No39 [Cooking] Roasted salmon with miso
Roasted salmon with miso This is probably the easiest and most delicious Japanese salmon recipe you will ever come across. It is versatile […]
Month: March 2016
No39 [Taste] The magic of plums
The secret to Japanese cuisine is often found in its traditional ingredients. Ume (plums) are a case in point. If there was a food that […]
No39 [Tea] Sumire”, green, organic, eco-farmed and deep-steamed
The regular people of Japan started drinking sencha in the edo era (1603 -1868), when the more refined powdered matcha was reserved for the lordly […]
No39 [Interview] The cowards who looked to the sky
Zoom Japan met with director Tanada Yuki at the U.K. screening of her new film “The Cowards who Looked to the sky”. We went […]
No39 [Culture] Hara, muse of democracy
Ozu Yasujiro’s favourite actress, who died in 2015, left her mark both on the history of cinema and on Japanese society. Tourists on their way […]
No39 [Travel] Okinawa – A relaxing time in Taketomi
Situated in the extreme south of Japan, this little island has found a way to control the growth of its tourism successfully. A glimpse of […]
No39 [Focus] Decline? No thanks!
Though there are numerous indications that the situation in the Japan’s provincial regions is worsening, there are still signs of resistance. When travelling through the […]
No39 [Yamanashi] Misawa Ayana has a keen nose
In a region deep in crisis, winemaking has proved to be the best way to escape the current rural decline. I wanted to prove that […]
No39 [Tourism] An el Dorado called minpaku
In the face of an expected shortage of tourist accommodation in the regions, there’s a growing interest in renting out rooms in private homes. The […]
No39 [Imabari] Organic farming to the rescue
This town’s farmers have found a winning recipe in their search to promote local growth and supply good quality food. These days everybody seems […]
No39 [Hiroshima] Onomichi revisits its past
A victim of population decline, this port city has been rejuvenated through innovative ideas to present its heritage. Last September the town of Onomichi, in […]
No39 [Miyagi] Onagawa rises up to the challenge
This port city is being rebuilt five years after the ravages caused by the tsunami, thanks to the commitment of the local inhabitants. On the […]
No39 [Future] Hopes for a horizontal revolution
For years the Japanese government has sought to revitalize the country’s regions, but their methods are outdated. At the end of 2014 the Abe administration […]