Monthly Archives: November 2015

Adventure now ended, some high points: Steampunk clock Tokyo Fine dinners at ryokans, breakfast not so much. Variety of experiences, very large variety. Packaging and wrapping….unending, wasteful, generally elegant Clean bathrooms almost everywhere but cold water and seldom soap Mediocre … Continue reading →

Warmer, sunny For our last excursion, a trip to the beach. Not just any beach but rated by Michelin as one of the top 100 of Japan. Takeno beach. The same literature said that the beach is open for swimming … Continue reading →

Freshest sasshimi ever except when alive. Outstanding. Surprising dish: pork ribs with salad and herbed mashed potatoes, served with knife and fork. Perfect tempura: no taste of the oil.        In Album 11/22/15 Check this out on Google+

Cooler A very different breakfast this am. Large room, Chinese style layout, different items such as macha rolls with soybeans, grilled persimmons, grilled chestnuts, two kinds, and grilled shiitake mushrooms. Sand fish and flounder, fruits in gelatin, the list goes … Continue reading →

Surprising good uni as well as other delicacies. In some cases I got a double portion. Easy to guess why.        In Album 11/21/15 Check this out on Google+

See menu included. Served in private tatatmi room        In Album Kaiseki dinner with menu Check this out on Google+

A little cooler as we head to the coast Last evening in osaka i had no wine, water. Reasoning is that California to which we will soon arrive, has lots of wine but no water. The onsen will have lots … Continue reading →

A bit less warm Rest and shipping day before traveling to an onsen. Final night at the hotel club, first rate.   In Album 11/19/15 Check this out on Google+

Rain forecast but not delivered Morning at the imperial palace and its gardens open today to the public. Immense, of course. Afternoon shinkensen ride to Osaka. We watched in amazement as three people cleaned, new head doilies, vacuumed the car … Continue reading →

Warm again 75+ Walk through Hama-Rikyu gardens, 14 bridges, along Sumito river where we took the water taxi, 45 min, to, Asakusa The architecture from the riverside and elsewhere is quite boring. Rectilinear building, one after the other. Almost no … Continue reading →