General Travel in Japan

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Gorgeous meats aren't they?

More marbled meat

Perfect

And then there was more

Above meats are A5 small farm bred beef. Simply melts in your mouth.

 

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Gorgeous meats aren't they?

More marbled meat

Perfect

And then there was more

Above meats are A5 small farm bred beef. Simply melts in your mouth.

Kobe?

 

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Breakfast at hotel Western and Japanese buffet

 

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Good morning

 

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Saturday evening was at Shibuya for dinner and here's the famous crossing

 

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On Sunday travelled to Hakone for onsen. Breakfast yesterday morning

 

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This video was taken on Sunday in a bus going up to Hakone, light snow

 

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The room in Hakone was big and have a nice view

Slight snow in the morning, really sweet

 

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Yesterday travelling from Odawara to Osaka in Shinkansen at noon. Soon after the start of the journey Mt. Fuji was on our right side. Very lucky was a clear day and Fuji was at its full glory,

 

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Sunday evening after our first onsen after checking in hotel we had dinner in the Japanese restaurant Nadaman Garden

Sake

Sashimi

Appitizers

Main course

More sashimi from the maincourse

Miso soup

Sukiyaki beef

Salad

More sake

Here comes the beef

Dessert

 

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Second and last dinner in the same restaurant in the onsen hotel

Sashimi

Fugu

Shrimps

Appitiser

Sea bream main course (tai-madai in Japanese)

Beef

Ice bream

 

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Reluctant to leave Hakone, will miss Mt. Fuji

 

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Reluctant to leave Hakone, will miss Mt. Fuji

You have two loves - Thailand and Japan. Which one commands more of your devotion?

 

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Part of the Ebisu Festival in Osaka from 9-11/Jan. This was seen last night at Shinsaibashi area.

 

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When arrived in Osaka hotel went straight away for my favourite Shabu-Shabu restaurant Moritaya in Lucua Mall next to the Osaka Station

The sake

The starter

Preparing the sauce

Ordered 2 sets for 2 person, the vege

and the meat

Here we go

Felt like having more so ordered another 2 sets of Sukiyaka

 

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The meat and vegetables for the sukiyaki

The beautiful meat

Preparing the sukiyaki egg dip

Lard and sugar

The meat

 

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Open 24hrs the ramen shop. One of the best ramen I've had. Went there almost 2am on Tuesday night.

The entrance

Make you r order with the machine first

Super cold beer

Not a big place

Condiments to add

Ramen

Super ice the pork soup, the meat is also very nice

Gyoza and fried chicken

Midnight supper for 2

 

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Its the Ebisu festival in Osaka 9-11/Jan. Ebisu is the Japanese God of Fortune and many are celebrating and praying for good business. Had dinner with a Japanese friend in Benkay Restaurant in the hotel.

Appitiser - chef prepared mochi with the face of Ebisu.

Hand made tofu

Sashimi

Sake

Clear soup with white fish

Cod roe

Yellow tail in soya sauce

To finish we have puffer fish (fugu) deep fried, restaurant only serve fugu from the natural wild

Because I know executive chef very well he offered us this dish which is very difficult to come by - wild fugu testicles, lightly seared.

Chawanmushi

Crab rice cooked in claypot

 

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Had some light bites at a bar on our last night in Japan, Suzanne Bar in Shinsaibashi

Preparing our Yamazaki

All drinks are being served in double-walled stainless steel vessels (http://susgallery.jp/en/). I went to the website checked these vessels don't come cheap.

Left is water and right is our Yamazaki double on the rocks, plate is grilled stingray

More bites

Cute staff

Had 3 more double Hibiki before leaving

Nice bar, nice music and simple food pretty nice too. Suzanne bar is located at part of the Hotel Felice https://goo.gl/maps/SXfPHBYSX8F2

 

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On Thursday went back to the shabu-shabu restaurant for lunch this time no more sukiyaki, too sweet with all the sugar

Starter

Ordered grilled beef

Sauces for shabu-shabu

Here it comes - for 2

Beautifully marbled

Ordered extra

Fruits