Yegenaga Travel & Tours Guide

-Market Tsukiji fish are still reluctant to greet the sun as the Tokyo subway started operating. At 5 am and labyrinthine alleys iron horse swing. New one-two people were seen walking through the automated ticket purchasing. The rate of Hibiya Line train quickly passed into a station and stopped briefly at Tsukiji Station. Some parents who had been carrying a shopping bag rather large size went down to leave the train.

Directly felt in the particularities of this station, because the ad pictures on the board is dominated by the image lighted sushi. Walking closer to the surface, strong smell of fish so stimulate fine hairs sense of smell.

And sure enough, at the top of this underground station there was Tsukiji Central Fish Market, or which in Japanese is called the Tsukiji-Shijo.

Young morning at Tsukiji fish market just to be times when the most busy. Fanfare three-wheeled transport vehicles which led to hasty impression time after the rider was speeding on streets that have been packed with parked trucks neat box.

Busyness is evident in this complex market. The fish that have been purchased and packaged in thousands of white boxes that have been previously filled with crushed ice. The boxes were then marked as a bookmark, and then arranged in vans.

Fish market located in the heart of Tokyo was the center of trading activity and an auction of about more than 450 kinds of sea food or “seafood”. Starting from a small sardines to tuna weighing 300 kg, from cheap seaweed-festive until super expensive caviar.

Tsukiji fish market, Tsukiji approximately 787,782 metric tons of sea products traded in one year, or approximately 2888 tons per day. Economic value of this trade reached 748 billion yen, equivalent to Rp56, 1 trillion per year (1993 data).

Japan has two core markets marine products other than Tsukiji, Ohta and Adachi ie. But from the markets, Tsukiji handles 87 percent of the total transactions, so these numbers make Tsukiji Market one of the largest in the world. Tsujiki also supplies food ingredients from the sea for around 20 million inhabitants of Tokyo and surrounding areas.

At the fish market which is supposedly one of the largest in the world, there are at least 60000-65000 workers who earn them – including traders, accountant, auctioneer, employees of companies, and distributors.

Based on history, Tsukiji fish market began to appear a long way since the beginning of the Edo Period, or in the range of the 16th century.

Known as “Uogashi” or the fish market on the riverbank, Tsukiji Market was first built when the shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu the first building of Edo – or Tokyo now – invite all fishermen from Tsukudajima (Osaka) and give them special rights to catch fish for later memasoknya to Edo Castle.

-MarketTsukiji fish that fishermen catch and send them to the palace and sell the rest at the Nihonbashi bridge, so was born “Uogashi”, a fish market for the ordinary people on the riverbank.

Then, along with increased demand from buyers who continue to grow along with increasing population, Nihonbashi Uogashi changed and developed into a larger market.

The market is controlled by the traders who got licenses from the government of the Shogun. They buy fish from local ports, and then sell them to traders in the market and they have a huge advantage, so that they can create their own distribution networks.

While vegetable markets are supplied from the edge of the area was established in Edo Kanda, Senju, and Komagome – three vegetable market owned by the Edo.

Like the conditions in the fish market, vegetable market is also highly profitable suppliers and traders. During the Edo Period, the market price is strictly determined by the bargaining transactions between merchants and buyers.

As a result, the public auction was very difficult to occur except in the vegetable markets only.

But in the Meiji and Taisho Era things changed drastically. Privileges removed traders vanished. It happened after the August 1918, riots broke out called “Rice Riots” ( “kome Soudai”) in hundreds of cities across Japan.

Riots protesting food shortages and speculative practices of merchants, so that the Japanese Government is urged to create a new institution in the field of food distribution, especially for those in rural areas.

Tsukiji fish marketTepat-1 September 1923 at around 20 private market, or closed from the public, who was in Tokyo destroyed by the earthquake that Sohor known as “The Great Kanto Earthquake”.

