Trip to Kuroishi (黒石市)

During Feburary, I saw the Japanese show introducing a Malaysian Cafe (selling chicken rice and curry) opened by a Malaysian who stayed in Kuroishi. Kept pestering S to bring me there! He finally brought me there when he was free. This was my first time in Kuroishi and the main street retained old Japanese era time. Seemed like the street was entrapped in the past.  We found the Malaysian Cafe, 十文字カフェ. Click on the link to know about the cafe :)

Saw a few interesting shops and cafes but since we came especially to taste the chicken rice and curry so we were window shopping while waiting for the cafe to be opened. S was interviewed by TV station reporter and it was on the recent TV news on how a Japanese submitted their daughter photo to Kuroshi city contest and it won the first prize. However, Kuroshi city office withdraw the prize upon realising the girl in the photo had deceased by committing suicide (seemed to be bullied by others in school). The girl's family felt insulted by town office's response and complaint, this eventually became a nationwide news. What a heavy topic to be interviewed by, luckily I don't have to comment. 

松の湯交流館 matsunoyu kouryuukann, the Malaysian cafe is just around the parking area.

十文字カフェ, found the Malaysian cafe but it was not opened yet.

Inside the 松の湯交流館

Along the street

Sake brewery 

Interesting cafes and shops along this stretch.

津軽三味線 (Tsgaru traditional instrument) performance

Selling all sorts of handmade products and Asia style goods.

Too bad I did not meet the Malaysian that opened this cafe.

It also appeared on TV show before where the celebrity disguised himself as staff of the cafe and prepared surprise for the guest (Upon request by the family members that wrote to the TV program requesting so).

Curry set, it was spicy and I liked it.

Chicken rice! Delicious rice but without the chill it was rather bland. Came along with the chilli.

Ordered a small set as S was not willing to share.