Kinwashi Tour Japan Thread

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over here the ramen with white onion.

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ok..... first talk about this Hiruzen highland.

http://www.inmagine.com/searchterms/hiruzen_highland.html

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Where is Hiruzen Highland.

http://www.japan-i.jp/explorejapan/chugoku/okayama/hiruzen-tsuyama/d8jk7l000002t2jc.html

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Hiruzen Highland is a highland in the northernmost part of Okayama Prefecture.
It is located about 90 km north of Okayama city.

It is at a height of 500-600 meters.
A flat basin surrounded with mountains stretches, and the area is about 20 km from east to wes and about 5-7 km from north to south.
On the north side, there is Mount Hiruzen with three peaks. The altitude of the highest peak is 1,202 meters.

Hiruzen Highland is a popular resort area, and about 2.5 million people visit every year.
So it is sometimes called "Karuizawa in western Japan".

When we come here, we see the open grass field.
It is the Japan's largest pasture for Jersey cattle. About 2,400 cattle are here, and they accounts for a quarter of total Jersey cattle in Japan. We can enjoy the idyllic scenery, and of course, we can enjoy a variety of foods from Jersey cattle such as milk, cheese, yogurt, ice cream, and beef.

And we can enjoy cycling, horse riding, camping and climbing. In winter, we can ski.

Folklore has it that a specter called "Suiton" haunts in this area.
It appears by a bad man soundlessly, and eats the man. Also he can know exactly what we are thinking.
I want to be a good and honest person.

We can find the statues of Suiton in many places of Hiruzen Highland.

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Jersey Cattle milk bottle another good souvenir. brought back from Hiruzen Highland.

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so what is kin’s favourite jap dish?

ALN here see there see… still salmon sashimi, wasabi, chowonmushi, softshell crab, nice ramen…

the rest doesnt suit ALN taste…

OK...Alvin,

found this ones in our supermarket. maybe this can solve your finding.

http://lifestyle.xin.msn.com/en/magazine/8-days/food-review.aspx?cp-documentid=4392106

So remember Ramen there are many kinds as like in Okayama, this kind.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/official_fuyuhiko/5318922812/

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ok...talk this later.

mouth watering...this ones sure suit you.

Komade should know what is this?

Kobe beef??

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ALN said.

.ALN here see there see… still salmon sashimi, wasabi, chowonmushi, softshell crab, nice ramen…

so how can that be kobe beef??

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so what is interesting.

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never mine don't understand, just see the picture.

http://www.hiruzenwine.com/

In Hiruzen, noodle, sautéed with chicken and sweet soy sauce, is popular. It is said that the people in this area use this type of hand-made sweet sauce because it was difficult for them to purchase sauce.