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Tokyo Getaways #2 Mt. Fuji Golden Tour

August 04 2017

Photos & Report by Isao Tokuhashi & Alisa Sanada Mail to: info@myeyestokyo.com The second Tokyo Getaways tour we would like to share is the Mt. Fuji Golden Tour. It features Mt. Fuji and its surroundings. The internationally beloved mountain was registered in 2013 on the World Heritage List as “Fujisan, sacred place and source of artistic inspiration.” On the tour we visited Mt. Fuji’s 5th Station, Oshino Hakkai, Shiraito Falls and Fujisan Hongu Sengen Taisha Shrine. *Organized by JTB Sunrise Tours 　　　　　　　　　　　　☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆ Sunrise Tours Check-in Counter in Shinjuku Keio Plaza Hotel Main Tower 7:40am – The tour

Tokyo Getaways #1 Tsukiji Outer Fish Market and Sushi Workshop

July 07 2017

Reported by Isao Tokuhashi Mail to: itokuhashi@myeyestokyo.com *Edited by Daniel Penso 校正協力：ダニエル・ペンソ MET’s new series of special features called “Tokyo Getaways” has started! We will bring wonderful ideas to those who are planning a trip to Japan. The first tour that we introduce you to is “Tsukiji Outer Fish Market and Sushi Workshop”. You can experience the vital spark of the shopping streets in the market and learn how to make sushi from a professional sushi chef. Let’s take a closer look at how the tour actually went. *Organized by JTB Sunrise Tours 　　　　　　　　　　　　☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆ Sunrise Tours Desk

Cooking is not something to teach.

November 21 2012

Interviewed & written by Isao Tokuhashi Mail to: info@myeyestokyo.com Munshi R. Sultana (Bangladesh) Bangladesh cuisine instructor (She’s been in Japan since 1976) She conveys an extremely gentle atmosphere which embraces her students, so they totally became like her daughter. They were charmed by her gentle way of talking, her smile which seems like it accepts everything and of course her cuisine. They lost track of time talking to each other with laughs. It was already candle-night when they looked at a clock and hastily cleared off the dishes and washed them. Once you step in her classroom, everyone becomes

I need to accommodate myself to Japanese culture in order to be here.

August 02 2012

Interviewed & written by Isao Tokuhashi Mail to: info@myeyestokyo.com Houda Sellami Tunisian cuisine instructor (She’s been in Japan since June 2010) Today we introduce you to a cooking instructor from Tunisia, a North African country along the Mediterranean Sea. Houda Sellami, a very calm, very motherly and gentle-mannered woman. I didn’t believe that she came from a country where the Jasmine Revolution took place in 2010. I told her that and she laughed; “I called my family when it occurred. They told me that they were OK and I didn’t need to worry that much. Media always exaggerate things”.

It‘s extremely enjoyable for me to tell Japanese people about my country’s culture.

June 09 2012

Interviewed & written by Isao Tokuhashi Mail to: itokuhashi@myeyestokyo.com Rose Ohashi Ethiopian cooking instructor (She’s been in Japan since May 1998) My Eyes Tokyo brings you interviews with teachers from “Niki’s Kitchen“. It’s a cooking school in which foreigners teach their homeland dishes to Japanese people. The memorable 10th interviewee is Rose Ohashi, an iron chef from Ethiopia. She’s been here in Japan for 14 years so speaks Japanese very fluently. She smiles warmly and jokes like “When I was asked where I’m from, I answered that I came from Tobu-Nerima (Where her house is located)!”. Rose is such a

I love cooking and teaching. Teaching, making jokes, and having fun together – those all are necessary in my class.

November 27 2011

Interviewed & written by Isao Tokuhashi & Tomomi Tada Mail to: itokuhashi@myeyestokyo.com Hassan El Masry (Egypt) Arabic cuisine chef/instructor (He’s been in Japan since 2009) The 9th interviewee of ”MET × Niki’s Kitchen” is Hassan El Masry, a man from Egypt. He has been successful as an Arabic cuisine chef for 33 years all over the world. Arabic cuisine might be a little unfamiliar to Japan because of its location. Probably you are interested in his class and cuisine in Niki’s kitchen. Surprisingly he used to be a belly dancer in Egypt! What we found through his cooking class

Each person, each part of India is different. So I wanted people to see that.

August 13 2011

Interviewed & written by Isao Tokuhashi & Tomomi Tada Mail to: itokuhashi@myeyestokyo.com Karen Pereira Gomez Indian cuisine instructor (She’s been in Japan since 2009) The 8th interviewee of “MET × Niki’s Kitchen” is Karen Pereira Gomez, an Indian woman from Mumbai (formerly known as Bombay). Her character is a passionate and lively one that lets her enjoy exploring new things in the world. And in her class, we can see she is keen on teaching real India, especially her community which is very diverse and something new as well.Why is she like that? The key might be found in

Niki’s Kitchen has strengthened family ties and has brought us closer.

July 03 2011

Interviewed & written by Isao Tokuhashi & Tomomi Tada Mail to: itokuhashi@myeyestokyo.com Camila Furuhata (Colombia) Colombian cuisine instructor (She’s been in Japan since ’96) My Eyes Tokyo brings you interviews with teachers from Niki’s Kitchen. It’s a cooking school in which foreigners teach their homeland dishes to Japanese people. The 7th interviewee is Camila Furuhata from Colombia, who is gentle and has a brilliant smile just like an angel. We were the ones who got healed by her smile and couldn’t help asking her kiddingly, “Can we stay here and have dinner tonight?” Then she told me with a big

My wish is to show what Serbia and the Balkans really are.

May 29 2011

Interviewed & written by Isao Tokuhashi Mail to: itokuhashi@myeyestokyo.com Jelena Jeremic (Serbia) Serbian/Greek cuisine instructor (She’s been in Japan since 2009) My Eyes Tokyo brings you interviews with teachers from “Niki’s Kitchen“. It’s a cooking school in which foreigners teach their homeland dishes to Japanese people. This is a story about the first Serbian whom we met in our life: Jelena Jeremic, a young, cheerful, intelligent and humorous woman. She loves telling jokes all the time and she keeps the smile on her students’ faces during her classes. You can learn how to cook Serbian and Greek dishes,

Niki’s Kitchen is a great opportunity to make Japanese friends.

February 21 2011

Interviewed & written by Isao Tokuhashi Mail to: itokuhashi@myeyestokyo.com Tasnoova Tahia Bangladeshi cuisine instructor (She’s been in Japan since 2007) About a month and a half has passed since a big earthquake hit Japan. Many foreigners left Japan to avoid aftershocks and radiation, but many foreigners still stay here without hesitation. Cooking instructors of Niki’s Kitchen are the same. They were obliged to cancel their classes due to the earthquake, but some have been already returned to normal. Tasnoova Tahia, a young Bangladeshi instructor, had the earthquake on March 11 on 45th floor of a high-rise apartment in Tokyo. She’s closed

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