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Hankyu Touring Fisherman Festival and Discovery Program in Miyagi Prefecture, Northeast Japan

December 4, 2019 By Travel Guide Tagged With: Fisherman Festival, Miyagi Prefecture, Northeast Japan

The “Fishermen’s Festival and Discovery Program: The Remarkable Craft of Fishermen” is a project of the Reconstruction Agency to attract foreign tourists to the coastal region of Miyagi Prefecture, in northeastern Japan, in revitalizing the region’s fishing industry through its exploitation as a tourist resource. The project seeks to create forums and opportunities for foreign tourists to interact with local residents and Japanese tourists by transforming the jobs and lives of people working in the fishing and food processing industries into tourism content. of the sea, highlighting craftsmen and masters and awakening the interest of foreign tourists in the region.

An event aboard a charter cruise in Matsushima allows visitors to taste steamed Oku-Matsushima oysters at will, compare the taste of three sushi with Shiogama tuna and enjoy a Shiogama-jiru (soup local popular made from minced fish, such as cod and saury, and vegetables, such as radish, carrot and leek, as well as tofu and other ingredients). Visitors can also buy local “sake” rice wine and other products while enjoying interacting with local fishermen and attending local traditional arts performances. It is also planned to offer visitors a variety of oyster-based dishes, such as steamed oysters, oysters fried with tempura or oyster rice,

There are various other programs, such as a visit to an oyster farm and a practical discovery of oyster shelling, as well as a visit to a cannery and tasting of food products. Other programs also include a visit to the Shiogama Fish Market and the tasting of a bowl of rice garnished with “sashimi” (raw sliced fish) purchased on site, as well as a visit to a kamaboko factory including a discovery practice grilling kamaboko by hand and tasting a barbecue of seafood.

As part of the project, HANKYU TRAVEL DMC JAPAN will develop and organize events, hands-on discovery programs and travel services focused on fishery products, such as high quality bigeye tunas from Shiogama, oysters Oku-Matsushima, the Ishinomaki “saba” (mackerel) called “Kinka Saba”, the artistic sushi of “Shiogama, the city of sushi” and processed products such as delicious canned seafood and “kamaboko” “(Boiled fish paste). The company will also offer and sell tour packages to foreign travel agencies.

HANKYU TRAVEL DMC JAPAN , a division of Hankyu Travel International Co., Ltd., plans to strengthen its activities to promote the Fisherman’s Festival & Experience Program. by advertising the project at tourism fairs abroad, presenting sales pitch to foreign travel agencies and organizing familiarization trips, among other efforts.
HANKYU TRAVEL DMC JAPAN SOURCE, HANKYU INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL CO., LTD.

The Louvre and Swatch Museum come together

November 29, 2019 By Travel Guide Tagged With: Louvre, Swatch Museum

After the collaborations made by the Swiss watchmaker during 2018 with the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam and the Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum in Madrid , Swatch continued with his creative journey and his third stop It was in the Louvre museum in Paris. On this occasion he presented us with a new line composed of four new models that put La Gioconda and other masterpieces of the Louvre’s collections in everyone’s sights, bringing art to people’s wrists, with an unmistakable Swatch touch.

The Louvre and Swatch Museum come together

Each of the four watches that make up the new collection represents a very particular style, since they refer to the most representative characters of the Louvre, such is the case of the portrait of Lisa Gherardini by Leonardo da Vinci , better known as the Mona Lisa, It presents a contemporary makeover so it continues with its well-known flirting, adorned with an orange mask.

Represented in full-length portraits of Maria de Medici and her husband Henry IV of France, made by Frans II Pourbus the Younger, at the beginning of the 17th century, they come back to life in two new creations that continue in line with the last cry of the French Royal House, Maria changes her hair color and dyes it royal blue, while Enrique opts for very hipster red glasses.

Cupid has been immortalized in a watch by Guido Reni in The Rapture of Helena, which comes to our day to point in the right direction: a red heart that marks the day when you can fall in love again. Each of the four new designs will become a sensation during this season, because they can be combined in different ways creating unique, sophisticated and elegant styles.

