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Japan Festival Food

By Shibuya246 · · 1 min read · 9 photos · 17 comments

Japan Festival Food
Taking a half look inside the beer tent. Many salarymen already downing a few welcome after-work drinks.

There are often mini festivals on in Japan around the station area. This one was a couple of days ago, but I forgot to put the pictures up. I was passing by on my way home and saw the stalls set up for okonomiyaki and takoyaki, as well as the salaraymen entering the beer tent.

Some of these were taken with the iPhone and a couple with the Nikon.

The okonomiyaki tent gets my attention as I contemplate what is for dinner
Photo dataCameraApple iPhone 3GAperturef/2.8Taken29 Nov 2009, 17:43
I hope these cute tako are not about to be on the grill.
Preparing the Okonomiyaki. Hiroshima style?
The okonomiyaki being cooked. Looks very tasty. I'll have 2 please.
The tent set up for Japanese Sake and all things alchoholic. Beer seemed to be the main order on the menu.
Taking a look down one of the dark backstreets near the station. Luckily Japan is still a relatively safe country.
More salarymen either thinking about joining the festival or maybe finding somewhere else to eat. Tokyo Tower beckons in the distance.

What's your favorite food at festivals? Do you like the takoyaki/okomiyaki style or more the yakitori/kushiyaki and beer?

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17 comments

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  1. lithiumangel

    Looks quite nice ! I prefer Takoyaki/Okonomiyaki for festival food myself since you can get Yakitori/beer combo at any of the one BILLION izakaya's any minute of the day ^_^ There's definitly less Okonomiyaki places than Izakaya's in my experience. Hmmm.. now that i've seen the pictures i think i'll have some Okonomiyaki today myself (We have one place in Amsterdam that serve it. All 3 styles too) [img]http://shibuya246.com/wp-content/upload/24.jpg[/img] My favorite: The Osaka butatama in the making ! =^_^=

  2. shibuya246

    Now I am ready to eat :)

  3. Neksus

    This is over immoral... I'm craving for an okonomiyaki since Ranma 1/2! Tell it was delicious at least :)

  4. Tristan

    Yet another thing I miss from Japan Photo of the the Okonomiyaki I had in Hiroshima [img]http://shibuya246.com/wp-content/upload/792-101_0832.jpg[/img] drool.....

  5. shibuya246

    good to see some photos being uploaded. hope you get chance to eat another one of those soon :)

  6. shibuya246

    Any day is a good day for a festival :). The pink tako weren't really mascots, but just cuddly characters. When you see these two tako heads, though, no doubt what is being served up for dinner :)

  7. alafista

    Those Okonomiyaki looks really tasty, especially in the cold weather. I'm always quite fasinated with those cold dark alleys, I heard that sometimes you can find great restaurants hidden in those alleys.

  8. Renechong

    Ooh! Okonomiyaki! Looks really good. Now I'm really really hungry. Which style do you prefer?

  9. shibuya246

    I prefer the okonomiyaki. I have been thinking about it all day since I posted this article ^_^.

  10. lithiumangel

    And which style of Okonomiyaki do you prefer ? :P I Reckon you're an Osaka man just like me *lol* Tough I do eat the oceasional hiroshima and Negi Yaki styles

  11. Neksus

    Went to see Nodame Cantabile movie? This post makes me hungry... I wish I could just go out and have one okonomiyaki. Life is so unfair at times. Having tagliatelle alla bolognese, home made. T'was work, but totally worth it.

  12. shibuya246

    tagliatelle alla bolognese sounds good. I haven't seen Nodame yet. maybe tomorrow. I went to Roppongi Midtown today to see illuminations and take some pics.

  13. shibuya246

    Osaka style can be good. I'm not a big monja yaki fan though, more of a traditional okonomiyaki style. I think we need a team blogging post on the different styles available :)

  14. Neksus

    Looking forward to see 'em. I hope nodame gets available soon, would be fun to see it on the 25th. Yes, it was delicious. With fine wine. This sounds like retaliation for the food article, sorry :) Today is great, so riding the wave...

  15. shibuya246

    upload a photo for us to see? oh, maybe you ate it all already ;)

  16. Neksus

    I should let the sauce rest until the 25th... but, with full spirit of sacrifice I could prepare a mini dish for you all to see. But not opening another bottle of chianti, today got me high in spirits :) and bottle empty!

  17. Tristan

    Unfortunately not until 2011 unless I can find somewhere a bit more local ie Sydney!! I'm sure there would be somewhere in Sydney that serves up okonomiyaki as my local Japanese doesnt :( (I should ask them as a special favour....)