Food & Shops
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A noodle meal gives the small bottles a sense of scale. AI-generated generic scene, not a restaurant or product photograph. Small Stops Japan. Ichimi and Shichimi: The Chilli Bottles Beside Your Noodles
Learn to recognise 一味 and 七味, compare ground chilli with an aromatic blend, and see a simple way to try these Japanese noodle seasonings.
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Thatched roofs rise above wooden walls and blinds in Ouchi-juku. Photo: Small Stops Japan. Ouchi-juku Through Three Details: Soba, a Café and Thatched Roofs
Explore Ouchi-juku through three details: negi soba at Komeya, wooden storage at Bunke Tamaya café, and the town’s thatched roofs.
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A long negi across the soba bowl, with chopsticks alongside the meal. Photograph provided by Ryo. A Long Negi Beside Soba: Looking Closer at Komeya
Look closely at two photographs from Komeya in Ouchi-juku: a long negi beside a soba bowl, chopsticks on the tray, and the onion lifting noodles.