In 2020, Swatch will continue its journey through the most inspiring museums in the world to be able to present new models that will thrill anyone.

SOURCE Swatch

Château d’Esclans Côtes-de-Provence: The world leader in luxury rosé wine joins Moët Hennessy

November 29, 2019 By Travel Guide Tagged With: Château d'Esclans, Côtes-de-Provence, Moët Hennessy

The Château d’Esclans is located in the heart of the Var, on an exceptional site in the valley of Esclans on the heights of La Motte . The original castle was built before the 12th century and rebuilt in the middle of the 19th century, inspired by the style of the Tuscan villas. Today, the property covers 267 hectares and operates 74 hectares of exceptional quality vineyards planted in AOP Côtes de Provence. It should increase very soon its field of a potential of about 60 hectares of vineyards of the same quality.

Château d’Esclans

Château d’Esclans, the leader of the American Rosé de Provence wine market, led by Sacha Lichine, joins Moët Hennessy’s Wines & Spirits portfolio. Alix AM PTE Limited, a 50% partner of Sacha Lichine since 2008, sells all of its shares to Moët Hennessy while Sacha Lichine sells a 5% stake. Moët Hennessy becomes a 55% shareholder alongside Sacha Lichine, President of Château d’Esclans, who retains the management of the estate and the responsibility for future development, sealing a long-term alliance with Moët Hennessy.

Sacha Lichine took over the Château d’Esclans in 2006 and upset the world of wine by producing high-end rosé wines. With the support of his wine team who helped produce high quality rosés in Côtes-de-Provence, Sacha Lichine has managed to make this wine a luxury product, recognized worldwide. The main grape varieties of the estate are Grenache and Rolle or Vermentino, spread over several complementary terroirs, which allows an unparalleled complexity and finesse of the Château’s wines. These rosé cuvées are then vinified like the best wines and aged in half-oak barrels.

Through its highly qualitative approach, Sacha Lichine has enabled the Rosés de Provence from Château d’Esclans and its winemaking subsidiary to establish itself as a reference on the world market and to conquer the United States by becoming the market leader. . Indeed, thanks to the famous brand “Garrus”, the most prestigious prestigious rosé wine in the world, and “Whispering Angel”, the best-selling French rosé wine in the United States, Sacha Lichine has managed to create a collection must-see wines for lovers of Rosé de Provence, awarded with numerous awards.

Sacha LICHINE – President of Château d’Esclans says:
“I am very happy about the merger with Moët Hennessy and to be able, with this great group by my side, to continue to develop the estate by producing and making discover and share with our customers all over the world our Rosé de Provence wines of excellence. . When I bought Château d’Esclans in 2006, the idea was to produce a rosé associated with the image of a great wine. Today, with the teams of Château d’Esclans, I have created a portfolio of wines and brands recognized in France and internationally and I write this in a vision of strong growth over the next few years.”

Philippe SCHAUS – Chief Executive Officer of Moët Hennessy says:
“We are very proud to be associated with the reputation of Château d’Esclans and its high quality wines. The revolution that Sacha Lichine brought to the world of Rosé de Provence and the international development that resulted from it, demonstrate the unfailing vision of a man of conviction and strong of his values. Moët Hennessy will provide support from his teams around the world to help Sacha Lichine continue this wonderful adventure.”

SOURCE Moet Hennessy; Castle Esclans

Vivino, Italian restaurant in Haifa

November 29, 2019 By Travel Guide Tagged With: Haifa, Italian restaurant, Vivino

It’s not that Vivino is a bad restaurant neither it’s a good one. The staff tries too hard to pretend that their fast-food-level cooking represents authentic Italian cuisine. Mediocre and rather expensive for that level of quality.

Spaghetti aglio e olio was tasteless and watery dish, without dry chili flakes. Burrata was buried in untidy pile of arugola and cherry tomatoes. Surprisingly a decent tiramisu was the best part of the lunch.