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"Tsukiji Magoemon Lalaport Koshien Store" (Osaka, Koshien City), which is the 76th in the series of new store explorations to eat early at Lalaport Koshien's 3rd floor food court "FOOD TERRACE." The name of the store comes from Morison Uemon, as detailed below. The opening of the store is in "ZIPANGU," in other words, the ramen "Dotombori Kamukura." Just a little nitpicking here, a skilled chef with two Michelin stars carefully selected the ingredients. From the name and description of this store, you might get the impression that it is a "well-established famous store in Tokyo Tsukiji" opening in Kansai. However, this is just a hint at Tsukiji, and also a hint at Michelin stars. The store opened on November 21, 2020, followed by Mint Kobe Store on November 1, 2021, and Lalaport Shonan Hiratsuka Store on April 25, 2022. The order was not for a seafood bowl but for an Unadon for 2,190 yen. I also ate it at Lalaport Sakai, but was the total weight one kilogram? It looks exactly like the towering Eel and Rice Bowl at Izumo. As a bowl, it looks good and most importantly, it has a satisfying taste. The downside of this bowl is its difficulty to eat. In this food court, most menu items cost over 1,000 yen, so this dish is not that expensive. The downside of the bowl is its difficulty to eat. The bowl is too flat, so it's difficult to use the tea bowl and plate provided, and the spoon is more practical. (Side note) Legend of Morison Uemon and Tsukudani After the Incident at Honnoji Temple, Ieyasu Tokugawa, who was in Sakai, barely escaped to Okazaki with the help of Morison Uemon, the village headman of Tsukuda in Settsu Province, and the fishermen. Since then, there has been a connection. In 1590, when Ieyasu Tokugawa moved to Kanto, Morison Uemon and 33 fishermen were called to Edo. At that time, the advanced fishing techniques were from the Kansai region, where they were needed. The fishermen were allowed to fish anywhere in Edo and received generous protection, such as a permit from Ieyasu. They were given reclaimed tidal flats as a place to live, named after their hometown, Tsukuda Island, which still remains in the current place name. They were ordered to pay fish tribute to Edo Castle, and the fish that Ieyasu liked, Shirauo (white fish), was the main fish. They were free to sell other fish. Morison Uemon's second son, Kusabemon, opened a fish market, which is considered the origin of Nihonbashi Fish Market. Nihonbashi flourished until it moved to Tsukiji Market in 1923 after the Great Kanto Earthquake. Unsold small fish (miscellaneous fish) were sold as Tsukudani. Originally, the fishermen of Tsukuda Village had been using boiled small fish and shellfish as preserved food for fishing trips since their hometown, and in Edo, it was named Tsukudani after Tsukuda Island and became a marketable product. Tsukudani was accepted by the commoners of Edo due to its high preservability and low price, and it further spread throughout the country as a famous Edo souvenir for samurai returning to their hometowns during the Sankin-Kotai period, being taken back to various regions and becoming popular nationwide."