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8/01/2010

What's the Mentaiko Park? : Ibaraki Short Trip

Mentaiko (明太子) is one of popular japanese foods. If you love it, I will recommend for you to visit the Mentaiko Park in Ibaraki. You can buy various mentaiko foods there. And you can try food samples, know the history of Mentaiko, enjoy the factory tour. They are all free :)))

This is a mentaiko. Mentaiko is egg of Theragra chalcogramma seasoned with a spicy source. It is delicious on their own or with rice.

Photos at Nakaminato Fish Market : Ibaraki Short Trip

Nakaminato Fish Market is very exciting : Ibaraki Short Trip

Do you like seafoods? hahaha. Yes, I love seafoods. Today, I went to shopping fresh seafoods at Nakaminato Fish Market (那珂湊お魚市場), which is one of the most popular travel spots in Ibaraki. All seafoods are fresh and inexpensive there. In addition, there are a lot of seafood restaurants at there. You can also enjoy delicious cuisine there.

This is in the Nakaminato Fish Market, which is crowded with travelers and local people.

Using the train "Super Hitachi" : Ibaraki Short Trip

The big three travel spots in Japan are Tokyo, Osaka, Kyouto. But, other spots are also very good. Ibaraki, where I made a short trip to, is one of them. Ibaraki Prefecture is located in the Kanto region on Honshu island. The capital is Mito. You can enjoy a beautiful nature surrounded by mountains and sea, a lot of fresh foods and various sports in Ibaraki. For example, people have enjoyed ocean sports, golf and hiking this time of year in Ibaraki.

I uesed the train "Super Hitachi" in this Ibaraki short trip. It takes just 1 hour and 10 minutes from Ueno station to Mito station.

This is in the train.

This is the seats.

That reminds me, are you hungry? If you are, please don't forget to try Ekiben (駅弁). Ekiben are boxed meals sold at stations and on trains. Now, many types of Ekiben are served. Some people eat Ekiben as a hobby :D