Seasonal food

Hi, this is Hitomi @ Shinjuku Business Garden。

I introduce Japanese seasonal food today.

"Kuri-Okowa" this is sticky rice with chestnuts.

"Okowa" means hard rice which is made from "Mochi-gome" sticky rice.

It is uniqu in texture like mocchiri.

Chestnut is in season now so "Kuri-Okowa" is the seasonal food in autumn.

Mochi-gome and chestnuts are slightly sweet, so Kuri-Okowa is very popular with women.

Of course I love it.

My mum makes it every autumn and it is homemade taste for me.

Autumn comes, I always remember that my mum's "Kuri-Okowa"

Hitomi

Shinjuku Business Garden-

K-1bldg 3F,7-2-6 Nishi-shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku Tokyo,

160-0023Japan

TEL 03-6890-1111 FAX 03-6890-1151 (Outside of Japan:+81-3-6890-1111)

-Office Hour-

Weekdays-9:00~20:00

Saturdays-9:00~14:00(Sunday and Holidays:Closed)

HP:http://www.shinjuku-bg.jp/en/index.html

Entrepreneur Support Plan

Do you know our Entrepreneur Support Plan?

You can save the initial cost in starting business.

We offer in Shinjuku from just ￥35000(regular price from ￥49800)

Now,we are going to scale up our campaign, so we have wide variety size and price of rooms.

In addition,optional services are avairable.

Please feel free to contact if you have any question.

Hitomi

Shinjuku Business Garden-

K-1bldg 3F,7-2-6 Nishi-shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku Tokyo,

160-0023Japan

TEL 03-6890-1111 FAX 03-6890-1151 (Outside of Japan:+81-3-6890-1111)

-Office Hour-

Weekdays-9:00~20:00

Saturdays-9:00~14:00(Sunday and Holidays:Closed)

HP: http://www.shinjuku-bg.jp/en/index.html

LIVING JAPANESE STYLE ' ZAZEN '

Hello this is masa at Shibuya Business Garden.


'Zazen' is widely practised in Japan, not only by 'zen' believers,
but also by ordinary people as a form of spiritual training.
It is well worth trying if you have the chance.


'Zen' temples hold regular 'zazen' sessions.
These are usually open to everybody, 
and foreign tourists or residents are welcome.

The most important thing in 'zazen' is to breath in plenty of good fresh air
and thereby induce a state of deep meditation.


The easiest method of breathing is the 'shoshuten' method described below.


1. With the eyes half-closed ('hangan') draw in the breath and feel it moving 
   from the base of the spine up the backbone and over the top of the head,
   coming to rest at the point midway between the eyes (miken).


2. Hold the breath and imagine a powerful source of light and warmth,
   like the sun, radiating from the 'miken'.


3. Release the breath and feel it flowing down over the center of the face,
   throat and chest to the abdomen ('tanden') about an inch below the navel.


4. Repeat.


masa

Shibuya Business Garden
TEL　03-6892-1111
FAX　03-6892-1151

- Office Hours -
Weekdays 　9：00～20：00
Saturdays 9：00～14：00 
（Sundays and Holidays: Closed）

Restaurants near Yotsuya Busienss Garden ①Japanese style restaurant 'Azusa'

Hello,
This is Meg at Yotsuya Business Garden.

Today, I recommend a nice restaurant for lunch near Yotsuya Business Garden,
as our customers requested us.

I like to eat any foods except very hot foods.
Especially, I love Japanese food most.

I highly recommend Japanese style restaurant ‘Azusa’ behind Mitsui Garden Hotel.
‘Azusa’ is high class and little expensive restaurant for dinner;
they serve high-class fish dishes at night time,
however at lunch time they have reasonable set menu,‘Wappa meshi’ for 1000 yen.















‘Wappa meshi’ is one of Japanese dishes
cooked in special round containers (called wappa) made of thin wooden sheets.
It is rice topped with some vegetables or fishes or meats.


This restaurant served fresh fishes and vegetables.
You can choice scallops, oysters, sea urchin and congers.

















Their lunch set has ‘Wappa meshi’, sashimi (slices of raw fish), s
mall dishes for d stewed foods or something, Japanese Miso soup, and Japanese style pickles.

Sashimi is very fresh and so tasty.
Please try it!

More details are here.
http://www.hotpepper.jp/strJ000031544/


Meg


Yotsuya Business Garden
8-37 Sanei-cho, Shinjuku-ku Tokyo,
160-0008 Japan
TEL　 03-3358-1913
FAX　03-3358-1914
（Outside of Japan: +81-3-3358-1913）

- Office Hours -
Weekdays　9：00～20：00
se（Saturdays, Sundays and Holidays: Closd

" Roppongi Hills Halloween Parade " The Festival and Event in Japan 12

Hi, I'm Haru at Shinjuku Business Garden.

Recently, the temperature swings wildly from hot to cold. Please be careful for catch the cold.

Today, I'd like to talk about " Roppongi Hills Halloween Parade" in Roppongi Area

"Halloween Parade" In the beginning the brass band costumes, Roppongi Hills Arena →

Roppongi Keyakizaka Street → Mohri Garden → Roppongi Hills Arena, we will walk through

the city in that order.

