#japan

Dec 10, 2020

Yuzu Tea Soda

@cookhouse, Hankyu 3-bamgai, Umeda, Osaka. Yuzu + tea + soda – Fairly simple. Surprised that it had actual black tea in the mix. The...

Dec 10, 2020

Sake Taster Set

@Daiki-suisan Trying all three TYPES of sake on the menu in one go: Junmai, Honjozo, Junmai Ginjo. It certainly makes you appreciate the...

Dec 10, 2020

Sakura Cream Daifuku

@ 7Eleven Just a simple one. A sakura (cherry blossom) flavoured cream inside a chewy mochi casing. This was really nice. Well done....

Dec 10, 2020

Sukiyaki bowl set

@TEISHOKU YAYOI, Umeda, Osaka. Fantastic looking restaurant, with computer machine in English. And this is real sukiyaki, in a fancy...

Nov 30, 2020

Sakura & Cherry Frappuccino

@Starbucks, Osaka Kansai Airport Departure gate. Last Hurrah in Japan, before flying back to reality, or my version of it. Wanted to try...

Nov 17, 2020

Traditional Japanese Assortment Teishoku

@yayoi, Gojo Karasuma, Kyoto A Teishoku: An assortment of dishes, not all of which I could identify with certainty, but all tasty and...

Nov 17, 2020

Kaitenzushi

kaitenzushi @Daiki-suisan, Umeda. A conveyer belt sushi restaurant: A true(eque) Japanese food experience. This place was nice, fun and...

Nov 16, 2020

Umeshu

@tokutoku, a little izakaya (bar/eatery) at Hiroshima station. We only stopped in for a drink but I which we could have stayed for the...

Nov 16, 2020

Cheese Egg Curry Bun

@Niko and … COFFEE, HEP 5, Umeda, Osaka Yes, you read that right. It is not really a combination I had considered till now. And I’m not...

Nov 16, 2020

Tempura Ramen with side of Inari

@hanaka 花家 (near) Fushimi Inari. Is a small pokey, family run business, with normal chairs and tables in the front, but with low,...

Nov 16, 2020

Special Tea Service

@Waraku-an Sabo, Nijo Castle, Kyoto Green tea (sencha) and a couple of dainties at the tea house at the old Kyoto castle. The sweets are...

Nov 16, 2020

Matcha and KINKAKU

@kinkakuji (the golden pavilion), Kyoto. Properly prepared matcha with a slight froth on top, and of the highest quality. Served with a...

Nov 16, 2020

Fruit Sandwich

@SHIZUKA, Kyoto I’m just going to let that sit there........ Fruit sandwiches are awesome, and these are the best. A whole half kiwi,...

Nov 16, 2020

Goma Dango and Green tea

@ the Baien teahouse,Kitano Tenmangu Shrine, Kyoto Dango are fantastic chewy little balls of rice flour, like nothing in the western...

Nov 15, 2020

Hi everyone!

Hi everyone, I hope you are all surviving well. I had just finished a trip to Japan when lockdown began, which meant an awful lot of...

Nov 15, 2020

Puru-Shu!! Jelly x Sparkling Hoko Apple

FIZZY APPLE JELLY JUICE DRINK In an aluminium bottle. It's basically like a jelly with fizzy and chunk of apple in it. You have to shake...