'The Land of Rising Sun' in Rainy Season!

And you thought Japan was all about history, science and technology, scrumptious dishes and picturesque sites, in fact Japan has a lot more to bestow the world. It’s the time of year, when Japan is in full glory. Spring is the best season to go on a sojourn to the land of rising sun. And, not long after spring comes monsoon.

If you love heavy droplets of sky-water, Japan is the place where you can cherish rainy days. Months of non-stop rains will soak you to the hilt. But, to avoid feeling down and blue, you need to have some precautions and alter your lifestyle in the rainy season. Especially to the foreign visitors, not used to heavy rainfall, get equipped with all the necessary monsoon kits as soon as you land in the Japan.

Keep yourself covered with designer umbrellas and scented with perfumes

Umbrellas are a must have during the rainy season in Japan. You can visit departmental stores in Takashimaya Time Square in Shinjuku to find wide range of beautiful umbrellas and rain-ware. Most umbrellas have two-step handle, which are made up of fine quality woods.

It’s quite common in rainy days to have pungent body odour. You must keep good perfumes together to avoid foul smell from your body. There are some of the best perfumes in the departmental stores of Japan.

Stay fit with ‘rainy season’ dishes

Rainy days might bring health hazards to the foreign tourists. You need to keep yourself fit and avoid being worn out. The loathsome humid weather might make you feel tired and exhausted. Having fermented foods in the rainy days can help you maintain energy level. Prefer having Miso, Soy Sauce and Natto, which is fermented soy bean. You can prefer Shio-Koji, fermented salty rice, over salt, as it can help you in easy digestion of food in the rainy season and contains Amino acids and Vitamins.

In rainy days, it’s common to have less appetite. Ochazuke can be a wonderful dish under such conditions. To prepare this dish, soak a chicken breast in Shio-Koji and preserve for half day in refrigerator. Prepare a pickled vegetable and boil chicken breast, in small pieces, for 5 minutes. Take a bowl and empty rice over other ingredients and then mix green tea on the top. Ochazuke might sound strange to you but it’s common for Japanese people to have this during the rainy season.

Indoor healing therapy sessions are common practice during rainy season

Remaining inside the house and practicing different therapies to improve health conditions is into the Japanese lifestyle in rainy season. If you are visiting Japan anytime near monsoon season, you can find some of best healing practices going on around almost every Japanese household.

Getting along with the japanese rainy season from Pretzel William

Spring is the Season When Japan is in Full Glory!

If you are planning a trip to Japan around this time, get ready for some of the exhilarating experiences. Spring is the season that sees Japan in its full glory. Besides cherry blossom festival, Japanese foods are another centre of attraction in the months of spring.

Japanese foods are known worldwide for their scrumptious taste. They are yummy delights for a gourmet visiting Japan at any time of the year. Apart from several sea foods, Japanese vegetables also make delectable recipes.

Field mustard and Udo are the two most enjoyed vegetables that you can buy from nearby supermarket. Udo is an exceptionally aromatic vegetable that also makes wonderful salad. When had with Miso, you will get out of the world feel in your mouth. To enjoy Udo’s fragrance at the fullest, prepare it simply.

How to prepare Udo vegetable?

Before cooking Udo vegetable, peel off the skin and cut it into pieces. Now drain it in vinegar-mixed cold water. Boil the drained vegetable pieces for 30 seconds and let it cool down.

If you wish, you have the choice to add other vegetables too. However, sesame flavour works well.

It’s the time to prepare main dish, Peperoncino pasta that is also called as garlic and chilli pasta. When mixed with mustard and shrimp, it can produce heavenly feel to your mouth.

Ingredients to prepare Peperoncino pasta

• 200g Spaghetti
• Half bunch Field Mustard
• 3 large cloves of garlic
• Seasoning, to taste
• 3-4tsp of Olive oil
• 40g shrimp
• 2 to 3 chilli

How to prepare Peperoncino pasta

• After washing the field mustard cut it in half
• Pre-heat the pan and add olive oil. When oil starts boiling up, mix sliced garlic and chilli. Before you take the pan off-heat, do not forget to add shrimps.
• Cook the spaghetti in a large pan by boiling. Before few seconds to finish cooking, add field mustard and save the boiled water for preparing sauce later.
• Put the pan back on heat and place reserved boiled water into it. Mix spaghetti and season it, to taste.

Finally, Peperoncino pasta is done. You won’t take more than 30 minutes to prepare both the dishes.

Udo vegetable and Peperoncino pasta made from field mustard is most popular Japanese food for spring season. There are several other dishes to enjoy in Japan during the months of spring.

You can go to any chic restaurants on the streets of Japan and find seasonal vegetables with the main course.