Travel Volunteer　トラベルボランティア　プロジェクト

30/01/2014

Good students!
何を真剣に学んでいるのでしょう～？？

Now getting some lessons in decorating lacquerware

30/01/2014

Guess how much this lacquerware table is...
大変緊張したようです

Tea and sweets very lovely but harder to relax when served on a lacquerware table worth ¥12 million (£70,000)!

30/01/2014

Traditional lacquerware.
輪島塗です！しびれます！

is famous for its traditional lacquerware. The craftsmen in this photo have over 60 years of combined experience.

30/01/2014

Oh Noooooo~!
傘がふっとんでしまいました

Now they are on their way to Noto area.
Today, they are not really lucky with weather… But for sure, it doesn’t bother them to discover the charms of Noto!

今日は金沢を離れて能登に向かっているJamie & Katy。
残念ながらお天気運には見放されてしまったようですが、それを忘れるくらい能登の魅力を発掘してきてくれることと思います！

30/01/2014

Jamie& Katy with our unique "Yubeshi" in
ジェイミーとケイティー、柚餅子総本家様にて柚餅子と出会う～ in 輪島。

You wouldn't believe the skill and time that goes into making these sweets- Yubeshi.

29/01/2014

They visited at Nishichayagai this morning under the beautiful blue sky! How lucky they are!!!

今日の金沢はお散歩日和です。西茶屋街にお邪魔しました！

The two storey wooden buildings in the Nishi Chaya district look great in the sunshine

29/01/2014

They are walking around in city under beautiful blue sky today, well it is quite rare to have this sky in our winter (bit shame that we cannot share show photo for people who lives in tropical though) and they found this Ramen shop called Ippudo. Sorry for people have not had lunch yet, this must be look soooooo good.

今日の金沢は晴天です。冬の金沢はにはめずらしいくらいのよいお天気。こんな日は外を歩き回るのが一番です！さて、今日のKaty とJamieは....　市内を歩き回っているようです。途中うわさに聞く一風堂にてラーメンを食べているようですが....美味しいそう！お昼をまだ食べていない皆様、今日はラーメンで決まりです！

The rumours were true: this akamaru ramen was some of the best we've ever had

28/01/2014

Jamie& Katy@ Yamato Soysause& Miso Co., Ltd.
ジェイミー＆ケイティー＠ヤマト醤油様

28/01/2014

"Shio Koji" made by Katy and presents from Yamato Soysause& Miso Co. Ltd.
(左奥)ケイティーが作った塩麹。(手前)ヤマト醤油様から頂いたお土産たち。
ありがとうございます！

Jamie & Katy visited Yamato Soysauce & Miso Co. Ltd. in Kanazawa city to learn about Soy Sauce, Miso and Shio Koji (made of rise fermented with salt). Recently Japanese Cuisine was added to UNESCO’s Intangible Cultural Heritage list. Their products and process are definitely important “assets” not only in Ishikawa, also in Japan!

今朝は金沢のヤマト醤油で醤油、麹、そして味噌について学んだJamie & Katy。世界無形文化遺産に登録されるなど、世界的に高い評価と人気を得る和食。その豊かな食文化の基盤を学んだ一日でした。ヤマト醤油の皆様、お世話になりありがとうございました！

28/01/2014

Do you know there are varieties in soy sauce?

We've been put to the Soy sauce taste test!

28/01/2014

Katy learned how to cook using by 'Shio Koji' at Yamato Shoyu in Ono, Kanazawa.

今日塩麹を使ったお料理教室にて習ったレシピです。お腹減りました。。。

The finished product from our cooking course in

28/01/2014

Katy and Jamie are enjoying cooking lesson at Yamato Shoyu company using magic seasoning called 'Shio Koji (molted raice) today, wondering what they are cooking.

ケイティーとジェイミーは今日ヤマト醤油さんにて塩麹を使った料理教室に参加させて頂いております。お料理教室の後は味噌蔵見学をします！

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Mission
Following the successful 2011 Travel Volunteer project, travel writer and photographer duo Jamie Lafferty and Katy Morrison have returned to Japan as part of a new project entitled Smiles of Ishikawa.

Starting on Monday, 27 January, the British couple will embark on a tour of Ishikawa, sharing their historic, cultural and culinary findings on social media in a bid to increase international exposure to the prefecture ahead of a new shinkansen (bullet train) route opening in the region in 2015. The project will be split between winter and early summer, allowing for a greater understanding of Japan's dramatic seasonal changes.

The Smiles of Ishikawa project is organised by Ishikawa Prefecture and operated by The Real Japan, a national luxury travel agency.