We walked around the corner from our hotel and got breakfast from a little bakery that had a bunch of weird things. The strangest by far was a piece of toast with melted cheese, four bacon strips, and a fried egg, all baked on top and packaged individually on a shelf… not a refrigerated or heated shelf, just a wooden shelf. Nearby was a toaster oven where you could heat up your food. I got tiny sandwiches and a peach pastry, and we took all this back to our hotel room, which confused the maids who were getting ready to clean. We assured them that we would eat quickly and leave, which we did.
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posted by tangentbot at 12:00 pm on October 12th, 2006
Categories: food, japan. tags: Asakusa, Japan Trip 2006, Japanese food, kappa, kojira, old Edo, tanuki shrine, whale jerky.
Wednesday, October 11th! We all woke up early and went to Holly’s Cafe, and had these cute little sandwiches, cheesecakes and coffee. We’ve learned that it doesn’t matter how “Western” a place may seem in Japan, they always have a way of putting a unique Japanese twist on everything.
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posted by tangentbot at 12:00 pm on October 11th, 2006
Categories: food, japan. tags: Akiba, Japan Trip 2006, Kyoto, Nishiki Market, Okachimachi, Shinkansen, Tokyo, traditional Japanese food, tsukemono.
Tuesday October 10th , we caught the Shinkansen out to Kyoto… this train is freaking awesome! It was a fairly long ride; a couple of hours I believe.
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posted by tangentbot at 12:00 pm on October 10th, 2006
Categories: food, japan. tags: gaijin, Japan Trip 2006, Kyoto, Shinkansen, shrines, traditional Japanese food, Yakasa Shrine.
Okay everybody, crazy busy weekend and Kyoto trip kind of upset posting a bit, but I took a lot of good notes, so here it goes. THREE DAYS, with lots of pics… more on the way when I find time…
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posted by tangentbot at 12:00 pm on October 9th, 2006
Categories: food, japan. tags: Big Sight, Japan Trip 2006, Odaiba, Sugamo, Tokyo, Tsujiki Market.
I’ve been taking tons of pics, so here are some of them. (Due to time constraints, I couldn’t include them in the last few posts…)
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posted by tangentbot at 12:00 pm on October 8th, 2006
Categories: food, japan. tags: donburi, Japan Trip 2006, Japanese food, Puro puro land, Tama.