After the earthquake, the city of Tokyo and then built the main markets in accordance with the Act Central Market – which passed in the same year. The result? Since 1935 Tokyo has three core markets of Tsukiji, Kanda and Koto. Markets while the smaller number of more than a dozen, such as Ebara, Toshima, and Adachi operate to support the population needs.

Coveted Travelers

Tsukiji Fish Market is located near Shijo Station on Tsikiji subway line Ōedo Line, and just above the Tsukiji Station Hibiya Line route.

Market complex is divided into two, namely “the market” ( “jonai Shijo”) and “outer market” ( “jogai Shijo”). Markets in the fish auction is held. Here there are about 900 licensed traders, who opened a small kiosk. While the outside market is a combination of traders who sell kitchen tools, restaurant goods, grocery, and sushi restaurants.

The market did not operate until the end of the day, while the outside markets are generally open till evening. Local government statistics say that every day thousands of travelers willing to get up very early and hurried “enjoy” Tsukiji fish market only to find the sensation of activity in this fish market. Read the rest of this entry »

You want to feel bloated or fish dish is often called fish bluntak? Come to the restaurant Zuboraya, Do Ton Buri, Osaka, Japan. But do not be surprised, the price per packet cooking is 10,500 yen or about Rp 840,000. That’s all fish bluntaknya each package (in Japan called Fugu fish), only about two ounces. Another form of squid, shrimp, tofu or tofu soggy unique to Japan. The package also includes the vegetables, a bowl of rice, fruit, and ice cream. But sometimes a number of prices so if we’re looking for new sensations and perceive as taste exotic atmosphere of a foreign menu. Fugu fish let alone taste it is delicious, tasty, slightly sweet. Rest assured, if it is not less than salmon, squid, shrimp Bago, snapper, or other. So natural right, in Japanese society appears related to the expression of the fish: “Those who eat Fugu soup was stupid. But those who do not eat it, too stupid.”

The phrase was understandable. Why? On one side of the fish was delicious, but on the other side he is very dangerous. If I clean the fish was not true, can lead to death.

Toxins contained in the belly of the fish Fugu is much more deadly than cyanide, and even capable of killing between 24 to 30 people at once human. That is because in the bloated bodies of fish, especially in the liver and bile are similar tetrodoxin toxin. Toxins come from food. Fugu fish meal is certain microorganisms that cause parts of the body of this fish contains a poison.

Cut crosswise

Problem delicacy of the fish was not boasting. So, it’s a loss when on the sidelines following a test drive Daihatsu Technical Center in Shiga, Osaka, 23-28 October, I did not feel it. Moreover, it was difficult to find restaurants serving a menu. That example is found in several restaurants in the area Do Ton Buri. Some display the full menu in the window, and some that put an aquarium containing fish Fugu in front of the restaurant.

Options depend visitors. Okay want fried, baked or boiled also. More fun again, visitors to cook himself. In each table, plus a gas stove cooking equipment.

Shigonobu Oyama, Zuboraya owner, said the Fugu taken from fishermen around the island of Honshu. Just before serving cut the fish crosswise. The entire contents of his stomach removed before peeling skin, especially on the head.

“This type of fish is poisonous. But if I clean it properly, is safe for consumption. It was delicious and unique,” said Oyama.

Kaosao Ichiro, a waiter come embellished information about the fish. He said, in the sea waters around Japan there are 40 types of Fugu. Of the number so much, just kind of Torafugu robripes can be consumed.

Keep in mind, not just anyone can make a dish Fugu. The process is not easy. Only people who actually trained and licensed is allowed. Previously they were trained on how to catch, cutting, cleaning and cooking, and then required to eat the food.

” ‘Factor when choosing the difficulty this causes the fish Fugu become one of the most expensive menu in Japan,” said Ichiro.

Fugu head section is presented in the form of fillets or thin slices of meat. In the body, just the meat that is taken. Fins set apart, and are usually fried and served in hot sake. Fugu dishes are called hire-zake.

