Strawberry field forever…

Another to do list in Fukuoka that you shouldn’t miss is ‘Fruit Picking’

Around Fukuoka there is a lot of fruit picking field for many season, and for sure that fruits in Japan are full of quality and great taste. In early spring, start from February, strawberry flowers start blooming in the well prepare green house. Then, in the middle of March through May you can enjoy picking and eating fresh strawberries, smelling sweet and sour!

Here is the strawberry field that I’d like to recommend for the foreigners.

It is great for travelers who don’t have cars; almost fruits field are not near the train station.

At Tanushimaru, the strawberry field owner is very nice and welcome to pick you up at the station. You just have to call him for reservation. (only in Japanese) But if you can’t speak Japanese, you can ask the information center to call for you.  And I’d like to suggest you to go to Rainbow plaza at IMS in Tenjin, Fukuoka, staffs are very helpful and friendly:)

strawberry's family

How to go: take a train from Hakata station to Tanushimaru station,1080 yen

Strawberry picking cost : 1500 yen/ 30 min. &take home 180 yen/100 g.

Reservation: Nakano Kajitsuen 094-372-2967

for more detail : http://www.nakanokajitsuen.jp/

Watch out!!! for Niku lover ♥

For the one who like to eat meat or niku in Japan, but you don’t like entrails.

You should watch out for the menu!

Here in yakiniku or hot pot restaurant, entrails are always in the menu.

But if you like it, this is helpful information too!!

*entrails in Japanese called  'horumon'  ホルモン 

ミミ	mimi	ハツ	hatsu
タン	tan	ガツ	gatsu
ハラミ	harami	レバー	rebaa
ヒモ	himo	マナ	mana
コブクロ	kobukuro	ダイチョウ	daicho
チチカブ	chichikabu	トンソク	tonsoku

Hide and seek

If you have a chance to come to Japan and you are a big fan of vintage clothes, I hope our blog would help you a little bit before you decide where to shop in Fukuoka. Vintage clothes shop or as we know second hand shop. Japanese usually called "used shop". Used shop and me always have "hide and seek relationships". When I tried to find, it always hide in the most secret place but sometimes it turns out that I find it coincidentally! 

Used shops in Japan love to play hide and seek too, by blend with various shops and actually, usually located on the second floor or top floor (if it is a big department). But you don't have to worry, because Used shops'owner always leave us a clue; a small sign on the wall or coner of the street or even on the stairs and the big one which always on the 2nd or 3rd floor of the buildings.

In Fukuoka, alomost every clothes shop are located in the area call Tenjin.  Tenjin is lively and always crowed, so today I want to introduce another area next to Tenjin.

It's "Daimyo". Daimyo is quite a popular place for used shops to hide. I want to introduce some of the shops that I've already found here :) 

Start with my favourites one "SPINNS" remember this name while you are around Japan. This is the place where you can have a lot of fun. I have been another Spinns in Hiroshima while there was a big sale in Japan and the price was very cheap compares to Spinns in Fukuoka now. It's better to go shopping when sale season : New years sale (starts from 2 Jan.) and Spring Sale starts in April. Watch out!they will spin your head around.

I think this is quite a noticeable logo of this shop,an anime's eyes,you can see manys of them wandering around Tenjin. For more information (in Japanese) visit www.spinns.com

There are two spinns shop around this area one in on the 8th floor of Tenjin Core ,another is at Daimyo. Don't forget to check out! and here is some vintage shops around Daimyo. (others will coming soon..)

 

 Beware of the sign ladies, some used shops in Japan are for men only!

1 mins walk out from Daimyo area you will found "WEGO" , mix used clothing, stands out with loud provocative music. At WEGO you can find both new and used in reasonable price.

  

                                    

This skirt just 945 yen!

This is we go website link  
http://store.wego.jp/index.html

15 mins. walk (window shopping speed) from WEGO you can found another used shop in Tenjin area, on the 5th floor of the department store name's Daiei. I think this shop is the biggest and cheapest in Tenjin that I have found. This shop also often has a sale around 20%-30% if you buy 1000 yen. Very cheap!! I heart this shop :)

The price starts from 300yen ~ shirts , T-shirts ,Jeans,dress and sweater!

Any plan for weekend?.....Let's go Tenjin.

Enjoy shopping! :)

Macrobiotic

Have you ever wonder... why Japanese stay healthy and live for long. What is their secret? One of the answer is Macrobiotic food. Macrobiotic diet is a diet that emphasizes natural ingredients and is heavy on brown rice, beans, and fresh vegetables grown without artificial fertilizers. Foods to avoid, according to the macrobiotic philosophy, are meat, dairy products, frozen and processed foods, and artificial sweeteners. With all the healthy material, there is no doubt why they always become healthy!.

Here is a nice restaurant in Daimyo, serve only macrobiotic with a reasonable price.

"Style" with cozy and warm atmosphere decorated wooden in white tone,this is the perfect place to relax and refresh your body.

Lunch set : Fried tofu with beans and non caffeine coffee with black sesame donut. 800 yen.

あなたは何を食べている :)
You are what you eat :)