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Gokabou
Gokabou ( 五家宝) is one of the Japanese wagashi, which is made and sold mainly in Saitama prefecture. Okoshi, a sweetened cake made of rice is mixed with sugar and then shaped into a thumb-sized cylinder. Wrapped in a sheet made by starch syrup and soybean powder and coated with soybean powder. Gokabou is known as Saitama prefecture Kumagaya city souvenir sweet. They are rarely served as a dessert for school lunch in the public elementary and secondary school. Gokabou is one of the three famous confection in Saitama along with Soka Senbei from Kazo city and Imogashi (desserts made of sweet potatoes) from Kawagoe city. It is also qualified as one of the ten soundscapes of Saitama. The name, Gokabou, means that five grains are a family's treasure. It is also one of the special products of the Kazo city and has been sold for the past 150 years. Since it is a storable sweet, it became popular as a souvenir sweet and spread through Japan. The process for making the sweet entail ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wagashi
are traditional Japanese confections that are often served with green tea, especially the types made of ''mochi'', ''anko'' (azuki bean paste), and fruit. ''Wagashi'' are typically made from plant-based ingredients. History In Japan, the word for sweets, , originally referred to fruits and nuts. With the increasing sugar trade between China and Japan, sugar became a common household ingredient by the end of the Muromachi period. Influenced by the introduction of tea and '' dim sum'', the creation of wagashi took off during the Edo period in Japan. Types * ''Akumaki'': one of the confections of Kagoshima Prefecture * ''Anmitsu'': chilled agar jelly cubes ('' kanten'') served with sweet red bean paste and fruit * ''Amanattō'': simmered azuki beans or other beans with sugar, and dried—amanattō and nattō are not related, although the names are similar. * ''Botamochi'': a sweet rice ball wrapped with ''anko'' (or ''an'', thick azuki bean paste) * ''Daifuku'': general ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saitama Prefecture
is a landlocked prefecture of Japan located in the Kantō region of Honshu. Saitama Prefecture has a population of 7,338,536 (1 January 2020) and has a geographic area of 3,797 km2 (1,466 sq mi). Saitama Prefecture borders Tochigi Prefecture and Gunma Prefecture to the north, Nagano Prefecture to the west, Yamanashi Prefecture to the southwest, Tokyo to the south, Chiba Prefecture to the southeast, and Ibaraki Prefecture to the northeast. Saitama is the capital and largest city of Saitama Prefecture, with other major cities including Kawaguchi, Kawagoe, and Tokorozawa. Saitama Prefecture is part of the Greater Tokyo Area, the most populous metropolitan area in the world, and many of its cities are described as bedroom communities and suburbs of Tokyo with many residents commuting into the city each day. History According to ''Sendai Kuji Hongi'' (''Kujiki''), Chichibu was one of 137 provinces during the reign of Emperor Sujin. Chichibu Province was in western Saitama. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kumagaya, Saitama
is a Cities of Japan, city located in Saitama Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 195,277 in 87,827 households and a population density of 1200 persons per km². The total area of the city is . Geography Kumagaya is one of the largest cities in northern Saitama Prefecture. About two-thirds of the city area is located between the Tone River and the Arakawa River (Kanto), Arakawa River alluvial fan, approximately 60 km from central Tokyo and 45 km from the prefectural capital at Saitama, Saitama, Saitama City. The highest point in the city is Mikajiri Kannon, which is located on the Kushibiki plateau at an altitude of 83.3 meters. The city is known for its abundant and high quality ground water. Surrounding municipalities Saitama Prefecture * Gyōda, Saitama, Gyōda * Kōnosu, Saitama, Kōnosu * Higashimatsuyama, Saitama, Higashimatsuyama * Fukaya, Saitama, Fukaya * Namegawa, Saitama, Namegawa * Ranzan, Saitama, Ranzan * Yoshimi, Saitama, Yoshim ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Senbei
