CHUGOKU / SHIKOKU
Futami
Travel journal from Futami, with 11 notes on the places I ate, the dishes I cooked and the sights: Shimonada Station, Futami, where the setting sun stops for a moment, Fisherman's rice in dashi, Setouchi lemon hot pot.
Journeys: 1 · Notes: 11
Journeys
01
Cook the local flavors once more
Dishes made in borrowed kitchens, and how each one connects to the land.
02
A little of each town’s story
Sights, specialties and how the towns came to be: small cultural notes beside each journey.
Iyo, Ehime
Shimonada Station
An unstaffed station on the JR Yosan Line, number S09.
From: A seaside station and slow time in Futami
Iyo, Ehime
Futami, where the setting sun stops for a moment
Futami lies at the western edge of central Ehime, facing the Iyo-nada.
From: A seaside station and slow time in Futami
Iyo, Ehime
Hamo, the pike conger of Shimonada
Ehime is one of Japan's leading producers of hamo (pike conger), and the catch at Shimonada in Futami is among the largest.
From: A seaside station and slow time in Futami
Iyo, Ehime
Nori and bonito-flake rice topping
The rice topping used at breakfast, a mix of nori and bonito flakes.
From: A seaside station and slow time in Futami
Iyo, Ehime
Ryoma 1865 non-alcoholic beer
The can on the terrace railing is Ryoma 1865, a non-alcoholic beer brewed from 100 percent malt.
From: A seaside station and slow time in Futami
03
Places we stopped along the way
What we ate and bought, with shop details checked against published listings.
Iyo, Ehime
Uruki Shoyu Brewery
A soy sauce brewery founded in 1923.
From: A seaside station and slow time in Futami
Iyo, Ehime
Kaminada Suisan Hamo Dashi Ramen
A ramen shop run by Kaminada Suisan, a fish wholesaler at the port in Kaminada, Futami, using stock from local pike conger.
From: A seaside station and slow time in Futami
Iyo, Ehime
Futami Roadside Station (Futami Seaside Park)
A roadside station on National Route 378, joined to Futami Seaside Park and its white beach.
From: A seaside station and slow time in Futami
Iyo, Ehime
Kujira
A small shop on the coast road serving takoyaki and soft-serve ice cream.
From: A seaside station and slow time in Futami
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