On our bike trip in Hokkaido most of the time we eat at the accommodations we are staying. The foods they provide come in a great quantity, and the quality of the food is also impressive!
I often get asked by clients a question "is this normal? do you eat like this everyday?" I wish we do but no, unfortunately. The food like this is very special. If we try to prepare a meal like this at home it would take a whole day for the preparation.
というわけで外国の方々のために、一般家庭の食事の一例です。というか我が家のある日の夕食です。 So what is a normal home meal like?
This is a dinner my mum cooked for the last night I was home last month. Because it was my last night she made bit more efforts into this than she'd normally do (thanks mum!).
It's just an example of one home dinner... If you ever have a chance to homestay in Japan please do! It will be an interesting experience, eating what locals eat, sleeping in futon and bathing like Japanese etc. etc. Fun!
Did you know the word "jandals" (that's how kiwi people call flip-flops) derive from Japanese sandals? I read the book "Kiwi Speak" by Justin Brown and he says so in his book! Another connection between New Zealand and Japan.
It's getting warmer and warmer every week here. Today's highest was 14 degrees, and it's going to get even warmer tomorrow. It's time to get my jandals out I think!
Now I'm back in Christchurch cycling to get myself around town. Having been away for a while I've come to realise how good the Christchurch cycling is!
Japan doesn't really have cycling lanes in cities like Christchurch does. There are more and more new lanes developed by Christchurch City Council who has been putting a lot of efforts into the project.
There are lots for Japan to learn from this exercise, and I hope cities in Japan become more friendly to cyclists like Christchurch!
Originally from Hokkaido, the northern island of Japan, home for the best seafood and snow in the country! Now I base myself in New Zealand working for Adventure South, a tour operator based in Christchurch. I'm one of the lucky people who get two summers in a year:-)
北海道出身、ニュージーランド・クライストチャーチ在住。リンカーン大学にて、レクリエーション・マネジメント科、アウトドアリーダーシップ専攻、2006年卒業。在学中、インターンシップでアドベンチャーサウスで働きはじめ、今年で勤務5年目。昨年から北海道ツアーを始動!