Red Sox season has begun and this year it has a new look and feel. With the signing of Japanese superstar Daisuke Matsuzaka, the Sox are hoping they will have the magic ingredient to make their pitching staff unstoppable. As a result, Red Sox Nation has been seized by "Dice-K" mania. Around town, restaurants are celebrating the arrival of the new ace and welcoming the many Japanese visitors who are expected to flood the region for the next several months. Here is a sampling.

--ANDREA PYENSON