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Organic Food in Japan: Tokyo’s Best Options, Naturally
Organic and health food options are becoming more prevalent in Japan, but they can often be difficult to find if you don’t know what you are looking for.
The phrase for ‘organic’ in Japanese is “yuuki Saibai.” A catch-all phrase for foods grown without chemicals and/or pesticides is “Mu kachou.”
It might be helpful to ask if the produce is organic or chemical free by saying: “Kore wa, yuuki saibai desuka?” or “Kore wa, mu kachou desu ka?” – “Is this organic?” or “Is this chemical free?” If all else fails, remember that some people working at organic food outlets will probably understand the word, “ooganikku,” a Japanized version of the word organic; so you can also simply ask, ‘Kore wa ooganikku desu ka?’
You can buy organic and health food produce from a variety of sources including direct from the farmer, supermarkets, speciality stores and even online. The list below should give you a good head start in finding what you need—please note that unless otherwise specified, websites are in Japanese only.
Tokyo Farmers Market Breakdown
Farmers markets are a great spot to buy fresh organic fruit and vegetables. Not only is the produce is seasonal and high quality, but you will be supporting local agriculture.
We Are The Farm
3-24-10 Nishihara, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
We Are The Farm is an organic restaurant opened for dinner daily and lunch on the weekends. Produce is sourced from their own farm.
Whilst organic food in Japan hasn’t caught on quite like it has in Western countries, it is slowly starting to catch up. Farmer’s markets are popping up and the range of organic and health food options at supermarkets are steadily increasing. Whether it will lead to a food revolution in the future is anyone’s guess.
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SOULCARE - ABOUT US
I, Omar Botha, CEO & Healer of SOULCARE Group have put together a Dynamic, Holistic company that looks after the basic needs of people to create a healthy sustainable world for better Financial, Spiritual, Physical & Emotional Health.
Soulcare is a Group of companies focused on environmental awareness, healthy living, eating and lifestyle. Soulcare offers you the client various sustainable products that will satisfy your basic needs. We encourage the use of natural products and organic produce for a healthier and sustainable environment. The time has come to change the way we look at the future. We have seen so many examples of global climate change, floods, earthquakes and other natural disasters all due to pollution, unhealthy living and not taking into consideration the effects that our everyday lives and the decisions that we make on a daily basis, has on our planet.
Life is full of abundance -let's make a change for the better for us and for our future generations. Soulcare Kids, are offering you the client the best organic products for your kid's needs, food, clothing, bedding, toys and a lot more. Soulcare Food, supports organic farming and Healer Omar supplies daily information on nutrition and diet for better health and natural cures for various illnesses and pain. Did you know Prescription drugs cause side effects that look a lot like “aging”. Most drugs cause major cellular damage. They attack the mitochondria, the tiny energy generators in each cell of your body. Healer Omar offers various natural products online for any illness and pain.
EGP (executive golf promotions) started its roots in 1998. The focus was on corporate golf days and golf tours. Successful corporate golf days were put together where the professional businessman, golfer and rugby player had the chance to interact on a social level and to show off their skills on the golf course. From there it developed into getaway packages for golfers and soon Omar realised that there was another market that could be explored in a different way. In 2005 Omar started practising as a Healer and rebranded the company to name it SOULCARE.SOULCARE – Caring for the soul.
From there the name SOULCARE RETREATS.
Meaning: Retreat what you are doing, to recharge and rejuvenate the soul, to fuel the mind and body with renewed energy. Omar Botha believes it is healthier for a human to take regular short breaks to relax and recharge the mind, body and soul than to work oneself to death. If a person works non-stop for too long a period it may cause emotional, physical and mental fatigue that can lead to various illnesses and depression.
Omar believes in Balance and to achieve that he recommends taking time out every 5-6 weeks. Take a day or 2 off form the daily tasks and explore something that you always wanted to do. Today Soulcare Retreats can offer the client various packages from car rental, flights, accommodation, golf tours, cruises and even organic food and wine getaways.
Soulcare Retreats also focus on the corporate market for conferencing and other travel arrangements.
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Places to Visit in Japan
Koya-san or Mount Koya is the most important site in Shingon Buddhism, a sect that has been practiced in Japan since 805 when it was introduced by Kobo Daishi. It remains the headquarters for the sect and the small town that grew up around the temple. The site of Kobo Daishi’s mausoleum, this wooded Mount Koya is also the starting and ending place of the Shikoku 88 Temple Pilgrimage. Tourists can get a taste of the monk’s life here as they are allowed to stay overnight in the temple.
Located west of Okinawa, Ishigaki is Japan’s premier beach destination and makes a good base to explore the other islands in the Yaeyama archipelago. Blessed with Japan’s best beaches, it is particularly popular with families since the beaches at Fusaki and Maezato are net-protected. Located 1,250 miles (2,000 kilometers) south of Tokyo, Ishigaki may not have the shrines and temples that other Japanese cities have, but it does have an exuberant nightlife for visitors who have the energy after a day of beachcombing, water sports or climbing Mount Nosoko.
The Kiyomizu-dera Buddhist temple is located in Eastern Kyoto and can be traced back as far as the year 798. An indoor waterfall fed from the outside river keeps the temple in harmony with nature and not one nail was used in construction. While locals used to jump off the edge to have a wish granted (with a survival rate of 85.4%), modern visitors can enjoy the shrines and talismans and artwork on display without risking life and limb.
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