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* Information is current at the time of the interview.
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Japan's largest commercial resort facility "VISON" is finally grand opening on July 20, 2021!
VISON is located on a vast site 24 times the size of Tokyo Dome. It is an unprecedented large-scale commercial complex with a total of 68 stores, including a hotel where visitors can experience the four seasons, one of Japan's largest fresh produce markets, a medicinal herb bath named after the town of Taki, famous for its medicinal herbs, restaurants that make the most of local ingredients, and organic farms.
In Phase 3, the following five areas were opened.
⑤ Atelier Vison
⑥ Wa Vison
⑦ San Sebastian Street
⑧ Vison Hotels
⑨ Organic farm
This time, I will introduce "Wa VISON"!
"Wa VISON" where you can Enjoy the Charm of Japanese Cuisine
In the food area "Wa VISON," companies that manufacture rice, miso, soy sauce, mirin (sweet cooking sake), dashi (Japanese soup stock), and other ingredients that support the taste of Japanese food gather to create a "storehouse where visitors can learn and experience.
In addition, it is an area where you can enjoy the charm of Japanese cuisine such as sushi, tempura, eel, sukiyaki, and soba noodles.
I will pick up some and report them!
<Wa VISON area list>
・Kiond Ennichi
・Fukuwagura (sake and sake brewery)
・No additive shop Okume (soup stock, nationally selected product)
・Sushi restaurant Kizen (sushi)
・Tempura Tenko Ise no Kuni (tempura)
・HAPPA STAND (tea and tableware)
・Sugimoto (sukiyaki)
・Houno Komezo produce by AKOMEYA TOKYO (rice, food, miscellaneous goods)
・Ureshino tofu Nose (tofu)
・Ise Okina (Soba)
・Unagi fourth generation Kikukawa (eel)
・Hayashi Shoten (Ise Takuan and pickles)
・Norimomo (seaweed, Mie Bussan)
・Okui Kaiseido Ise VISON store (kelp)
・Cleansui House (water)
・Mirin VIRIN DE ISE (Mirin)
・Kuranoya (miso and miso storehouse)
・MIKURA Vinegary (vinegar)
・Kezuribushi Honpo Isewa (bonito flakes)
・Ise Shoyu Honpo (soy sauce, soy sauce storehouse)
HAPPA STAND
I found "HAPPA STAND" who I interviewed in Life Designs before!
HAPPA STAND is a brand that incorporates the traditional Japanese culture of tea and utensils into a modern lifestyle based on the concept of "stylish things that transcend time."
Inside the store, you can also enjoy drinks and sweets made with carefully selected organic tea in HAPPA STNAD original bowls.
This time, I tried the "Hojicha Latte", which uses only organic Hojicha, sugar, and milk. A cup that is healed by the good scent of tea. The eat-in space is also spacious, so please spend a relaxing time here.
Of course, they also sell Japanese tea!
Tea caddies with illustrations of Ise are also recommended as Ise souvenirs.
▼ Click here for store information
https://vison.jp/shop/detail.php?id=8
Fukuwagura
In the Wavison area, sake is also brewed.
At “Fukuwagura”, we use the clean water of Mie and high-quality sake rice, and carry out sake brewing of four breweries that can provide freshly brewed sake at any time. It is handled by the Imuraya Group, which is known for its azuki bar.
When you enter the store, the sweet scent of sake spreads softly.
You can have freshly made unpasteurized sake in the eat-in space. If you like Japanese sake, check it out!
There are two types of Japanese sake, “Junmaishu” and “Junmaiginjoshu,” which are made with rice and water produced in the prefecture. You can also purchase unpasteurized sake that is not heat-treated.
▼ Click here for store information
https://vison.jp/shop/detail.php?id=4
Cleansui house
"Cleansui House" produced by Mitsubishi Chemical Cleansui.
As a place where you can think about clothing, food, housing, and the environment from the perspective of water and experience it, we will disseminate the wisdom related to water, which the Japanese have cherished and lived together since ancient times.
They are also planning to hold events such as a workshop on how to make dashi (Japanese soup stock) in collaboration with "Okui Kaisyodo," a long-established kelp shop that shares the building with them.
This time, I tried drinking tap water and cleansui.
The left side is "Cleansui + Dashi" and the right side is "Tap water + Dashi". Can you tell that the colors are also quite different?
When you actually drink it, it gave me a big surprise! Is it really the same dashi soup? Same extraction time? The thickness is different enough to be surprised. It really depends on what kind of water you use.
In addition, Cleansui has installed water servers at 10 locations within VISON's premises, supporting the realization of an environment free of single-use PET bottles.
Please bring your own bottle when you visit VISON.
▼ Click here for store information
https://vison.jp/shop/detail.php?id=104
Norimomo
Norimomo is a new brand launched by "Fukui", a seaweed shop that will soon celebrate its 60th anniversary.
In the store, you can buy a variety of seaweed, from rare seaweed that is hard to find in the market, to affordable seaweed, and local Ise-Shima brand seaweed.
The package is full of nice seaweed, so it's perfect for souvenirs.
Outside the store, there is also a take-out corner where you can enjoy grilled dumplings made with seaweed and shaved ice.
▼ Click here for store information
https://vison.jp/shop/detail.php?id=15
Additive-free shop Okume
Toyosu Market's seafood wholesaler "Okume Shoten" is a food select shop that sells delicious ingredients and seasonings carefully selected from all over the country, making use of its discerning power cultivated over 150 years of history.
In the store, you can also have a set meal using local sours from all over the country, as well as the proud ingredients selected by the discerning power cultivated in the fishery intermediate wholesaler.
In addition, there is also a dashi factory where you can blend, mill, and pack to create a "one-of-a-kind dashi pack in the world."
▼ Click here for store information
https://vison.jp/shop/detail.php?id=5
Dining Hall Wa VISON
Food events with different themes are held every two to three months at "Dining Hall Wa VISON".
You can take your purchase outside and enjoy it while enjoying the rich nature of Taki Town! You can enjoy different flavors depending on the season.
The first to be commemorated is the “Mie no Sachi Grand Gathering National Delicious Food Tournament” being held. (~10/25)
This time, we introduced "Wa VISON" from among the 5 areas that had a grand opening.
"VISON" finally opened on July 20, 2021. Isn't it possible to go around the facility in one day? ! There are so many different facilities and shops.
Please check the shops you are interested in in advance!
▼Marche Vison Sweets Village
▼Mokuiku area
▼Honzo area
▼ Hotel VISON