Tag: Mikuni

Mikuni & Takefu Knife Village

The Takefu Knife Village is one of my favorite places to visit in Fukui. Renowned for producing a wide variety of knives and scissors, their kitchen knives are particularly exceptional. Some of these high-quality blades are crafted by factory employees, while others are made… Continue Reading “Mikuni & Takefu Knife Village”

Mikuni Coastal walk – Tōjimbō – Oshima

Today we went for a walk in Yasuko’s hometown, Mikuni. We drove to the seaside, parked the car and started to walk towards Tōjimbō, one of the touristic highlights of the area, a dramatic stretch of rugged basalt cliffs that have been shaped by… Continue Reading “Mikuni Coastal walk – Tōjimbō – Oshima”

Oshima Walk

Being rather jet-lagged, Yasuko decided to make it a moderate-but-constant activity day. Starting with a nice meal at the Mikuni Ootoku restaurant next to Oshima.

Mikuni Food Blog (Restaurants)

Mikuni is an attractive destination for food lovers. We‘re just posting a few of our favorite places to remember…

Japan 2018 Food pics

Japan, a foodie’s Nirvana!

Making Soba!

Today, at the Hinode-ya restaurant near Mikuni, we had the opportunity to make our own buckwheat noodles (Soba), from the doe, to the rolling and finally the cutting. Then we ate a meal totally composed of soba, this time eaten cold, in two different… Continue Reading “Making Soba!”

Dave. Day Twelve. Hinode-ya

Today we are making our own Soba (buckwheat noodles)!

Yakiniku @ Ichi Ban Boshi

Last evening in Mikuni as tomorrow we are first learning to make our own Soba (noodles) and then off to Kyoto. But right now it’s time to meet the Marble Meat in person! Ichi Ban Boschi, Mikuni’s best Korean Grill was simply a dream.

Dave. Day Eleven. Kanazawa Castle Park

Dave chillin’ with a Samourai

There are also strange things at Higashi-Chaya-Gai