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Enormous Ebi

Enormous Ebi

So far in the 3 months that I have spent in Tokyo things have been quite noisy in restaurants.  Searches in quiet eating have not been that sucessful.  Although things are not nearly as bad as in Hong Kong when you can’t even hear yourself 

Sunday city

Sunday city

Jaunting around Tokyo again today with my two friends from London. First we went off to Harajuku Lots of people around… Then off to Meiji Jingu Which was quite cloudy But then the sun came out!  Some prayer cards And we caught a wedding Take 

Electrifying Eel

Electrifying Eel

Today Unagi! A Japanese friend took my friend and I to what is ranked as the 5th best Unnagi restaurant in Tokyo.  He said that he actually thinks that it is the best!  It was in some weird place in Tokyo, and looked like it 

Imperial impressions

Imperial impressions

Slightly out of order (I got a bit distracted by skiing and food) but here are some more photos from Kyoto focusing on a couple of areas and the imperial palace gardens. Walk to one of the temples This one was packed because… Of the veranda 

Shiga kogen skiing 2

Shiga kogen skiing 2

Read the post below first! A little kid also felt that the skiing was a bit too much at times. Olympic salome course at Higashitateyama Ichinose Okojo no Mori area.  Weird companion not included A slightly better view when you remove distracting friends But all things