If the costumes are wearing childrens or adults, anyone you can join it for free.

Each year, about 3,000 participants gathered around at Roppongi Hills area,

it's very popular event.

After the parade ends, the kids will grab the candy for free gift.

Date: Oct.29(Sat) 11:00～13:30

Venue: Roppong Hills Arena

Participation fee: Free

Haru,

Shinjuku Business Garden

Shinjuku Business Garden

K-1bldg 3F, 7-2-6 Nishi-shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku Tokyo,

160-0023 Japan

TEL　03-6890-1111

FAX　03-6890-1151

（Outside of Japan: +81-3-6890-1111）

- Office Hours -

Weekdays　9:00～20:00

Saturdays　9:00～14:00

（Sundays and Holidays: Closed）

HP: http://www.shinjuku-bg.jp/en/index.html

Grasp business opportunities!!

Hi, I'm Hitomi @ Shinjuku Business Garden.

I report on our Secretarial service today.

Do you work outside of your office?

If you are not in your office, we support your business

such as telephone answering or looking after your letters and percels.

So you don't loose your business opportunities!

Of course, our services provided are available in English.

Shinjuku Business Garden is 7 minutes walk away from

west exit of Shinjuku station.

If you have any question or interested, feel free to contact us.

Hitomi

Shinjuku Business Garden

K-1bldg 3F,7-2-6 Nishi-shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku Tokyo,

160-0023Japan

TEL 03-6890-1111 FAX 03-6890-1151 (Outside of Japan:+81-3-6890-1111)

-Office Hour-

Weekdays -9:00~20:00

Saturdays - 9:00~14:00(Sunday and Holidays:Closed)

HP: http://www.shinjuku-bg.jp/en/index.html

Interesting Japanese custom Vol. 21 "The Custom of Drinking Liquor at Work."

Hi, this is Takeuchi from the Shimbashi business garden.

There are many opportunities to drink alcoholic beverages in Japan.

When we go to welcome parties or farewell parties, we generally have alcoholic drinks.

Also, in some jobs, drinking alcohol with customer is part of thier work.

I am working in Shimbashi, which is known in Tokyo as "businessman's town."

So, I often see workers drinking alcoholic beverages after their working hours.

In most cases, going for a drink with the coworkers relieves the stress from work.

If you work together with Japanese, the opportunity to drink alcohol will most probably increase.

Take this as an opportunity to build strong relationship with your coworkers, for this, to the Japanese, is the kind of communication for doing work smoothly.

Take

http://www.shimbashi-bg.co.jp/english/index.html

Tel: +81-3-3459-0233

E-mail; info@shimbashi-bg.jp

Business Gardem's New Staff

Hello, this is Hitomi.

Thank you for visiting our blog.

I have just joined member of Shinjuku business Garden this week.

I had lived in Australia for 7 years and I returned to Japan in August.

I was shocked when I came back.

Because everything has completely changed.

I feel like "Urashima Taro"(famouse Japanese fairy tale) lol

I will report about Business Garden system or Japanese culture.

Please let me know if you need any more imformation about Business Garden.

Hitomi

Shinjuku Business Garden

Shinjuku Business GardenK-1bldg 3F,7-2-6 Nishi-shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku Tokyo,

160-0023Japan

TEL 03-6890-1111 FAX 03-6890-1151 (Outside of Japan:+81-3-6890-1111)

-Office Hour-

Weekdays -9:00~20:00 Saturdays 9:00~14:00 (Sunday and Holidays:Closed)

HP: http://www.shinjuku-bg.jp/en/index.html

LIVING JAPANESE STYLE ' LUNCHTIME Part-2 '

Hello this is masa at Shibuya Business Garden.


In Japan, Some restaurants serve a variety of food;
Japanese, Chinese, French, Italian, etc., but most specialize in a particular kind.
You will get special service if you become a regular customer (' joren ') 
at a particular restaurant.


If you are in hurry, you can eat standing up at one of the many 
' tachigui ' (literally, "standing -eating ") restaurants to be found
in and around stations. These places serve cheap dishes such as
' soba ' and ' udon ' (Japanese noodles), or ' ramen ' (Chinese noodles).

If you cannot read the menu and don't know how to order,
either take the waitress outside and point to one of the plastic food
models, or simply order what someone else is eating.


masa

Shibuya Business Garden
TEL　03-6892-1111
FAX　03-6892-1151

- Office Hours -
Weekdays 　9：00～20：00
Saturdays 9：00～14：00 
（Sundays and Holidays: Closed）

" Tokyo Vegifood Festa 2011 " The Festival and Event in Japan 11

　Hi, I'm Haru at Shinjuku Business Garden.

October has come,and the weather has suddenly become cooler, looking more like autumn.

Today, I'd like to talk about " Tokyo Vegifood Festa 2011 "at Keyaki Namiki Street in Yoyogi Park.

Welcome as the ninth festival this year.

All the food at Tokyo Vegefood Festa is vegan (made from plant-based ingredients only).

It will be the biggest vegefood event in Tokyo. There

are about 100 stores in the park.

