Sep. 14th, 2013 05:42 pm
KodoGuru3 Ep10: Drama Notes
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earth_colorsEp. 10: "Flaming Sake pot and Barley Rice with grated yam of Nishiogu, Arakawa Ward"
Episode Synopsis. Goro sets out for an amusement park in Nishiogu. He meets with a client, the director of a train museum. Goro finds his enthusiasm for trains and intolerance of children who play with his train models quite amusing. Later he spots a takoyaki shop and buys a takoyaki-senbei sandwich. Later he uses the town's streetcar and helps out an old lady carry her defective rolling luggage to a neighborhood he has not seen before. There, he decides to eat at a tonkatsu shop. Despite the hot weather, he orders a flaming sake hot pot, barley rice, and of course a mini-tonkatsu set.
(info and pic: tvtokyo)
Drama Notes:
Nishi Ogu, Arakawa Ward. Nishi Ogu is located at the western part of Arakawa Ward. Goro visited what is said to be the first and oldest public amusement park in Tokyo, the Arakawa Yuenchi, located in Nishiogu. The red brick building dates back to the 1920s and it plus the surrounding area were converted into an amusement park in the 1950s.
(info/pic: wiki)
Arakawa Toden Line. It is Tokyo's last surviving streetcar line, dating back since 1913. It was supposed to be scrapped during the 1960s in an effort to modernize the metropolitan railway system but residents had opposed it. It operates between the terminals at Minowabashi Station and Waseda Station. Like what Goro says, its nickname is the "ding ding" or "chin chin" train because of the sound of the bell that signals safety departure checks (actual sound above from the Arakawa Toden from ja.wiki).
Episode Synopsis. Goro sets out for an amusement park in Nishiogu. He meets with a client, the director of a train museum. Goro finds his enthusiasm for trains and intolerance of children who play with his train models quite amusing. Later he spots a takoyaki shop and buys a takoyaki-senbei sandwich. Later he uses the town's streetcar and helps out an old lady carry her defective rolling luggage to a neighborhood he has not seen before. There, he decides to eat at a tonkatsu shop. Despite the hot weather, he orders a flaming sake hot pot, barley rice, and of course a mini-tonkatsu set.
(info and pic: tvtokyo)
Drama Notes:
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| Featured Eatery: Donbei [どん平] Address: 2-2-5 Nishiogu, Arakawa Ward, Tokyo Tel. no. 03-3893-8982 Nearest Station: 118m from Miyanomae Station More pix and info: tabelog (map) | Featured Sweets Shop: Fukusen [ふく扇] Address: 6-29-7 Nishiogu, Arakawa Ward, Tokyo Tel. no: 03-3810-7708 Nearest Station: 85m from Arakawa Yuenchi Station More pix and info: tabelog (map) |
Nishi Ogu, Arakawa Ward. Nishi Ogu is located at the western part of Arakawa Ward. Goro visited what is said to be the first and oldest public amusement park in Tokyo, the Arakawa Yuenchi, located in Nishiogu. The red brick building dates back to the 1920s and it plus the surrounding area were converted into an amusement park in the 1950s.
(info/pic: wiki)
Arakawa Toden Line. It is Tokyo's last surviving streetcar line, dating back since 1913. It was supposed to be scrapped during the 1960s in an effort to modernize the metropolitan railway system but residents had opposed it. It operates between the terminals at Minowabashi Station and Waseda Station. Like what Goro says, its nickname is the "ding ding" or "chin chin" train because of the sound of the bell that signals safety departure checks (actual sound above from the Arakawa Toden from ja.wiki).
(info/pic: wiki)
Shabu Shabu. A Japanese dish similar to sukiyaki but said to be "more savory and less sweet." Meat usually thinly sliced beef plus mushrooms and vegetables are dipped and/or boiled in water. They're eaten along with ponzu and sesame seed sauce. The term "Shabu shabu" is derived "from the sound emitted when the ingredients are stirred in the cooking pot."
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