I Spent The Afternoon At A Japanese Agriculture Festival

I Spent The Afternoon At A Japanese Agriculture Festival

Welcome back, and today we’re outside the JA building in Ikeda Town. Today we’ll be having a look at the Japanese agricultural event. Let’s jump in! Nice to meet you! Today, we’re having a look at the Japanese agricultural event in Ikeda Town. That’s right, it’s a weekly review.

You are a JA staff member ? Yes. My Japanese speaking skills are a bit Bad. I’m sorry. I’m not good at English. That’s all good. And so, this is a mochi event? Mochi? Mochi Maki. Mochi Maki event. Hai. Hi, waku waku. (Exciting) Waku waku! What (Youtube channel) are you on?

Oh, my channel, yes. NightingaleInJapan Okay, here we go. They’re ready to get started. Mochi Maki, or mochi throwing, is associated with several beliefs and traditions. Mochi Maki can be considered an auspicious ritual in that throwing the glutinous rice ball symbolizes a prayer,

Or a good harvest, and agricultural prosperity for the year to come. As you can see, it can also be considered an activity that fosters a sense of community as everyone is gathered together for the event.

Off camera, behind me, there are babies and little toddlers that are doing their own mini mochi maki event. Throwing Mochi, during an agricultural festival, celebrates agricultural heritage, along with keeping traditional customs linked with farming and the seasons. That’s cool. Nice. Yay, I got one. Nice. Ganbate, Naito-san. Naito-san.

I found it on the floor. (Aki Already had a couple) Ahh then I guess I got another one. So I thought I’d take the sneaky opportunity to try and have a look while everybody else is busy. Hello. Hello. Mochi. Mochi Maki. Mochi Maki. Yes, yes, yes.

I have two, here you go, please have one. Please. That’s all right. Mochi. Yes. So I have one and one for you. Yes, yes. Please, enjoy. Enjoy. Thank you. That’s ok What’s your name? My name is Spasa. Yes, yes, yes. Well, Pizzeria.

And he’s been to Italy and so Italy inspired him to make pizzas and bring his love for pizzas and Italian food to Ikeda in Japan. So he’s got a proper wood-fired pizza oven. I’m just putting my hand in there. It feels nice and warm, considering it’s so cold outside. Sugoi/Awesome Nice. Arigato.

Arigato gozaimasu. Thank you very much ImaGawaYaki is a traditional Japanese snack that goes by various names depending on the region. In Hokkaido it’s typically called Oyaki. The dessert consists of three layers. Two disc shaped fluffy pancakes with various types of fillings. This stall provides red bean paste, as the filling, also called Anko.

They also serve white bean paste which is called shiroan. I have been to other vendors in the past who have even made them with cream custard which is a bit of a western spin but I would probably consider that my favourite. The dessert is made by pouring batter into the little round

Moulds and then flipping once one side is cooked. The first pancake is then transferred to another spot where the filling is placed on top. Once the second pancake process is done, the Oyaki master wedges the pancakes with the filling inside together to complete the snack.

(They only have Curry Sauce, but no rice left 😭) Thank you! Hello, Wan-chan! / Hello Doggy! What’s it’s name? The Dog’s name is Ohagi. Ohagi? Ohagi? You look cute. You look cute. Strawberry Jumper/Cardigan Nice. Girl. You look cute. But it’s a bit Cold. Thank you! Thank you! Mochi Maki Arrived

I got two Mochi One of Two! Pizza Man. I gave it to the Pizza man. (She thought I said that the Pizza man gave me Mochi 🤣) I need to work on my Japanese. So, one and two… 1 Bag is 500 Yen

I paid around $3.36 US dollars for a 10 kilogram bag, with which I could pack as much onions as I could fit. Whilst the prospect of doing this was exciting, I noted that other people were wearing rubber gloves and I quickly realised why.

Picking through some of the onions was really slimy and the smell reminded me of pickled onions and it wasn’t that pleasant. This is a sobering fact and makes me appreciate the pampered life I have lived thus far, in that I have never had to work on a farm growing up.

However, with all that said, after picking up the golden brown nuggets, I had finally packed my 10 kilogram bag and to my wife’s dismay, most of which will be going into making a base gravy for future curries and in turn, stinking out the house and home 🤣

I came to this event the day before but it was absolutely pissing down/Raining and so I didn’t film. There were a lot more products yesterday. Thank you. Where are you from? I’m from Wales. Wales? Wales? Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes, But my Wife is Japanese Japanese, your wife ? Oh that’s Awesome!

This is Japanese Beef / Wagyu Wagyu? Wagyu! Nice ! Yeah. Do you know wagyu? Yeah! Topping ?Yama Wasabi = Mountain Wasabai – Garlic Chips? Me: Whatever you think 😊 This is Beef Today is only… Ikeda Town He’s down This Towns Topping Me: All good ! Anything is Fine 😊 Anything Whatever you think

I’ll use this Thank you Wow/Sugoi! That’s nice Thank you Thank you Thank you See you Thank you Well I didn’t think I’d be eating a Beef Kebab In Japan – That’s pretty Interesting.

Unfortunatley, I came a bit late to the Festival, So there hasn’t been as many things as I wanted to Show you. But… Never Mind Yum, This is probalby the best Kebab I’ve tasted in a long time Wow! That’s really Good The Sauce they have put on there is Fantastic! Mmm/Yum

Because you’ve got the proper… the proper yoghurt sauce on the top with the Japanese wagyu beef the toasted what looks like a Pita bread and it looks like this um legumes or some sort of beans in there as well but it’s fantastic got a bit of cheese in there as well

And it’s so good the flies want it now so unfortunately I didn’t get to show you everything I wanted to today because I came too late but tonight I’ll actually go into a all-you-can-drink wine party at the Ikeda Wine Castle so keep watching and follow me along

I’ll put a link in the description at the end of the video and I’ll see you there Take care Bye for now

I spent the afternoon at a Japanese agriculture festival, immersing myself in the JA Company-hosted event. Experience Japanese culture through ‘mochi maki,’ imagawayaki, bingo, and rustic onion packing. Explore rural life and the essence of agriculture in this immersive journey. Join me as we delve into time-honored customs and flavors, offering a captivating glimpse into Japanese traditions.

After this Video, I attended an all you can drink Wine Party at the Ikeda Tokachi Wine Castle Available 10/12/2023 https://youtu.be/s_Nv-GqvgQE.

Please also consider watching my Japanese Grape pickng experience Video https://youtu.be/tHuYn6wq1hE
And continue your Journey with me NightingaleInJapan