Between this hotel room’s hard mattress, and its paper thin yet contradictorily lump pillows, I hardly slept a wink last night. Finally, at 2:15 a.m., my back and shoulders sore, I had to get up and find the Tylenol I had packed away in my suitcase. An hour later, I was sleeping – better, but not altogether comfortably. As a result, I felt like a zombie for most of the day. Akemi suggested we take it easy, but we only have less than a week to go before we wrap up this Japan trip. And so…
The line up was too long at Glitch Coffee so we ended up at Costa for latte and the driest matcha cookie I’ve ever eaten. The, we checked out a bookstore…
Thinking of checking out Book-Off, the second hand bookstore on Friday, so I can pick up some manga and practice my reading.
Another stroll through Ginza and then it was lunch at Uchiyama, an Akemi favorite.
A few of the dishes we enjoyed…
We wrapped up lunch at 2:30 and, on our way back, happened across this restaurant – San Bun – and made a reservation. We could only book early, so ended up with a brief two and a half hour window between meals! On the plus side, the bottarga air-drying outside the restaurant offered the promise of good things…
More walking…
Gojira!
A visit to our old haunt, the Imperial Hotel.
Award-winning cake displays…
Finally, dinner at San Bun where we were taken care of by the boisterous okami. Lots of sake and small plates. This place was a blast…
The first thing we were served: congee, three turmeric pills and some diluted vinegar to help prep our stomachs for the heavy night of drinking ahead.
The sake.
Giant oysters on the half shell, sashimi, shirako tempura and grilled shiitake and maitake mushrooms.
Grilled chicken, bottarga mochi, beef tendon curry, and chestnut pie for dessert.
By the time we got back to our hotel, we were ready for bed.
But it was only 7:30 p.m.
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Gojira!! xo
Chestnut pie sounds interesting. How was it?
Sounds like you and Akemi managed to have a fun day even on little sleep.
Maybe a stop in to a discount variety department store to pick up a couple inexpensive, but fuller, softer, pillows, you wouldn’t feel too terrible about leaving behind, is in order?? Would at least help you sleep a little better for the remainder of your time there?
now that I’ve got art stuck on me brain …
HEY! Check this out!! This restaurant offers up a very detailed high tech animated digital art show experience projected right onto your dining table and the surrounding walls while serving up wagyu a5 beef and other delectables on the menu.
I’m thinking ya probably have to make reservations months in advance
but its definitely something to consider for next year’s trip! xoxo
https://moonflower-sagaya.com/#concept
The hotel room’s hard mattress, its paper thin lumpy pillows, a late meal, and late night chocolate… could THAT be the reason you had a hard time sleeping. I think YES!
I’d love to mess up one of those beautiful cakes and try a piece. I wonder how much a whole cake costs. Mmmm, mmmm, mmmm the food looks excellent. I would have exploded by day 4!
sorry about your back
forgot to say that I loved the cakes! SOME of the food looks good, lol. I love sushi and I would love to visit Japan. I hope you have a good time despite the aches and pains.