“Delicacy Fugu fish menu located on taste and texture. If boiled meat becomes firm.”

Fish harvest is usually in conjunction with the spring. At that time Fugu into mating and egg-laying season. In mid-spring, they began to memijah. Among the restaurant owner, anyone doing their own child rearing in Fugu Karamba with fresh fish food. There is also a buy from the market in living conditions, and then kept in an aquarium.

In Indonesia bluntak fish species also were found, but generally have not made the menu for consumption. In Semarang, the species in the ornamental fish kept in sea water aquarium, for its funny and if it held the stomach will swell like a ball. Usually the fish is imported from Banyuwangi or Bali. While in Karimunjawa, fish species were kept in Karamba, as well as ornamental fish, the weight of each tail can be two or three kilograms.

In the traditional fish market Tambaklorok Semarang, there is also selling one type of bloated fish. Most people call bluntak bananas, not Fugu. Are safe to eat fish from properly cut, that is crossed with a head to the back of the rectum removed.

“If it had been a lot of people have died after eating fish bluntak, was due to not knowing how to cut it,” said a basket of fish in Tambaklorok.

The difference means the fish eating a banana with Fugu bluntak is pemotongannya process. If Fugu cut crosswise in the abdomen, was bluntak wasted half a banana more bodies.

Typical Osaka

In the area Do Ton Buri, also mostly found ta ko yaki, Osaka foods. Snacks were made from flour, red ginger, calamari (squid species / squid-boned), long leeks, cabbage, and eggs. After stirring evenly, round-shaped dough round, then baked. Price per six seeds for 320 yen, or about USD 25,600, 420 yen 8 seeds, 12 seeds and 620 yen.

“It’s pretty. Somewhat match the cuisine of Indonesia,” said a journalist who joined the group test drive Daihatsu.

Ta ko yaki addition, foods that can be enjoyed in Osaka is a yakiniku. Material in the form of fish, shrimp, squid, crab, beef, chicken, and others. Snacks were eaten after cooked itself on the hot plate at each table. Especially for beef, the consumer can choose a special. Before the cut, according to the information, cows often massaged and made to drink beer, so the meat is tender.

Beyond that, Do Ton Buri is a crowded area. He never deserted from visitors either on foot or riding a bicycle. Motor vehicles can not pass on it. Objects that can be enjoyed not only restaurants with different menus, but also stores that sell specific types of small dogs, cats, or hamsters.

Generally, visitors outlets animal women. They could see the “potential animal” pet on display in glass boxes. Want to know the price of domestic animals that? There was a dog or cat that precious USD 10 million to Rp 15 million per fish.

In the Sengoku period (year 1583), Oda Nobunaga built a palace on the site which occupies the ruins of the temple Honganji Osaka. At that time, the main castle (Honmaru) built of large stones completed within one-half years. This palace was renamed Osaka Castle. In the 17th century, settlements located around Osaka Castle grew into a city, which became increasingly widespread to be made a prefecture in the 19th century.
First Generation Osaka Castle

Osaka Castle construction of the first generation takes 15 years, beginning in 1583 and completed in 1598. Its construction was initiated by Hideyoshi Toyotomi Hideyoshi while still a subordinate Oda Nobunaga.

At that moment, Osaka Castle is much broader than the Osaka Castle as it is. Toyotomi Hideyoshi came to power after Oda Nobunaga died and made the Osaka Castle as seat of government. Toyotomi Hideyoshi did not live in Osaka Castle, but in places his residence in Kyoto: Jurakudai (also called Jurakutei) and the Fushimi Castle.

According to notes by a daimyo named Otomo Sorin (1530-1587), Osaka Castle is building the most magnificent palaces of unparalleled at that time, the main tower consists of 5 levels of the roof is coated with gold. Before Toyotomi Hideyoshi died, construction of Osaka Castle passed to the development of the region Ninomaru, Sannomaru, Sogamae (outermost defense Osaka Castle in the form of building a wall of hardened soil), and 3 layers of digging trenches as a defensive castle.

