TOKYO CREATORS

Season 2 "Food"

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Aired: July 24, 2015


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Episode #01: Ramen

This show features the new faces of Tokyo, where many professionals gather creating the Tokyo culture with their passion and technology.

TOKYO CREATORS

Today we introduce Mr. Satoshi Ikuta, the founder of “Ramen Nagi”; the place first opened in Shinjuku, Tokyo, and now has also advanced to other Asian countries.
The characteristic of “Ramen Nagi” is the soup made from “Niboshi”.
Niboshi is a food ingredient made of dried fish, and is popular in Japan.
Mr. Ikuta had spent many years searching for a way to “make ramen that will surprise the customers,” and found this Niboshi Ramen.
We will show you the secret behind this soup and the passion of Mr. Ikuta, who invented the taste of “Ramen Nagi.”

Tokyo Sanpo

In this segment, we’ll take a walk through Ura-Harajuku, the street full of “KAWAII.”
Just taking a step from the busy main street of Harajuku into an alley, we can see many colorful clothing stores and sweetshops lining along.
A stroll would give us chances to meet many unique people and art galleries.
We introduce “Ura-Harajuku”, the deep and fashionable district slightly different from “Harajuku.”

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Tap water of Tokyo
In this segment, we will show you the field and the process flow of the Tokyo’s tap water production.
“Tap water” of Tokyo is as tasty and safe as bottled water. How is that possible?
Tokyo is holding various events introducing the tastiness of Tokyo tap water.
Today, we’ll unfold the secret in the making of Tokyo tap water.
*Bureau of Waterworks Tokyo Metropolitan Government

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