Old Tokaido Fujieda-shuku in Yaizu, Shizuoka
If I just say “Tokaido Fujieda-shuku,” you’re probably wondering what on earth that is. Back in the Edo period there was a highway running between Kyoto and Tokyo, and along it, much like the…
If I just say “Tokaido Fujieda-shuku,” you’re probably wondering what on earth that is. Back in the Edo period there was a highway running between Kyoto and Tokyo, and along it, much like the…
I heard there was a famous bakery in Fujieda, near Yaizu in Shizuoka, so off I went. One thing I definitely feel, though, is that getting around rural Japan without a car is not easy. This time I just walked i…
In the Fujieda and Yaizu area of Shizuoka there is a local ramen style called Shida-kei. The defining feature, apparently, is eating a hot ramen and a cold ramen at the same time, first thing in the morning. I…