23 Japan

2012/04/23 myagi Reply

I flew to Japan on 4/10, arrived on 4/11.

2012/04/11-04/23 Japan

2012/03/10 Turkish Karasumi/Mullet Roe

2012/03/15 myagi Reply

I traveled to Turkey last year, got a Turkish Karasumi/Mullet Roe which is a food product made by salting mullet roe drying in the sun light.

Drying Mullet Roe in the sun from Wiki

We joined Bosphorus cruising, landed last stop, took a walk in the seaside little town and saw the process making Mullet Roe on the street.

Mullet Roe/making Karasumi

This is Karasumi/Mullet Roe I got in Turkey which is covered by wax.

Karasumi

Karasumi cut

Little salty but tasty, good with white wine!

Karasumi cut

2012/02/27-29 Sycamore Mineral Springs

2012/03/01 myagi Reply

I posted the trip to Sycamore Mineral Springs.

2012/02/27-29 Sycamore Mineral Springs

2012/02/03 Soba Kaiseki @Tsuchiya

2012/02/03 myagi Reply

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

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

Tuna & daikon

Orange jello

Orange agar agar

2/12/02/02 Seiji Togo’s Museum

2012/02/02 myagi Reply

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

Pasta Lunch @Suminoe

Flower

Appetizer

Fish egg/Mentai pasta

Yuzu citrus sorbe

Coffee

Sweet Potato parfait @Musashino Sabo

Sweet potato parfait

2012/01/28 Kawagoe

2012/01/28 myagi Reply

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

Pharmacy store

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

2012/01/27 myagi Reply

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

2012/01/05 myagi Reply

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.