Welcome to Japan, a delicious food paradise! Our travel in Japan was full of great dine experiences.
Our morning in Tokyo started with freshly baked bread and pastry from a cute French bakery near our hotel.
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| Wonderful bread line-up at 8am |
One of Tokyo's special foods is Sushi, especially called Edo-Mae Sushi. To look for authentic sushi, we went to Ginza, a mecca of Edo-Mae Sushi. While there were many sushi restaurants in Ginza, based on my research, I believed Sushiya Mao would give us an incredible experience. Yes, they did! In fact I missed taking a picture of Sakizuke, some sushi pieces and Tamago because I was simply distracted with the master's amazing creations.
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| Our serious Sushi master |
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| Isagi |
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| Maguro-zuke |
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| Katsuo |
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| Kohada |
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| Aji |
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| Taira-gai |
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| Anago |
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| Akadashi - Shizimi |
While we walked around Ginza, we found Kimura-ya, the first bakery in Japan. Their An-pan is made with Sake yeast, which develops unique yummy perfume. I picked some for our breakfast. I am an An-pan lover.
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| Various kinds of An-pan, including Red Beans, White Beans, Chestnut, & Custard cream |
We also went to Shinjuku, a major commercial and administrative center in Tokyo. A five star luxury hotel, Park Hyatt Tokyo was one of our destinations, where was a movie filming location of
Lost in translation (2003).
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| Bright sunshine through the glass ceiling of 41F Peak Lounge in Park Hyatt Tokyo |
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| Gorgeous Afternoon Tea with wide varieties of tea selection and sweets |
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| More sweets... yum yum |
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| Some savory plates followed by more sweets...happy endless supply! |
Before taking a bus to Mt. Fuji region, we found a 24 hour-open Soba/Udon cafe in Shinjuku. Quick, cheap, but still tasty!
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| Quick Soba soup & Katsu-don at a 24hr Soba/Udon cafe |
Before heading for Osaka by Shinkansen, so-called "bullet train," we were looking for a lunch place around Tokyo Station, and happened to find a British pub & restaurant whose menu didn't have any British foods.... suspicious...but we tried.
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| Hamburg Lunch at a British pub near Tokyo Station |
To be continued...
