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2012/02/03 Soba Kaiseki @Tsuchiya

Feb 3rd, 2012 Leave a comment

I and my mom had soba kaiseki lunch @Tsuchiya in Higashi Murayama city. We wanted to celebrate our big effort for the all title change transaction.

This place is a cozy restaurant located in local town which I grew up.

Yuzu  wine

Yuzu wine

Buckwheat grain custard

Buckwheat grain custard

Appetizer/Roasted mackerel, Deep fried taro yam, Simmered squid,Flower bean, Sardine, Soybean konjac, Green vegetable

Grilled mackerel

Deep fried yam

Simmered squid

Sardine, flower bean, Carrot, Taro

Soybean konjac

Green leaf vegetable

Buckwheat dumpling & duck meat ball

Buckwheat dumpling & duck ball

Buckwheat noodle

Buckwheat noodle

Tuna & daikon

Tuna & daikon

Orange jello

Orange agar agar

 

2/12/02/02 Seiji Togo’s Museum

Feb 2nd, 2012 Leave a comment

I visited Seiji Togo’s museum and saw the charity exhibit for Tsunami.

This is his art called “Boukyou/Memory of my town”

Boukyou

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The view from the 42th floor in Shinjyuku.

View from 42th floor

Skytree tower

Skytree tower

Pasta Lunch @Suminoe

Flower

Appetizer

Fish egg/Mentai pasta

Yuzu citrus sorbe

Coffee

Coffee

Sweet Potato parfait @Musashino Sabo

Sweet potato parfait

2012/01/28 Kawagoe

Jan 28th, 2012 Leave a comment

I visited Kawagoe with my friend which is a local old fashioned town. This is the old pharmacy store.

Pharmacy store

Japanese style sandals

Japanese style sandals

Pharmacy tools & signs

Pharmacy tools and signs

Lunch bento box

Bento box lunch

We joined the Matsumoto soy sauce factory tour where they make soy sauce in a old fashioned style. Their soy sauce is very tasty because they fermented soy sauce for 2 years.

Taru/Wood container for fermentation

 

 

 

2012/01/26 Nezu Museum/Camellia Exhibit

Jan 27th, 2012 Leave a comment

I visited Nezu Museum and saw the Camellia exhibit.

Camellia exhibit

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This is a isle to the entrance, which has beautiful bamboo bushes.

Nezu Museum

I walked in the garden after I saw the exhibit.

Garden

Snow fell few days ago and did not melt yet.

Snow in the garden

I saw a big Heron in the garden.

Heron

 

Snow over the ground

Vegetarian lunch @Tamana cafe, which has brown rice and very filled.

Vegetarian lunch @Tamana cafe

2012/01/05 Roppongi/Monzen Nakacho

Jan 5th, 2012 Leave a comment

I went to Toukaido 53tsugi exhibit by Hiroshige at Suntry Museum in Roppongi. It was fun exhibit I really enjoyed it. After I saw the exhibit, I had a lunch at Fumuroya which is a famous wheat gluten store.

Simmered wheat gluten bowl

 

 

 

I visited Monzennakachou which was very crowded for new year shrine visit.

Shrine entrance gate/torii

Stores on the road to shrine

 

 

Fried dumpling

 

Good luck doll/Daruma

Shrine

2011/12/26 Yumura Hot Springs

Dec 29th, 2011 Leave a comment

I traveled Yumura hot springs  12/26-12/29/2011.

 

20111226 Yumura Hot Springs

2011/12/22 Ningyou cho/Kiyosumi/Terakoya Xmas lunch

Dec 22nd, 2011 Leave a comment

I returned Japan again for my dad’s 49th day memorial event.

 

20111222 Ningyou cho/Kiyosumi/Terakoya Xmas lunch

 

2011/11/10-29 Japan Trip/Kawagoe, Kiyosumi, Ise-Toba

Nov 30th, 2011 Leave a comment

My dad past away on 11/8 peacefully. I returned Japan on 11/10, finished his funeral.

On the next day, a big red rose bloomed  and …….

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2011/11/10-29 Japan Trip/Kawagoe, Kiyosumi, Ise-Toba

 

 

2011/09/01 Walk in Kawagoe, Japan

Sep 1st, 2011 Leave a comment

I visited Kawagoe which is old town in Saitama prefecture. I walked around to see old fashioned town which still has old fashioned houses.(Kura style)


2011/09/01 Walk in Kawagoe, Japan

2011/08/22-09/05 Lunch a la Carte in Japan

Aug 22nd, 2011 Leave a comment

2011/08/23 Lunch @Mother’s

My dad is sick and hospitalized, I returned Japan on 8/22.


2011/08/22-09/05 Lunch a la carte in Japan

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