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In present-day Japan, plastic chōchin with electric bulbs are produced as novelties, souvenirs, and for matsuri and events. [9] The earliest record of a chōchin dates to 1085, [8] and one appears in a 1536 illustration. The akachōchin, or red lantern, marks an izakaya. [10] In Japanese folklore, the chochin appears as a yōkai, the chōchin ...
Toro (Japanese: トロ, translating to "melting") is the fatty meat of tuna [1] [2] [3] served as sushi [4] or sashimi. It is usually cut from the belly or outer layers of the Pacific bluefin tuna (the other fish known for similar meat is bigeye tuna). [5] Good-quality toro is said to create a "melting" sensation once placed in the mouth. [1]
The Toro Company was established as the "Toro Motor Company" in 1914 to build tractor engines for The Bull Tractor Company. [4] It built steam engines to support war efforts during World War I, and changed its name to Toro Manufacturing Company in 1920 when it began to refocus on manufacturing farm equipment. [5]
In 1990, Fuji Food Products was established as a family business in San Diego, California and supplied sushi products for regional supermarkets.
The second oldest stone lantern in Japan, found at Kasuga Shrine, is a yūnoki-dōrō or citron tree stone lantern. [11] This style goes back to at least as the Heian period. The post has rings carved at the bottom, middle and top, and the hexagonal base and middle platform may be carved with lotuses or other auspicious motifs.
Kappamaki (河童巻き): a makizushi made of cucumber and named after the Japanese water spirit who loves cucumber [3] Konnyaku (蒟蒻): Cake made from the corm of the Konjac plant [3] Nattō (納豆): fermented soybeans [4] [1] [5] [3] Negi (ネギ): Japanese bunching onion [5] Oshinko (漬物): Takuan (pickled daikon) or other pickled ...
Negitoro is so named because it is a combination of negi (green onion) and toro, which is the fatty parts of tuna. [11] Since the 1980s, with the appearance of new toro sushi combined with pungent vegetables, [12] the well-matched taste and combination of toro, green onion and nori seaweed have become popular.
Tokyu Hands opened their first store in Shibuya, Tokyo in 1976 as a DIY (Do-It-Yourself) store, hence the logo with two hands, and the emphasis on crafts and materials for projects. [3] The name Tokyu Hands was in reference to its then parent company, the Tokyu Group keiretsu. Cainz acquired the brand in March 2022 and renamed the store Hands. [4]