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Republic of Peru Paracas
REPORTERShoko Yamamoto

Lives and works in Paracas, Ica, Peru. I am currently organising and managing events at the Julio Cesar Tagus Paracas Museum. I have been painting on the theme 'What is a human being?' Solo exhibition to be held in Peru from July to September 2025!
I would like to bring you OMOSIROI in Peru so that you can come and visit me.

Republic of Peru Paracas
Shoko Yamamoto

2026.09.10
Peruvian Food with a Soy Sauce Flavor!? Lomo Saltado
Do Peruvians Love Soy Sauce?
When people hear “Peruvian cuisine,” many may think of spices and herbs. However, there are actually Peruvian dishes that use soy sauce. One of them is Lomo Saltado, a Peruvian dish with flavors that Japanese diners may find very familiar. It is made by quickly stir-frying beef, onions, and tomatoes over high heat, then seasoning them with soy sauce and vinegar.
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Republic of Peru Paracas
Shoko Yamamoto

2026.08.27
Pollo a la Brasa, Peru’s Beloved National Dish: It Even Has Its Own Commemorative Day!
When you live in Peru, every weekend seems to bring up the question, “Shall we go out for pollo?”
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Republic of Peru Paracas
Shoko Yamamoto

2026.07.24
Salchipapa, a Peruvian Favorite
The ultimate combo Peruvians can’t resist
As you walk through the streets of Peru, people start gathering at food stalls and fast-food restaurants as night falls. One thing you are almost guaranteed to see is “salchipapa.”
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Republic of Peru Paracas
Shoko Yamamoto

2026.06.26
Peruvian Ceviche: Like Swallowing the Sea
When it comes to Peruvian seafood, the first dish that comes to mind is, without question, ceviche. it’s a simple dish made with fresh fish combined with red onions, chili peppers, and coriander, which finishes with a sharp bite of lemon. But when you actually taste it, you’ll be caught off guard, thinking to yourself, “What is this…? It’s so good!” The acidity, the heat, the umami of the fish, and the crisp bite of the onion. Everything comes rushing in at once, then you’re spooning up bite after bite, and before you know, it has disappeared from your plate.
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Republic of Peru Paracas
Shoko Yamamoto

2026.05.18
Anticuchos: The Essential Street Food Flavor of Nighttime Peru
As you stroll the streets of Peru at night, your sense of smell is greeted from somewhere by an aromatic smoke, the scent of something appetizing. Then, it stops you in your tracks and reveals itself to be “anticuchos,” the signature street food of Peru.
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Republic of Peru Paracas
Shoko Yamamoto

2025.11.26
The World's Best Breakfast? Peru's "Pan con Chicharrón"
There is a very well-known sandwich in Peru that has even been called "the world's best breakfast."
It’s “pan con chicharrón.” The literal translation is "bread with chicharrón (fried pork with skin on)." Although the name is simple, it has rich, complex flavors and is the go-to thing to eat in the morning, a substantial breakfast that Peruvians have long loved.
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Republic of Peru Paracas
Shoko Yamamoto

2025.05.28
I've Been Eating Prickly Pear Fruit a Lot since I Came to Peru.
Peru has gotten a lot colder. I still wear short sleeves in the daytime, but if I don’t put on a thick parka or a light coat after the sun goes down, I feel as though I’m going to catch a cold.
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Republic of Peru Paracas
Shoko Yamamoto

2025.02.20
Tacama in Ica Province, Peru, Perhaps South America’s Oldest Winery
I welcomed the New Year, 2025, in Peru. I hope I can count on your continued support again this year.
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Republic of Peru Paracas
Shoko Yamamoto

2025.02.10
A Trip to Iguazú National Park to See the Famous Waterfall
Summer has come to Peru. The town of Paracas where I live is hot during the Christmas and New Year holidays. It never snows of course, yet people set up Christmas trees everywhere that look like they’re covered with it.
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Republic of Peru Paracas
Shoko Yamamoto

2024.12.03
I Have Set Foot in Legendary Patagonia!
It was mid-October when my long vacation began. The museum gave me three weeks off, including public holidays, and I am on a trip to Argentina and Brazil.
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Republic of Peru Paracas
Shoko Yamamoto

