Needless to say (write?) Japan is a eater's paradise with so many choices! You have to watch out for your wallet though. Next to transportation costs eating out can add up to a bundle, especially, at 78 Yen per dollar! (**;) Due to the unexpected earthquake and tsunami my eating ventures probably were cut down by half easily. But here are some more pics of the great food I was able to eat! I definitely gained weight during this trip.
Korean style BBQ (Yakiniku) at Michele's graduation dinner with her mom.
Yummy! Nothing like BBQ fresh off the grill.
A typical Chinese meal. Omelet with sweet sour sauce over rice, deep fried chicken, gyoza, cabbage salad and egg drop soup for under $10.00
Beef with KimChee, rice, pickles and miso soup.
Vegetable tempura bowl !
Chicken in soy sauce/vinegar dressing at Torakichi.
Special Omelet with Char Siu in sweet/sour sauce at Kougen, our usual after practice meeting place.
The owner's son and daughter are students of the Dojo. They joined when in Jr and Senior High School, just arrived from China. Iwasaki and Ookoshi Senpais, regulars of Kougen, brought them over with the hopes they would better adjust to the new environment. Now they are both college students with the sister studying to be a pharmacist (6 years course) and the brother enjoying typical Japanese college life? Now their cousin has just passed her medical school entrance exams as well!! They all help out at the restaurant when they are not studying. I wish more American and Japanese kids would be just as diligent and determined to work for their futures!
Torakichi owner/chef. Supposedly the stores ran out of regular candles, so he bought these just in case of electrical black outs. Gahahaha
Mysterious riverside ally lined with bars.......Go through the wring door you'll leave with the wallet empty!
Once in a while, eating at a fancy French restaurant. Hmmm I selected the "Healthy Course" Perhaps they should of titled it "Starvation Course"????? Not to worry this was just the appetizer........Quite tasty in fact.
A treat from Michele's mom
Flounder and seasonal vegetables in tangy herb sauce. Very good
Some sort of creamy leek soup????
My last meal in Japan at 2300 hrs at Haneda International Airport.(^^) It was Ono!
A fish based soup Ramen
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