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Lunches

Lunches

So often people ask me what I eat for lunch. Is it like London? No…. My office is located in Akasaka, with many many many restaurants around.  This is a sample of what I eat everyday for lunch. Oyako don Miyazaki chicken Teppanyaki pork Hayashi 

Tempura and Yakitori

Tempura and Yakitori

In the realisation that I have 3 weeks left in Japan, I have begun to stuff my face as fast as possible.  So lets begin… Tempura The place setting in a restaurant in the Keio department store Yum yum main course.  Prawn, prawn head, anago 

A first taste of Wagyu

A first taste of Wagyu

Now less than a month left in Japan 🙁 How I will miss it. But now, its time for a food update! Wagyu beef Getting ready The amuse.  Tomato with jelly Fish course.  Yum yum.  Crispy on the outside and moist inside Hot bread to 

Kyoto revisited 3

Kyoto revisited 3

Kyoto Getting ready for Gion The way to Ryoanji The mini version And the real thing. Islands in a pebble sea What is it?  Clouds?  Sea?  Islands?  Or just rocks… On the way out Pond view Next place! With thousands of torii gates – Fushi 

Kyoto revisited 2

Kyoto revisited 2

So day two in Kyoto Ginkakujin (the silver temple) with minifuji And the inside Rainy again, but means that things look quite peaceful Heinan jingu With some inhabitents Part of Choin-ji, a very quite and peaceful temple.  I guess it is not as well known