild populations in Taiwan became extinct in 1968 due to pollution and present extent populations were reintroduced from Japan in the 1990s. The name "sweetfish" was inspired by the sweetness of its flesh. In reference to its typical one-year lifespan, it is also written as ("year-fish").
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Nobeoka Station
is a railway station in the city of Nobeoka, Miyazaki, Japan. It is operated by Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu), and is the main station for the city. It is also a freight depot for the Japan Freight Railway Company (JR Freight) Lines Nobeoka Station is served by the Nippō Main Line and is located 256.2 km from the starting point of the line at . The station was also the terminus of the Takachiho Railway until 2007. Layout The station consists of a side platform and an island platform and several siding tracks. The platforms are connected by footbridges with elevators. Platform 1 is directly connected to the station building, and is a short platform which an accommodate only trains of six carriages in length or shorter. The station has a ''Midori no Madoguchi'' staffed ticket office. A poem written by Wakayama Bokusui, who attended Nobeoka Junior High School (currently Miyazaki Prefectural Nobeoka High School) is written on a large pillar at the entrance of the ...
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Bungo Province
was a province of Japan in eastern Kyūshū in the area of Ōita Prefecture. It was sometimes called , with Buzen Province. Bungo bordered Buzen, Hyūga, Higo, Chikugo, and Chikuzen Provinces. History At the end of the 7th century, Toyo Province was split into ''Buzen'' (literally, "the front of ''Toyo''") and ''Bungo'' ("the back of ''Toyo''"). Until the Heian period, Bungo was read as ''Toyokuni no Michi no Shiri''. It is believed that the capital of Bungo was located in ''Furugō'' (古国府), literally "old capital," section of the city of Ōita, but as of 2016 no archaeological evidence has been found. The honor of the holiest Shinto shrine of Bungo Province (豊前一宮, ''Buzen ichinomiya'') was given to Usa Shrine known as Usa Hachimangu or Usa Jingu in Usa district (today Usa, Ōita). Usa shrine had not only religious authority but also political influence to local governance, but their influence was reduced until the Sengoku period. During the Sengoku pe ...
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Oita Station
Oita often refers to: *Ōita Prefecture, Kyushu, Japan *Ōita (city), the capital of the prefecture Oita or Ōita may also refer to: Places *Ōita District, Ōita, a former district in Ōita Prefecture, Japan *Ōita Stadium, a multi-use stadium in Ōita, Ōita Prefecture, Japan * Oița River, a tributary of the Bistriţa River in Romania *Roman Catholic Diocese of Oita, a diocese in the city of Ōita in the Ecclesiastical province of Nagasaki, Japan *Mount Oeta (also "Oita" or "Oiti"), a mountain in Central Greece Education *Oita Junior College, a private junior college in Ōita, Ōita Prefecture, Japan *Oita Prefectural College of Arts and Culture, a private junior college in Ōita, Ōita Prefecture, Japan *Oita University, a national university in Ōita, Ōita Prefecture, Japan *Oita University of Nursing and Health Sciences, a public university in Ōita, Ōita Prefecture, Japan Transportation *Oita Airport, an airport in Kunisaki, Ōita Prefecture, Japan *Ōita Station, a J ...
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Mentaiko
Pollock roe, also pollack roe (also known as ''myeongnan'' and ''tarako'') is the roe of Alaska pollock (''Gadus chalcogrammus'') which, despite its name, is a species of cod. Salted pollock roe is a popular culinary ingredient in Korean, Japanese, and Russian cuisines. Names In Korean, pollock roe is called ''myeongnan'' (), while the salted roe dish is called ''myeongnan-jeot'' (), being considered a type of ''jeotgal'' (salted seafood). The Korean word ''myeongnan'' () means pollock roe as ''myeong'' () came from ''myeongtae'' (), the Korean word for Alaska pollock, and ''ran'' (), also pronounced ''nan'', means "egg (roe)". As ''jeot'' () is a category of salted seafood, the compound ''myeongnan-jeot'' () refers to salted pollock roe. The Japanese word for pollock roe is ''tarako.'' Pollock food products are often called ''karashi-mentaiko'' or ''mentaiko'', a compound of ''mentai'' (), borrowed from its Korean cognate ''myeongtae'' meaning Alaska pollock, and ''ko'' (), a J ...
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Moji Station
is a railway station on the Kagoshima Main Line and the Sanyō Main Line, operated by Kyushu Railway Company in Moji-ku, Kitakyushu, Japan Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north .... Passenger statistics In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 6,392 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), and it ranked 29th among the busiest stations of JR Kyushu. Station number code :for the Kagoshima Main Line: :for the Sanyō Main Line: References Railway stations in Fukuoka Prefecture Railway stations in Japan opened in 1891 {{Fukuoka-railstation-stub ...
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Sushi
is a Japanese cuisine, Japanese dish of prepared , usually with some sugar and salt, accompanied by a variety of , such as seafood, often raw, and vegetables. Styles of sushi and its presentation vary widely, but the one key ingredient is "sushi rice," also referred to as , or . The inventor of modern sushi is believed to be Hanaya Yohei, who invented nigiri-zushi, a type of sushi most known today, in which seafood is placed on hand-pressed vinegared rice, around 1824 in the Edo period (1603–1867). It was the fast food of the ''chōnin'' class in the Edo period. Sushi is traditionally made with white rice, medium-grain white rice, though it can be prepared with brown rice or Short grain rice, short-grain rice. It is very often prepared with seafood, such as Squid as food, squid, eel, Japanese amberjack, yellowtail, salmon, tuna or Crab stick, imitation crab meat. Many types of sushi are Vegetarian cuisine, vegetarian. It is often served with , wasabi, and soy sauce. Daiko ...
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Fugu
The fugu (; ; ) in Japanese, ''bogeo'' (; 鰒魚) or ''bok'' () in Korean, and ''hétún'' (河豚; 河魨) in Standard Modern Chinese is a pufferfish, normally of the genus ''Takifugu'', ''Lagocephalus'', or ''Sphoeroides'', or a porcupinefish of the genus ''Diodon'', or a dish prepared from these fish. Fugu can be lethally poisonous to humans due to its tetrodotoxin, meaning it must be carefully prepared to remove toxic parts and to avoid contaminating the meat. The restaurant preparation of fugu is strictly controlled by law in Japan and several other countries, and only chefs who have qualified after three or more years of rigorous training are allowed to prepare the fish. Domestic preparation occasionally leads to accidental death. Fugu is served as sashimi and nabemono. The liver was served as a traditional dish named ''fugu-kimo'', being widely thought to be a tasty part, but it is also the most poisonous, and serving this organ in restaurants was banned in Japan in 198 ...
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