Lunch with Japanese Bureaucrats
by Hiroki Yanagisawa on September 30, 2010 9:09 PM
Not the Best Food, But For Your Experience
Lunch with Japanese Bureaucrats. Not a common deed for tourists visiting Japan. But if you've nailed all the temples and shrines in Tokyo, or if you love human watching, this could be a worthwhile attraction.
Most of the ministry buildings in Kasumigaseki (the area packed with governmental organizations and ministries) are equipped with cafeteria and during lunch hours, many of the bureaucrats from the above floors and civilians (mostly, employees from the private sector who work in the area.) congregate for a treat.
On the top of this sensational lunch experience, this particular cafeteria, located at the ground floor of the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries of Japan (MAFF), has one unique feature.
MAFF has been spending millions of yen to raise food self-sufficiency of Japan. Compared with the other nations, its rate is significantly low -- 40% in 2007. (In 2003: Australia 237%, USA=128% UK=70%) One of the tactics is promotion and because of the proximity to the heart of this action, this strategy is also applied to the cafeteria -- each dish's domestic food self-sufficiency percentage is written.
Flatfish cooked with soy-source: 78% self-sufficient
Fried chicken with mango mayonnaise is 61%
Lunch with Japanese Bureaucrats. Not a common deed for tourists visiting Japan. But if you've nailed all the temples and shrines in Tokyo, or if you love human watching, this could be a worthwhile attraction.
Most of the ministry buildings in Kasumigaseki (the area packed with governmental organizations and ministries) are equipped with cafeteria and during lunch hours, many of the bureaucrats from the above floors and civilians (mostly, employees from the private sector who work in the area.) congregate for a treat.
On the top of this sensational lunch experience, this particular cafeteria, located at the ground floor of the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries of Japan (MAFF), has one unique feature.
MAFF has been spending millions of yen to raise food self-sufficiency of Japan. Compared with the other nations, its rate is significantly low -- 40% in 2007. (In 2003: Australia 237%, USA=128% UK=70%) One of the tactics is promotion and because of the proximity to the heart of this action, this strategy is also applied to the cafeteria -- each dish's domestic food self-sufficiency percentage is written.
Flatfish cooked with soy-source: 78% self-sufficient
Fried chicken with mango mayonnaise is 61%
The food is mainly Japanese, similar to Ootoya or Ohati like dishes.
A set of main, rice, miso soup, and 1 side dish, is in a range of JPY600-750.
Location: North Annex of the Central Government Building No.1
Kasumigaseki 1-2-1 Chiyodaku Tokyo
Yellow Section on this map is North Annex
A set of main, rice, miso soup, and 1 side dish, is in a range of JPY600-750.
Location: North Annex of the Central Government Building No.1
Kasumigaseki 1-2-1 Chiyodaku Tokyo
Yellow Section on this map is North Annex
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