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life is a (Thai) beach... in Kamakura

As soon as the weather gods throw the heat switch, I move into Southeast Asian summer mode. Thankfully there's a great Little Thai beach down in Kamakura, just a one-hour ride away from the city. It's not the sand or the laughably low...

Jul 14, 2011 10:01:13 PM | beach, chicken, curry, food and drink, food photos, grill, Japan Times, Kamakura, sausage, spice, Thai

petals on a pond: time for reflection and contemplation

petals, pond, koi petals, pond, peace These vids were taken at one of the ponds at Tsurugaoka Hachimangu, in the centre of Kamakura.

Apr 17, 2011 5:51:12 PM | Kamakura, Kanagawa, sakura, spring, videos

Teishoku2

Sanma sashimi teishoku, this one featuring a punnet of fragrant natto. Another favorite lunch at the same location: Yuki Shokudo in Kotsubo.

Dec 27, 2009 1:18:43 PM | al fresco, fish, food and drink, food photos, Kamakura, outdoors, sashimi, Shonan

takenoko season part 2: classic Japanese

Takenoko 4 © Tkoyo Food FIle

Kaiseki style in the old city of Kamakura, simple but classic: slivers of lightly simmered bamboo shoot, along with fresh green fuki stems; half a new potato (OK, this part is not entirely traditional); and a slice of yomogi nama-fu comp...

Apr 14, 2012 9:00:00 AM | bamboo shoot, fuki, Japan Times, kaiseki, Kamakura, michelin, nama-fu, potatoes, takenoko, yomogi

Comment by Bellytimberboy on “al fresco teishoku [repost —limitations of posting from an iPhone becoming apparent]”

Love the Blog looking forward to more posts was this Picture Kamakura?

Posted by: Bellytimberboy | 12/25/2009 at 06:13 PM

Comment by Jean Garrant on “Ivy Place in Daikanyama: quality comfort food”

Great place, David. You should be proud. Good Luck, Don and Jean Garrant

Posted by: Jean Garrant | 12/17/2011 at 12:21 AM

Comment by Debra Samuels on “Hakodate seafood and shio ramen — a taste of Hokkaido one floor under the Hachiko Crossing”

Hi Robbie! Thanks for the tip. I made way over there yesterday. I ordered the shio ramen and tho...

Posted by: Debra Samuels | 12/21/2011 at 06:49 AM

Comment by ss on “boxing day medicine”

Hi there, I'm a regular visitor to Tokyo and on-line reader of your Japan Times column, and have ...

Posted by: ss | 12/27/2011 at 05:46 PM

al fresco lunch at Cucina 13 Aprile — the full post

13 aprile garden © Tokyo Food File

It's all about the setting. Screened from the sun by a wide parasol and surrounded by shrubbery, you settle in sipping Prosecco and nibbling on focaccia. Ensconced in this oasis of calm, you might almost forget you're just steps away f...

Jun 3, 2012 11:34:44 AM | al fresco, asparagus, biancomangiare, clams, crab, fiddleheads, fish, foccacia, food and drink, food photos, fresh pasta, garden, gnocchi, herbs, Italian, Japan Times, mango, Nishi-Azabu, outdoors, pasta, prosciutto, salad, shellfish, tairagi, Tokyo-Italian, tomatoes

Return visit to Matsubara-an

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I always love stepping through this gate. On this side of that long white noren curtain you are looking in from the quiet backstreets of Kamakura... On the other side, you have arrived at Matsubara-san. Into the little garden wit...