Jul 012011

Japanese Breakfast

Here is one of the breakfasts we had while staying with our friends in Abiko. They made a great spread so early in the morning!

We had a little veggies sprinkled with bonito flakes.

Japanese Breakfast

This below was some kinpira daikon which was made with leftover daikon from the oden the previous night.

Japanese Breakfast

Salad with very fresh tomatoes and prosciutto.

Japanese Breakfast

Some grilled salmon…

Japanese Breakfast

Yogurt that is made at home daily by our friend…

Japanese Breakfast

which is eaten with some delicious ground sesame seeds and sugar.

Japanese Breakfast

And finally to end this great breakfast, some sweet refreshing strawberries.

Japanese Breakfast

This was a perfect breakfast in Japan!

Uosou Tsukiji

On one of the winter nights back in Tokyo, our friends took us out to a great dinner at Uosou Tsukiji.

Uosou Tsukiji

We started with a couple appetizers, the ikura below was really tasty!

Uosou Tsukiji Ikura

Then we started with the fish dishes.

Uosou Tsukiji Fish

Uosou Tsukiji Sashimi

The sashimi and sushi were both really fresh!

Uosou Tsukiji Sushi

And because we are staying away from meat, we had a fish nabe with tofu, mushrooms, and veggies that warmed us up nicely.

Uosou Tsukiji Nabe

Nabe with ponzu dipping sauce, my favorite!

Uosou Tsukiji Fish

Nov 232010

Oden

With fall turning into winter in Japan, it is time for some cold weather food photos! Here are some pictures of a dinner that we had at our friend’s house in Chiba.

This post is also my submission for this month’s Japan Blog Matsuri, hosted over at Surviving in Japan.

Oden

The theme this month is “Fall is the season for eating”, so here are some pictures of our warm oden dinner. From appetizers, to rice and soup…

Rice and Soup

And finally the star, a nice big pot of oden. In this pot we had daikon (radish), ninjin (carrots), shirataki (konnyaku noodles), konbu (kelp), aburage (deep fried tofu pouch) stuffed with mochi, and a variety of fish cake such as gobo maki. And when eating oden, don’t forget about the karashi (Japanese mustard)!

Oden

Kasai Rinkai Park

After a fun look around Tokyo Sea Life Park, we made our way through Kasai Rinkai Park to one of Japan’s largest ferris wheels!

Kasai Rinkai Park

The name of this huge ride is the Diamond and Flowers Ferris Wheel.

Kasai Rinkai Park

From this ferris wheel you can see Tokyo Bay, Tokyo Disney Resort, and Chiba – and on a clear day you can even see Mt. Fuji.

Below is a shot taken from our roomy capsule, it is the Lotte Kasai Golf driving range. Can you see the multiple levels of golfers?

Lotte Kasai Golf

Next is a shot of Kasai Rinkai Koen Station. This is the station that we arrived at for Tokyo Sea Life Park, it’s on the JR Keiyo Line.

Kasai Rinkai Koen Station

Kasai Rinkai Park

This last view was taken towards Tokyo Disney Resort with a view of the dome which was our entrance down into Tokyo Sea Life Park.

Kasai Rinkai Park

It was great that we had a big roomy capsule all to ourselves. This fun and comfortable ride was a great way to end the afternoon!

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