After Toyotomi Hideyoshi died of old age in 1599, Hideyoshi succeeded by his son named Toyotomi Hideyori who moved from Fushimi Castle to the Palace of Osaka had just finished. At the time of Tokugawa Ieyasu founded the shogunate government called Togukawa contrary to the ruling Toyotomi Hideyori Setsu province. In the Winter Battle of Osaka in 1614, Tokugawa Ieyasu led a massive attack Toyotomi invaded Hideyori only able to survive in the Osaka Castle.

In the peace treaty with Tokugawa Ieyasu, Toyotomi Hideyori who lost the war, agreed to destroy Sannomaru, Sogamae and third layers of the trench to protect the Osaka Castle. Based on this agreement, the court defense of the outer moat (sotobori) of that area should also Ninomaru Osaka Castle diuruk that can no longer be used for war, so that was left was a ditch in (uchibori) and the main castle (Honmaru) only.

Toyotomi Hideyori then tried to re-build the military defense of Osaka Castle is considered Tokugawa Ieyasu who violate the peace agreement has been approved. The following year, Tokugawa Ieyasu sent a massive army to destroy the Toyotomi Hideyori in the Summer Battle of Osaka in 1615.
Second Generation Osaka Castle

Places Toyotomi Hideyori and his mother was found dead of suicide

Osaka Castle falls on the Summer Battle of Osaka in the year 1615 and Toyotomi Hideyori suicide was found dead along with her mother who named Yodo dono. Tokugawa Ieyasu then destroyed Osaka Castle which was completed recently.

The remnants of Osaka Castle to switch to hands that are Tadaaki Matsudaira Tokugawa Ieyasu’s grandson. The regional authorities in the days of the Tokugawa shogunate rule largely delegated to the daimyo, but given the strategic value of Osaka Castle, the Tokugawa shogunate made Osaka and surrounding areas in 1619 as Tenryo areas (areas directly ruled by the central government).

In the year 1620, the construction of Osaka Castle was resumed by Tokugawa Hidetada (1579 to 1632) with a new design drawings. As the third son of Tokugawa Ieyasu, Tokugawa Hidetada more widely known as the second shogun followed his father’s footsteps, which is Japan’s first shogun.

Osaka Castle rebuilding done in 3 stages with 64 daimyo mobilized to reconstruct the building following the palace fortress walls made of cut stone giant. All the remains of the foundations of the palace and the first generation of the ditch which was built in the era of Toyotomi Hideyoshi crushed and backfilled again with new soil, so the Osaka Castle was rebuilt in a higher place.

Reconstruction of the palace took 10 years (1620-1629). The main tower is made to be higher in order to erase all memories of the people of Toyotomi Hideyoshi. Size palace was also reduced to living quarter. It is said to rebuild the Osaka Castle and the walls that surrounded it required 500,000 stones in various types and sizes. Development of the main tower was completed in 1626, but in 1665 burned down due to lightning.

Osaka Castle is the ruler of the Tokugawa shogun, but since the Tokugawa government in Edo domiciled, daily court ruled by officials appointed directly by the shogun. Government enforcement officials called the court-jō Osaka Dai selected from the most senior daimyo (fudai daimyo) and high-paying (taishin). Under officials jō Osaka Dai-there were two officials called Teiban Osaka and 4 Osaka Kaban officials who served as caretaker of security.

Before the fall of the Tokugawa Shogunate in the Battle of Toba-Fushimi in 1868 which marked the end of Edo era, Tokugawa shogun Tokugawa shogunate led forces had retreated to the Palace of Osaka before finally escaped to Edo by boat.

