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DIETCLUB.JP: GACKT enjoys Kurayami Gohan!

GACKT says「senses are sharpened, I can feel the flavours deeply」, enjoys “Kurayami Gohan”!

On December 9, artiste GACKT attended the『Nestle × Kurayami Gohan「SPECIAL.T In the Dark」Launch Event』which was held in Tokyo, and tasted “Kurayami Gohan” while wearing an eyemask.

At the launch event, it promotes the limited-period only Dine in the Dark event「SPECIAL.T In the Dark」where one tastes tea and food with eyes close, while enjoying the taste itself with a sharpened sense of smell and taste.

GACKT, who came to the launch event, experienced “Dining in the Dark”, as he put on an eye mask and with his vision shut off, fumbled as he felt the tea items and cutlery.

GACKT shared his thoughts on dining in the dark, saying「More than usual, my senses get sharpened far more, and I can deeply feel the flavours. Being able to focus on how the flavours change in my mouth is interesting」.

Also, in these few years, GACKT has been enjoying overseas events where one dines in the dark, and he commented, saying「As Japan has yet to have this culture（dining in the dark）, I hope that everyone comes to taste this」.

In addition, GACKT said「When it comes to tea, it is not something that is drunk just for the sake of healing. There’re definitely, various other ways to enjoy it, like having it during meals. Therefore, enjoy it in those ways one by one. Isn’t it the bliss of life to know those enjoyments」, describing the charms of tea.

Source: dietclub.jp

Translation: GACKT ITALIA Team

Translation © GACKT ITALIA

by SaiKaiAngel

ENTAMEPLEX: GACKT experiences “blindfolded” dining

GACKT too experiences “blindfolded” dining in surprising darkness！「SPECIAL.T In the Dark」held at Asakusa's Ryokusenji

On December 9, musician GACKT appeared at the pre-experience cum launch event of the Nestle × Kurayami Gohan presents「SPECIAL.T In the Dark」held at Tokyo Asakusa’s Ryokusenji.
「SPECIAL.T In the Dark」is a collaboration between Nestle’s capsule-style tea-only machine「SPECIAL.T」and「Kurayami Gohan」which is held once a month by Ryokusenji. It will be held from December 19（Sat）～ 21（Mon）for 3 days at Ryokusenji.

On this day, GACKT, “the man who knows the difference”, experienced dining in the dark, and shared his thoughts. From the provided menu which was created for this event, GACKT tasted「Gyokuro × Black Bean Kinako」and「Genmai Cha × Kabocha no Keiran」.Incidentally, all the 7 varieties on the menu have the rest of their contents undisclosed to provide a surprise for the participants.

GACKT said,「（With the sense of sight closed off）that parts that become sharper than usual are interesting. I can feel the flavours deeply, I can focus on how they change in my mouth」, and with regards to the marriage of tea with food, he said「When you hold the tea in your mouth after eating, to be able to feel the astringent taste and the umami flavours, and the sweetness mixing together is really enjoyable」.
Sounding like he was particularly into the「Gyokuro × Black Bean Kinako」, he expressed sincerely「The harmony of the sweetness of the black bean and the unbeatable deep flavour of the Gyokuro is great. This is delicious. I’m kind of shocked」.

Also, with regards to the event, GACKT invited laughter when he said「For me as well, normally I don’t do this except on『Kakudzuke』」with reference to the special program「Geinoujin Kakudzuke CHECK」（Asahi Broadcasting）which he appears on and wears an eyemask to differenciate flavours. According to GACKT, it appears that people overseas have the habit of dining in a dark space, and he appealed「As Japan doesn’t have such a culture, by all means, I hope that people come and taste it」.

In addition, based on an explanation by the Mr. Aoe Satoru-Ho from Ryokusenji, which hosts「Kurayami Gohan」, the participants will be tasting 3 dishes in unaccustomed darkness and confusion. Unable to hide his surprise at the umami flavour of the Gyokuro, he exclaimed「What on earth was the Gyokuro that has been produced until now!?」. As one loses track of time when blindfolded, when they tell participants「45 minutes have passed since the start of the experience」, there are those who say「Eh？So fast？」. From Mr. Aoe’s words, he said「I hope that they can pass the time in a relaxed manner with their vision sealed」.
In this “first experience”, the image of「food」that you have until now will be changed, and with realisations of「Ah, so this has such a flavour!」, the enjoyment of having a meal will be taught again. Also, Mr.Aoe’s unique story is pleasing to the ear. For interested parties, please do have a look at「SPECIAL.T In the Dark」’s website.

「SPECIAL.T In the Dark」
Date：2015年12月19日（土）～21日（月）
Time：19:00～21:00
Venue：Ryokusenji（Tokyo, Taito ward, West Asakusa 1-8-5）
Host：Nestle Japan・Kurayami Gohan
Capacity：16 people a day（Application form then first-come-first-serve basis）
Note：Participation is free

Source: Entameplex

Translation: GACKT ITALIA Team

Translation © GACKT ITALIA

by SaiKaiAngel

TV-ASAHI.CO.JP: GACKT, was an eye-opener to “dining in the dark"

TV Asahi: GACKT,「Kakudzuke」was an eye-opener to “dining in the dark"

On the 9th, singer GACKT (42) attended the launch event for『SPECIAL.T In the Dark』which was held in Ryokusenji, at Tokyo’s Taito ward. It is a collaboration between Nestle’s tea brand「SPECIAL.T」, the shrine’s monthly-held「Kurayami Gohan」. It is an event where you have a meal with your sense of sight closed off, to enjoy the taste itself and new surprises. GACKT too put on an eyemask, and sampled tea and sweets. It looked as if he was in a scene from TV Asahi’s「Geinoujin Kakudzuke CHECK」. On this day, he surprised the people involved with his precise guess「It’s Gyokuro, right」as he tasted the tea. In the wake of that「Kakudzuke」, he has since previously experienced “events where diners eat in the dark” overseas. He said「I’m glad that this is being done in Japan. When eating with the light closed off, one becomes sensitive to taste. Amidst the sharpened senses, the information that comes in is interesting」. The event will be held from the 19th to the 21st in the same venue.

Source: tv-asahi.co.jp

Translation: GACKT ITALIA Team

Translation © GACKT ITALIA

by SaiKaiAngel

RBBTODAY.COM: GACKT about dining in darkness

GACKT says about dining in darkness…… It is regretful that Japan doesn't have this culture.

On the 9th, artiste GACKT attended the Nestle×Kurayami Gohan presents「SPECIAL.T In the Dark」 which was held in Tokyo. It is one with the impression of a special experience.

At the event, one tastes tea and food while blindfolded, enhancing the sense of smell and taste, to enjoy the taste itself. GACKT, who is proficient in tasting tea and food without his sense of sight, looked like he was enjoying the event as he commented「This is fragrant」,「It feels good.」. Talking about being able to see, he put his thoughts of this special experience into words, saying「Whether to say I’m thankful, or say I’m moved by it, or say it should be revisited, it’s fun」.

With regards to tasting food and tea in the dark, he touched on it, saying「I think for regular people they don’t get a chance to experience this though」. For GACKT himself, in these few years, he has experienced it with the countries of the world being the stage of his planned program. He delivered his message, saying「I’ve come to enjoy having meals in the darkness. As Japan has yet to have such a culture, by all means, I hope that you’d come and have a taste of it」.

Source: rbbtoday.com

Translation: GACKT ITALIA Team

Translation © GACKT ITALIA

by SaiKaiAngel