2024.10.11
I visited the studio of Víctor Delfín, the 96-year-old leading Peruvian sculptor, and met his elementary-school-aged son!
I wonder if it’s just my imagination that once we’re in late September, it starts feeling as though the end of the year is just around the corner. Last week, I was staying in Lima, the Peruvian capital, on JICA business. After a long absence, the capital was exciting and really fun.
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Republic of Peru Paracas
Shoko Yamamoto

2024.10.08
The Paracas Museum has been buzzing recently with elementary school students visiting on school excursions!
It's September. The maximum temperature in Paracas today is 17 degrees (C) and the minimum temperature is 13 degrees. It's a bit cold. A man in my neighborhood said that spring has arrived, but it’s still cold and the cherry blossoms aren’t blooming.
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Republic of Peru Paracas
Shoko Yamamoto

2024.09.12
The Paracas Museum, Where I Work, Has Celebrated its 60th Anniversary. Hooray!
For many years, I have lived thinking that August is hot, so I’m having a tough time getting used to the idea of a "cold August"... As I say that, August is about to end, but it is very cold in Peru at the moment.
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Republic of Peru Paracas
Shoko Yamamoto

2024.08.30
Peruvian “Menú Culture” - I Love It!
Today, Sunday the 28th of July, was Peru's Independence Day (a public holiday). Right through the month of July, the Peruvian flag has been hoisted on buildings, and museum staff have worn on their chests ribbons and pin badges in the same colors as the Peruvian flag, called the "Escarapela del Perú (the Cockade of Peru)”.
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Republic of Peru Paracas
Shoko Yamamoto

2024.08.09
An Oasis in the Middle of a Vast Desert! Introducing “Huacachina” in the Ica Region, Where I Live!
On Tuesday the 16th of July, the maximum temperature is 21 degrees Celsius, and the minimum temperature is 16. The wind is strong in Paracas, so it feels a little colder than the numbers indicate. Today, I went to work at the museum with my coat on. It's the first time in my life that I'm wearing a coat in mid-July.
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Republic of Peru Paracas
Shoko Yamamoto

2024.07.25
Pollo a la Brasa, The National Dish of Peru! I Like It So Much I Want to Eat It Every Day.
Today is Monday the 1st of July. Half of 2024 has already gone. Time passes too fast, doesn’t it? While I try to keep in mind that I should treasure each and every day of life, it doesn't always go that well.
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Republic of Peru Paracas
Shoko Yamamoto

2024.07.11
Perhaps Peru and Japan See Father’s Day Differently!? I Prepared 9 Presents for Father’s Day
There was an earthquake in Peru at around 9:40 am on Sunday the 16th of June. I was just lazing around on my bed at the time.
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Republic of Peru Paracas
Shoko Yamamoto

2024.07.03
My Wish Came True and I Went to a Night Event at the Lima Art Museum (MALI)!
It’s already June! It’s a bit of a worry to think that I have already used up half of a whole year. When I look back and wonder if my Spanish has improved satisfactorily compared to 6 months ago, I just move forward thinking to myself, “Nope. I’ve got to try harder.” (eating a lot along the way…)
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Republic of Peru Paracas
Shoko Yamamoto

2024.06.17
Coordinating Events at Julio César Tello Paracas Museum, Peru – Part 2
Tuesday, May 21. Paracas is famous for its lack of rain, but it started drizzling this morning!! It’s been a while since I felt the sensation of getting wet from water falling from the sky, so I walked to the place where I was meeting a colleague and got wet from the rain.
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Republic of Peru Paracas
Shoko Yamamoto

2024.05.31
Coordinating Events at Julio César Tello Paracas Museum, Peru – Part 1
Tomorrow, Wednesday the 1st of May, is “Día del Trabajo” (Labor Day). Like a lot of other countries, it is a public holiday in Peru too. But that’s not necessarily the reason why this time I am writing about the museum where I work.
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Republic of Peru Paracas
Shoko Yamamoto

2024.05.13
Reporting on Paracas (Nazca Territory), Peru
On the morning of Monday, April 15, I woke with surprise at the sudden coldness, the words “Wow it’s cold!” just blurting out. A friend in the neighborhood caught a cold because they had slept in thin clothing.
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Republic of Peru Paracas
Shoko Yamamoto

2024.05.07
Shoko Yamamoto here, reporting from Peru. Nice to meet you!
It’s March 2024 and I’m free from hay fever, living in Peru, South America. Ever since the age of about 10, March has meant the affliction of hay fever making my eyes itch and my nose run non-stop, so, to put it mildly, Peru is like heaven at this time of the year.
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