steamed rice with chicken and eggs

Seki no Ichi

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January 17th 2016
My mother took us to Seki no Ichi, one of the most famous restaurants in Ichinoseki, for dinner. We took the taxi to the restaurant. A five-minute drive from Ichinoseki station, we were shown the former brewery site which had been converted into the restaurant, museum and shops. When we reached there, it was so dark that we couldn’t see the exterior of the historic buildings but could see ... read more

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In 1603, a Tokugawa shogunate (military dictatorship) ushered in a long period of isolation from foreign influence in order to secure its power. For 250 years this policy enabled Japan to enjoy stability and a flowering of its indigenous culture. Fol... ... read more