are a type of Japanese rice cracker. They come in various shapes, sizes, and flavors, usually savory but sometimes sweet. Senbei are often eaten with green tea as a casual snack and offered to visiting house guests as a courtesy refreshment. There are several types of traditional Japanese ''senbei''. They can be baked or deep-fried and sometimes sweetened. Aside from rice, wheat flour or starch can be used. Some varieties even use foods other than grains, such as ''sakana senbei'' (fish-senbei), ''renkon senbei'' (lotus root senbei) and ''hone senbei'' (bone-senbei). ''Senbei'' have several variations, including ''Nori''-wrapped, ''Arare'', ''Olive no Hana'', Soy nut, and wet. Thin rice crackers (薄焼きせんべい ''usuyaki senbei'') are popular in Australia and other countries. In China, the same characters used to write ''senbei'' are read jiānbǐng ( zh, t=, s=煎饼, p=jiānbǐng, labels=no); the term instead refers to a crepe and is more similar in preparation to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sweet Potato
The sweet potato or sweetpotato (''Ipomoea batatas'') is a dicotyledonous plant that belongs to the Convolvulus, bindweed or morning glory family (biology), family, Convolvulaceae. Its large, starchy, sweet-tasting tuberous roots are used as a root vegetable. The young shoots and leaves are sometimes eaten as Leaf vegetable, greens. Sweet potato cultivars, Cultivars of the sweet potato have been bred to bear tubers with flesh and skin of various colors. Sweet potato is only distantly related to the common potato (''Solanum tuberosum''), both being in the order Solanales. Although darker sweet potatoes are often referred to as "yams" in parts of North America, the species is not a yam (vegetable), true yam, which are monocots in the order Dioscoreales. Sweet potato is native to the tropical regions of the Americas. Of the approximately 50 Convolvulaceae#Genera, genera and more than 1,000 species of Convolvulaceae, ''I. batatas'' is the only crop plant of major importance—some o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kawagoe, Saitama
is a city in Saitama Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 353,214 in 162,210 households and a population density of 3200 persons per km². The total area of the city is . The city is known locally as after the old name for Tokyo, due to its many historic buildings. Geography Located in the Musashino Terrace of central Saitama Prefecture, both the Arakawa and the Iruma Rivers flow through the city, which is approximately 30 kilometers from downtown Tokyo. The city area is approximately 16.3 km east–west and approximately 13.8 km north–south. The altitude is 18.5 meters above sea level in Motomachi, the highest at the southern end of the city is 50.7 meters, the lowest in the eastern part is 6.9 meters. Surrounding municipalities Saitama Prefecture * Ageo * Saitama * Sakado * Tsurugashima * Tokorozawa * Hidaka * Fujimi * Fujimino * Miyoshi * Kawajima * Sayama Climate Kawagoe has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen ''Cfa'') char ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
100 Soundscapes Of Japan
In 1996, as part of its efforts to combat noise pollution and to protect and promote protection of the environment, the Ministry of the Environment designated the . There were 738 submissions received from all over the country and the 100 "best" were selected after examination by the Japan Soundscape Study Group. These soundscapes are intended to function as symbols for local people and to promote the rediscovery of the sounds of everyday life. The follow-up Sixth National Assembly on Soundscape Conservation was held in Matsuyama in 2002. See also * Soundscape ecology * Ecoacoustics * Biophony * World Soundscape Project * 100 Landscapes of Japan (Heisei era) References External links * {{in lang, ja}Ministry of the Environment - 100 Soundscapes of Japan*100 Soundscapes of Japan - List in English with map (6G) Japanese culture Environment of Japan Lists of places in Japan Japan Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East As ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ueno
is a district in Tokyo's Taitō Ward, best known as the home of Ueno Park. Ueno is also home to some of Tokyo's finest cultural sites, including the Tokyo National Museum, the National Museum of Western Art, and the National Museum of Nature and Science, as well as a major public concert hall. Many Buddhist temples are in the area, including the Bentendo temple dedicated to goddess Benzaiten, on an island in Shinobazu Pond. The Kan'ei-ji, a major temple of the Tokugawa shōguns, stood in this area, and its pagoda is now within the grounds of the Ueno Zoo. Nearby is the Ueno Tōshō-gū, a Shinto shrine dedicated to Tokugawa Ieyasu. Near the Tokyo National Museum there is The International Library of Children's Literature. Just south of the station is the Ameya-yokochō, a street market district that evolved out of an open-air black market that sprung up after World War II. Just east is the Ueno motorcycle district, with English-speaking staff available in some stores. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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