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Sake Tasting Tour
We learned how sake is made, how to order different kinds, how polishing the rice changes the flavor, and that the fruity flavors come from the yeast. Sake preferences varied strongly, the girls preferring fruitier varieties, David and I liking the drier versions. They provided us 3 tastings during the beginning of the tour. Then…
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Koishikawa Korakuen Garden -Tokyo
Garden near the Tokyo Dome We saw carp, turtles, ducks, and a crain. A peaceful oasis in the middle of the city.
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Bamboo Forest
In Kyoto there is a Bamboo Forest the grass thinks it’s trees the air is hot, the shade is pleasant the ants below desperate for the perfect insta Aris is the star of our perfect insta.
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The Mountain is Out
I was knitting in the morning while everyone else was still sleeping and I saw that the sky had cleared. Not sure how long it would last, I just ditched everyone else and went out to catch it. There were lots of people out enjoying the morning. I think there was some kind of fishing…
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No Mountain
Being from the Pacific NW, I know mountains can be finicky, so when we planned a day at Lake Kawaguchiko at the base of Mt. Fuji, I knew there was no guarantee of an actual mountain sighting. There it is, the spectacular mountain, just behind those clouds! Daya and I found a walking trail and…
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Train Station Sushi
We are taking the high speed train to Kyoto and we needed to get some food, so we stopped at a restaurant in the train station for sushi. Terrifying, I know. I can’t even imagine trusting sushi at a train station or airport or 7-11, but it’s everyday here. close up on the ones that…
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7-11 in Japan
There are 7-11 convenience stores everywhere here and they are full of quick foods. Our favorite is the egg salad sandwich on the yummy white bread. But there are so many crazy things to try. We got some wild stuff, like a chicken salad bar. Egg salad breakfast.
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Dinner in Kawaguchiko
Aris found us the best reviewed restaurant in the area and we walked through back alleys and past immaculate vegetable gardens full of perfect corn to get to this restaurant. We were concerned that the reviews were all bots or something because there so glowing. The place was quite trendy looking. Bar seating and 2…
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Tenoshima
Our experience at a 3 Michelin star restaurant. There was seating for a maximum 16 people here. There was one other family next to us with 2 kids, vastly younger than our 2 kids, and a couple seated at the bar behind David and Daya. by the end of the night the two kids at…
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