TOKYO: Ebisu is an old Japanese term for whale. And the district of Ebisu has been named as Tokyo's most popular place to live, according to a survey by seven real estate firms.
Part of the attraction is that it has hundreds of restaurants with cuisine from around the world, and now 28 of those restaurants have joined a campaign to promote whale meat.
The district is holding the Ebisu Kujira Festival, which is in its third year. And for the first time, it is focusing on promoting local cuisine cooked with whale meat to a rising number of foreign visitors.