Beautiful building located in the Osaka Castle is called Honmaru Goten (Palace in the Citadel Main) burned down in the time of the Meiji restoration. The remnants of Osaka Castle is still there then controlled by the new Meiji government.
Third Generation Osaka Castle

Meiji government to use the area in the ruins of Osaka Castle as a military facility and ordinary people are banned. In 1928, the mayor of Osaka at that time called Seki Hajime suggested Osaka Castle to be rebuilt. From Osaka residents donated money collected 1,500,000 yen which is used to move the facilities division IV Japanese army and build the main tower.

In 1931, Osaka Castle was rebuilt using steel reinforced concrete. Although the building is at the foundation of the palace which was built in the Tokugawa era, the main tower of Osaka Castle built as closely as possible to the original image built Osaka Castle Toyotomi Hideyoshi.

The main tower restoration project Osaka Castle is a castle restoration project first conducted at the Showa era. From 1st floor to 4th floor, walls of Osaka Castle main tower with a white stucco style of the Tokugawa era, while the 5th floor with black lacquer Toyotomi era style decorated with tiger and bird drawings Level of gold sheet. Having completed the main tower, a museum where relics of historic Toyotomi Hideyoshi.

In World War II, four buildings in the area Yagura burned Ninomaru but fortunately the main tower building survived the air attack. In the air attacks that occurred in the days before the end of World War II, 1 ton of bombs that were dropped on a lot about making Osaka Castle Osaka Castle and surrounding area Kyobashi train station into a sea of fire. Train passengers who tried to escape was also not lost on the victims. Photo by air attacks from the roof of a branch office Mainichi newspaper entitled “Bold Black smoke billowed with Background Osaka Castle Main Tower” became a famous classical picture with the title “Summer Battle of Osaka” (Ōsaka Natsu no jeans) to remind people in a massive battle in the summer of 1615 between the forces Hideyori Toyotomi and Tokugawa Ieyasu.

In 1948 after the occupation period is completed, returned to Osaka Castle and the Japanese government began restored. Outer moat and the existing wide area around Osaka Castle park be named Osaka Castle Park. In 1950 after hurricane damage Jane Osaka Castle, the Japanese government began serious restoration projects and scientific research. In 1959, archaeological excavations discovered the remains of collapsed buildings Toyotomi Hideyoshi era.

Settlement of Osaka Castle restoration project took 3 years, starting in 1995 and completed in 1997, which among other elevator facility for persons with disabilities, the elderly and group travelers.

The main tower of Osaka Castle which is now over the age of 70 years. When compared with the main tower was built in the time of Toyotomi or the Tokugawa era, the main tower was built in the Showa era is the main tower building of the most long-lived.

Although certainly lies within the park or around Osaka Castle are there now, so far from the actual location of the first generation palace built by Toyotomi Hideyoshi is still unknown. Osaka Castle first generation may have a moat around the outside (sotobori), under the highway, or in the office complex underground Osaka Business Park (OBP) of the reach of the archaeological excavations.

In the early 1900s, Gunkanjima is a prosperous island for its rich coal. Mitsubishi Corporation, which manages coal mining here, really make Gunkanjima become the city’s rich and dense population, large though this island is less than 1 km2.

To accommodate the miners, ten apartment complex built on a small stone – a tall maze associated with courtyards, corridors, and stairs. There are schools, restaurants, and gaming houses, all surrounded by a protective wall. The island is known as “nashi Midori Shima,” without a green island. The 50-year population reached 6000 people, this is the most densely populated island in the world at that time.

But the coal mines that continue dredged up into the bottom of the sea, over time spent and the island was closed. The island did not have any green plants gradually die. Fifty years later, the island resembled a ghost island, apartemen2 crumbling. Year 1974-2009, the island was declared closed by visitors. But recently emerged new provisions, this unique island opened to tourists. The island is also listed as a Unesco World Heritage Site.

There are brave to stop for a moment on this island if the owners?

