Yumean has two special donburi sets which feature shirasu or young sardines しらす: one topped with uncooked shirasu and the other with lightly fried shirasu.
http://www.skylark.co.jp/yumean/
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In the hot summer months, cold noodles also appear on menus, and then disappear again at the end of the season. Here is are some cold noodles in a sesame based soup offered at Coco's family restaurant.
http://menu.cocos-jpn.co.jp/menu/new/hiyashigomadare.html
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This is a cold pasta salad with shabu pork and ponzu vinegar sauce.
This ikura (or salmon egg) onigiri uses ikura steeped in soy sauce, specially selected rice, Ako area baked salt 赤穂焼塩, and nori from the Seto Inner Sea 瀬戸内海.
Tully's is celebrating 15 years in Japan.
http://www.tullys.co.jp/
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This product notes the use of nori or laver from the Ariake Sea 有明海, Kyushu.
Kirin has an interesting site to promote its beer and educate customers at the same time. Kirin Beer University has a faux university seal and the building depicted looks somewhat like the University of Tokyo. University departments offer studies in beer history, manufacture, culture, nutrition, health etc. In a rolling Twitter feed at the top of the page, one person writes "you can enter this school, but you never graduate" which brings a certain Eagles song to mind.
http://www.kirin.co.jp/daigaku/index.html
Photo is a web capture for explanatory purposes, copyright belongs to the company.