Please come spend time at the vegefood festa with your friend and family.

You will be enjoy delicious and healthy.

Date: Oct.15(Sat) to　Oct.16 (Sun) 10:00～17:00 ※Rain or Shine

Venue: Keyaki Namiki St, The Yoyogi Park

Haru,

Shinjuku Business Garden

Shinjuku Business Garden

K-1bldg 3F, 7-2-6 Nishi-shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku Tokyo,

160-0023 Japan

TEL　03-6890-1111

FAX　03-6890-1151

（Outside of Japan: +81-3-6890-1111）

- Office Hours -

Weekdays　9:00～20:00

Saturdays　9:00～14:00

（Sundays and Holidays: Closed）

HP: http://www.shinjuku-bg.jp/en/index.html

LIVING JAPANESE STYLE ' LUNCHTIME Part-1 '

Hello this is masa at Shibuya Business Garden.


Many Japanese people save money by bringing a lunch box
('bento') to work and eating it at their desk.


A 'bento' consists of  rice, pickles, fish ,meat, etc.
packed in a handy box and carried in a bag or wrapped in a cloth.

Many offices and factories have their own dining halls.
These are often self-service, and cheap,
since they are usually subsidised by the company.

People who haven't brought a lunch box and are too busy to leave
their desk can order meals by telephone from local restaurants.
This service is called 'demae' and is very common in Japan.


Housewives use the service too, and the delivery boy or
motorbike is a familiar sight.


masa

Shibuya Business Garden
TEL　03-6892-1111
FAX　03-6892-1151

- Office Hours -
Weekdays 　9：00～20：00
Saturdays 9：00～14：00 
（Sundays and Holidays: Closed）

Rose Autumn Festival at Jindai Botanical Garden -The Festival and Event in Japan -

Hi, I'm Haru at Shinjuku Business Garden.

October has come,and the weather has suddenly become cooler, looking more like autumn.

Today,I'd like to talk about " Rose Autumn Festival "at Jindai Botanical Garden.

In the Jindai Botanical Garden opened celebrate the 50th anniversary this fall,

"The Rose Autumn Festival" will be held.

It's welcome 10 years Aniversary, why don't you enjoy a beautiful and fragrant roses

at the festival?

Date: Oct.8(Sat) to Oct.23 (Sun) 9:30～17:00 ※rain or shine

Time: 9:30～17:00 (Weekday), 8:00～19:00 (Sat,Sun and Holiday)

Enter fee: 250 yen (Oct.20, enter fee will be free!)

Place: Jindai Botanical Park

Roses Light Up and Opening mornig time.※rain or shine

Date: Oct.8, 9, 10, 15, 16, 22, 23.

Time: 8:00～19:00 (Lighting up from sunset)

Place: Rose garden

Haru,

Shinjuku Business Garden

Shinjuku Business Garden

K-1bldg 3F, 7-2-6 Nishi-shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku Tokyo,

160-0023 Japan

TEL　03-6890-1111

FAX　03-6890-1151

（Outside of Japan: +81-3-6890-1111）

- Office Hours -

Weekdays　9:00～20:00

Saturdays　9:00～14:00

（Sundays and Holidays: Closed）

HP: http://www.shinjuku-bg.jp/en/index.html

Interesting Japanese custom ⑲"The Vocational Schools in Japan"

Hello, this is Takeuchi from the Shimbashi business garden.

There are many vocational schools in Japan.

You can learn various kinds of subjects such as computer, medical treatment, cosmetics, and cooking in these schools.

It is also possible to get qualifications on these specializations.

Nowadays, because of the economic depression, you still have to worry about your job even if you graduated from a good university.

Before, the companies provide seminars and training to their employees.

However, recently, the companies want to hire applicants who already have specializations.

This is why vocational schools are becoming popular today.

A lot of foreign students also go to vocational schools to learn Japanese animation, cooking, etc. Vocational schools have trial lessons for you to decide on which school to enroll in. If you are interested, please do not hesitate to visit them.

Take

http://www.shimbashi-bg.co.jp/english/index.html

Tel: +81-3-3459-0233

E-mail; info@shimbashi-bg.jp

Cute Japanese Characters vol.10 Cue-ta

Pipo kun is the Metropolitan Police Department's character which I introduced in my last post, and "Cue-ta" is another hero for the citizen.

He is the character of the Tokyo Fire Department.

The red suit he's in symbolizes courageousness, and his cap is blue which shows water foe extinct the fire.

The number 119 on his chests is the emergency phone number in Japan (fire and ambulance)

His yellow antennas will flash in case of an emergency.

His thumb up pose is telling that you can rely on him in case of an emergency.

The　Fire Rescue Task Forces as known as the Hyper rescue Squad belongs to the Tokyo Fire Department. They are now very famous for their splendid works for the 3.11 earthquake in the northern Japan.

They rushed to the Fukushima nuclear plant for spraying water into the power plant to lessen and prevent the nuclear radiation leakage. They really did that for dear their lives!

Ayako

Shibuya Business Garden

3-16 Sakuragaoka-cho, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 153-0031

tel:03-6892-1111 fax:03-6892-1151

Shibuya Business Garden