When someone shows a recording secretary at the roses, I was immediately interested. Seeing their interest was kind enough to download and give me a print-out map, and how to reach these places, Aramaki Rose Garden.

I brought two of my colleagues Thailand and Timor Leste. I always click with these girls you talk to the problem of interest, it’s just always I take them to relax in enjoying something grasa grusu not understand that young energy is great.

Not difficult to reach these places, we just have to switch vehicles instead. Monorail train rates to Hankyu train. Saw me holding a map, a man Jp asking if we were going to the Rose Garden. top side dish arrived as the proverbial wither. Our direction, he took us walk together and talk did not seem, was still pretty much about 1 km on foot. My colleagues from Thailand laugh he “Well Eazy in the map, difficult in reality”, “look at the map it seems easy, try it later on in the field”, about that point.

The air in the month of May was cool and overcast with a little drizzling. Along the way to the Rose Garden it was marked with roses in full bloom with color color fantastic. Jp male friends but our trip was to say there will be much more beautiful, when she saw we had wanted to take pictures. And it is true in front of us lay a sea of roses!

From the website of Aramaki rose garden, flower garden, located in the area Aramaki, Itami-shi, Hyogo-ken-Osaka was established in 1992. Roses bloom in mid / late May – early June in the Spring and / or in mid-October to early November (fall).

Going to this park does not have to pay parking tickets except for ¥ 500, and do not come on Tuesday because it closed the park. In this park there are monuments in the form of a giant peace pillar 3 red fruit that symbolizes freedom, equality and love of humanity in a single unit.

In the middle of the park is the southern pillar of the European-style pool is equipped with a water square nodes. In an area of 1.7 hectares there are 250 kinds of trees rose 10,000,  not play. I immediately thought of the animated movie “The Beauty and the Beast”, perhaps this is the park where the Beast lives ugly in these tales, really made me forget myself, so beautifully. I chose some pict colors and types of roses that we rarely find to  and as far as possible equipped with a name.

Bologna, with a tinge of purple roses, round, somewhat thick, grown in the form of short shrubs.

This is the kind of sentimental roses  there are red with a white streak, streaked orange with white, pink like this, the alloy base streaked in bright colors.

Because entry into this park is free of charge so much per day day, children who live around the park to play here, fortunately, these kids know and do not damage the beauty of flowers. Also the elderly to walk the street here to enjoy the beauty of the rose garden.

In this Jp I’m so glad to see the elderly couple always walked the road together, where where, in the park let alone, really really like mimi Ian mintuno (a pair of turtles turtles holding each other)., what a sight to grow old with him.

The pairs do not ask again, many here, just jealous  make. Well if I had spoken at the rose garden like this must have forgotten the ocean and going right out and say “yes”, does not need to say, “give me a month to think”. Let’s see pict above and below, a shy shy but affectionate. Ah ah coupled with a drizzling rain falling, making the heart just added shivering,.

Below I show the white French Lace roses dangling from pregola, just imagine if the couple was photographed at the bottom, , every time he saw probably would not uttered the word divorce. Moreover, holding the Queen Elizabeth roses rain-spattered.

Purple roses? Is there? Roses named Blue bajou this fragrant and smooth as velvet, bed little elf. Pink roses with a red tip with the given name of Nicole, is there any artist portrays a gentle Nicole Kidman? Maybe.

Exactly as a guide, we came and took the pict in the morning, fresh, bright despite drizzling. The three of us exchanged files, total pict we take no ± 600, luckily it does not use film cameras anymore so good luck ceprat origin. I do not know where the results cepretanku, Alice colleague from East Timor or Athitta from Thailand.

Lots of types of roses here and some even 20 cm in diameter, brown roses and rose-called “black tea” but not the color black. Brass band roses colorful orange and yellow are the simple, Yellow Simplicity.

How pretty, I asked “Is there in heaven there is a beautiful rose garden?”, My friend replied “It is beautiful and certainly more than this”