Thursday, July 31, 2008

Japan: Snapshots

I still have a ton of photos that I took in Japan to share with you all, so here's a random selection of some of the better ones. Enjoy!

A bird's eye view of the busiest intersection in the world. Shibuya, Tokyo Japan.

Some delicious peppered pork yakitori in Sapporo, Japan.

The delciousness pictured above was made by this man in his tiny yet efficient kitchen, Sapporo, Japan.

Fountain in the city center of Nagoya, Japan.

A gaggle of bike riding girls in Nagoya, Japan.

A beautiful eki-ben (means an obento purchased at the train station) on the Shinkansen (bullet train) to Nagoya from Osaka, Japan.

The Mama-san of a hostess bar gives me her best pose, Osaka, Japan.

A plate of absolutely divine anago sushi at our favorite restaurant, Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan.

Sushi no moriawase- a mixed selection- at the same sushi restaurant, Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan.

The view from our room at the Excel Hotel, Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan.

Tokyo girls always look good but it takes a lot of work to keep it up! Coffee shop, Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan.

Piping hot kani kureemu korokke , maybe the best I've ever had, at an izakaya, Koenji, Tokyo, Japan.

3 comments:

Food, she thought. said...

I had strange and wonderful yakitori late the first night of my arrival in Tokyo, just about a year ago. Your beautiful photos make me wish I was there right now...

Anonymous said...

Ahhhhh...how homesick I became after viewing your lovely photos...Your last mention of Koenji was the most nostalgic since I lived there as a child...thank you ....

Pirikara said...

Hey girl~ omg, I'm jealous~! then again, I'm going at the end of this month. yay! that korokke looks pretty damn good.