japan Archives - Page 5 of 5 - Addicted to Sushi

Posts tagged "japan" (Page 5)

Japan Day 10, Part 3: In which we get lost, find ourselves, and then get lost again.

After spending the morning getting lost and the afternoon satisfying our wanderlust, we were hungry. Time to eat! We headed across the river, and found ourself on a large, busy street full of clothing stores and fast food. We could have stopped at a McDonald’s, or Burger King, or Subway (or even Baskin Robbins!), but we weren’t quite that hungry. (Although we did eat at a McDonald’s the first time we went to Japan (for our very first meal!) and it wasn’t *that* bad. Better than American McDonald’s, definitely.) Instead we kept walking, and walking, and turned down another walking-only street, and hey wait a minute, something about this place …

YOSHIHIRO- Shiroko-Kasumi Yanagi Sashimi Chef Knife 10.5″ 270mm -MADE IN JAPAN

Kasumi means mist in Japanese. The border of the blade on a Kasumi has beautiful waves that look like a mist. It is made of two materials; blue or white steel and soft iron. The waves are the border of hard steel and soft iron. When hard steel is covered…

Japan Day 6: One fish, no fish, raw fish, goatfish

On the morning of our sixth day in Japan, we planned to go to Tsukiji fish market with Rachael. Key word: “planned”. We dragged ourselves out of bed around 3am. Neither Son nor I are morning people (we’re more likely to be going to bed around 3am), so there was definite dragging involved, however before long we were up and ready to go see some fish! And then we got stuck in our hotel. Seriously. As I’ve mentioned before, one of the lower levels of our hotel connects to a train station, so that’s how we would usually get across to…

Japan Day 9: Goodbye Tokyo, Hello Kyoto!

Our ninth day in Japan was our last day in Tokyo. We started the morning by finishing up packing (and ate a couple of onigiri), before checking out and leaving our baggage with the front desk so we could do a couple more things in Tokyo before heading to Kyoto. We met Rachael and her girls at their hotel, and headed to Kappabashi – the “cooking street”. Kappabashi is a street in Tokyo where many restaurants buy their supplies – cookware, dishes, signs, even the insanely realistic fake food that is often displayed in front of restaurants. We bought a few things there – a plate, a set of coasters, a silicone doughnut mold, a…

YOSHIHIRO- Shiroko-Kasumi Yanagi Sashimi Knife Shitan Handle 10.5″ (270mm)- Made in Japan

Japan Day 8: Bowls the size of your head!

On the eigth day of our Japan trip, my true love gave to me… cookbooks, udon, and sushiiii!!! (Sorry, now that Thanksgiving is past, I’m in a bit of a Christmas-y mood!) So. Day 8. This was a hot, hot day! Our eighth day in Japan started out like this. If, like us, your legs get attacked by crazy biting bugs when you’re out late at a park, then you’ll want to acquire some of this apparently fairly popular cream at a pharmacy. Luckily for us, Rachael knew just what we needed. We had decided on sushi for lunch that day, since it was eight days into our trip and …

A beautiful Mother’s Day bento

My mother sent me photos of a gorgeous Mother’s Day bento my stepfather got for her (and for himself too of course!) yesterday. It’s from Hikagejaya, a restaurant in Hayama, a town near Kamakura in Kanagawa prefecture (where Yokohama, where my mom lives, is too). I’ve written about Hikagejaya previously; it’s one of my favorite restaurants in Japan, and their bentos are just wonderful. read more

Japan Day 7: Visiting the zoo in the middle of a typhoon!

This post was supposed to go up a week or two ago, but then Hurricane Sandy hit. While I’m on the west coast, and not directly affected by the storm, I felt like it would be a bit insensitive to be posting about a fairly minor typhoon in Japan while everyone on the east coast was dealing with the Hurricane. The TED blog has a great post about ways you can help those who were affected by the hurricane. There are lots of people who still need our help, so if you can, I’m sure they’d appreciate any donation, no matter how little. Our seventh day in Japan was a rainy one…

Tag: japan