It's a short little trip from the city of Kobe to Akashi - quite easy and so well worth it. A quick jump on a bus and then on to a train and you are there! Probably took about an hour tops from the Asakawa's home in Kobe the the Akashi train station.Once we arrived at Akashi station we didn’t waste any time and headed out to the open markets. These markets are frequently found in just about all of Japan’s cities and towns. I love going to these markets. In my opinion they are quite the visual feast. They are jam packed with interesting varieties of fresh and dried fish, fruits and pickled veggies, freshly cooked and processed food, kimonos, kitchenware and the list goes on. It is
not what one can find here in the states but is so readily available in Japan. What a treat!
Akashi is well known for its catch of octopus and other fresh fishes since it is a
seaport town. We saw so many varieties but the main feature was the octopus.
We went there especially to eat one of our favorite dishes: Takoyaki
Takoyaki which is literally fried or baked octopus is a popular Japanese dumpling made of batter, diced or whole baby octopus, tempura scraps (tenkasu), pickled ginger, and green onion, topped with okonomiyaki sauce, green laver (aonori), mayonnaise, and katsuobushi (fish shavings). This food is soooooo good. We really enjoyed it!
There was much more to this day and I will post more about that in the next entry. I have so
much to share.
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