We had a great time but not so great weather.Cold & wet. Food was a blast. Did not have a bad meal. Beef to stupid price wise. Very heavily marbled,cut very thin in the shops.
Love the yakitori approach .Great skill to turn the food out on time ,in order. I could watch the cooks all day.Nice use of secondary cuts, tongue ,heart,jowl.
Raw fish? Ate more than your average seal colony! Went to the famous market inTokyo twice to see the wholesale side. Ate in the little places that serve the workers. Watched a guy fillet eels,about 2 per minute. Incredibly neat & clean .Fascinated by all that dried seafood tradition.
Bought 2 knives in Kyoto from a shop that's been in the same family for 15 generations. I was able to give a few pointers to a tour group on what to buy,I did. a Japanese knife course a few years back.
Great time all round,not expensive in fact Tokyo cheaper than Sydney. Had a love affair with Yesibu beer, Linda got into the sake .
I will watch Lost in Translation again & that episode of The Simpsons. My friends that are living there,year 2 , love it.
We will go back. Lots of Aussies go for the snow season up north, cheap when you do the costing. Only 9 hours flying.
