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Just a ten-minute walk from the heart of Ginza, where landmarks like GINZA SIX and Matsuya Ginza stand, you’ll find a quiet area away from the hustle and bustle—home to a wildly popular shop with a line that never seems to end. The shop is called “Age.3 GINZA,” a specialty store serving deep-fried sandwiches made with fried slices of bread…
Kyōsai Kawanabe (1831–1889) was an artist who flourished from the late Edo period into the Meiji era. Incorporating both ukiyo-e artwork (traditional Japanese woodblock paintings and prints) and Western painting styles, he was celebrated as a genius with “nothing he could not draw.” Thanks to the influence of cultural figures who knew Kyōsai personally, his broad range of styles and…
Shabu-shabu is a representative Japanese nabe (hot pot) dish where thinly sliced meat is quickly swished through hot dashi broth before eating. The name shabu-shabu expresses the sound made when the meat is swished through the broth, and it is loved by many for its unique eating style and elegant flavor. Although this dish, born after World War II, is…