Traditional Japanese things

I visited place called 馬籠(Magome) which is famous for hot springs.
Also, there were many shops which sell traditional Japanese things.


This is the shop which sells accessories, potteries, stand lights and etc.


The above store sells wood crafts made by elderly people.


Of course, the shop owner is an elegant elderly woman.
She is in her 80s!


Speciality shop only sells Plantae products.

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芝桜(Shibazakura : Phlox subulata)

I visited Mt. Cyausu where we can see beautiful Phlox subulata gardens.
Now is the best time to see their flowers!


Many Japanese people like to see Phlox subulata since it looks like Japanese cherry.
So, there are many Phlox subulata gardens in Japan.


There are some stands which sell something to eat.


We ate char-grilled fish!
It's the best!


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Turkish cuisine

I visited Turkish restaurant the other day.
All the staff in there were so nice!
On this day, we visited the one which had branch shop in expo in Aichi.

オリエンタルの青い月(Blue moon in Oriental)
http://r.gnavi.co.jp/n130700/



When it comes to Turkish food, Kebab, Musakka, Kahve, Dondurma, etc. are famous.
Sadly, there are not so many Turkish restaurants in Japan.
This is my first time to eat real Turkish cuisine!



The restaurant that we visited sells some fancy Turkish goods, as well.



Dondurma (Turkish ice cream) was great!!
My favorite;)


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お寿司(Osushi)

In Japanese supermarket, they usually have packed Sushi like this.



This was 680 yen. Enough for woman, but for man, need bigger one.
The above price includes 醤油(syouyu:soy sauce) and 箸(hashi:chopsticks).

Do you see the green plastic thing?
That is called バラン(baran), which is a partition.
Originally it was orchid leave　葉蘭(haran:leave of orchid), the pronunciation is "Haran", but now we use plastic which pronunciation changed to "Baran".
It is said people in the past used Haran not only parting Sushi, but also for Haran's artistic apparance.


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