ロンドン寿司
Sushi is chic in London. This is not exactly news, but a recent trip to the UK reconfirmed this.
Dipping an uncooked slice of glistening pink fish - finely cut into a bite-size piece - into soy sauce mixed with wasabi is now so common as to be nearly passe - and at Fortnum & Mason no less!
In the basement of the three hundred year-old high-end department store in Piccadilly was a long, elegant sushi bar. At 11 am, couples were throwing back glasses of chardonnay and tucking into thick pieces of maguro tuna.
A line of equally perfumed customers waited impatiently to be seated.
For those on a tighter budget, chain sushi restaurants abound on the average high street as well.
In Camden Town, not far from the canal and market, we found Hi Sushi Salsa.
We didn't have time to investigate further, but the "salsa" part intrigued.
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ユニクロロンドン
The Japanese apparel company Uniqlo has moved overseas.
With stores now in the US, UK, France, China, South Korea, and Hong Kong, Japan's answer to the Gap is on its way to conquering the world, one $9.99 three-pack of all-cotton underwear at a time.
In London, Uniqlo has thirteen stores in the metropolitan area.
The flagship store is located on Oxford Street.
Uniqlo got its start in
Hiroshima, with company president and founder Tadashi Yanai selling goods from the back of a truck. The first store opened there; now there are over 750 stores worldwide.
Yanai, one of Japan's richest men, is worth in the billions of dollars.
Recently, the group announced that German luxury fashion designer Jil Sander had agreed to join the company to oversee men's and women's fashion as a "creative advisor."
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ジャパンセンター、ロンドン
Located in Piccadilly, central London, the
Japan Centre serves the area's enormous Japanese community and those with an interest in Japan.
With nearly 100,000 Japanese nationals in the Greater London area, there is strong demand for the many products at the Japan Centre.
The shop has a large stock of books, magazines, origami, and a supermarket like supply of food and drink.
Prices are not cheap, but when you need instant ramen or a Japanese magazine, well, this is the place to go.
Home delivery is also possible.
Japan Centre212-213 Piccadilly, London, W1J 9HX, UK
Tel: 0870-162-0255
AccessJapan Centre is situated at 212-213 Piccadilly in the West End. Roughly one minute from the Piccadilly Circus underground station.
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