Sukiyaki (すき焼き) @ Miyajima’s Iwaso (岩惣)

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When you stay at a nicer inn in Japan, dinner is frequently included in the price. At the fancier places the meal is usually a kaiseki (会席料理) affair of mostly seafood. I’m not a big fan of seafood (although I have enjoyed it to some extent in Japan). So when I booked my room at Iwaso I requested a mostly non-seafood dinner, if possible, even though seafood is the norm. To my utter amazement, sukiyaki (my favorite dish anywhere) was part of the meal.

Posted on May 29th, 2017 under Japan. Tags: food, miyajima, Nikon 24-120mm f/4 VR G lens, Nikon D600. Comments Off on Sukiyaki

Sadaharu Oh Baseball Museum (Fukuoka, Japan)

Posted on May 20th, 2017 under Japan. Tags: baseball, fukuoka, Nikon 14-24mm f/2.8 AF-S NIKKOR G ED N, Nikon D600, Sadaharu Oh Baseball Museum. Comments Off on Happy birthday, Sadaharu Oh (王貞治)!

bon odori (盆踊り)

Japan may be in the cards for 2018…

2018 update: No Japan this year. 🙁

Posted on May 13th, 2017 under Japan. Tags: bon odori, Nikon 24-120mm f/4 VR G lens, Nikon D600, Tokyo, 西久保八幡神社例大祭 夏祭り2013. Comments Off on 盆踊り

Kushida Jinja (Fukuoka, Japan)

Posted on May 5th, 2017 under Japan. Tags: fukuoka, kushida jinja, Nikon 14-24mm f/2.8 AF-S NIKKOR G ED N, Nikon D600, shinto. Comments Off on Kushida Jinja

Shukkei-en (縮景園)

Posted on April 30th, 2017 under Japan. Tags: hiroshima, Nikon AF-S VR Zoom-NIKKOR 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6G IF-ED Telephoto Lens, Nikon D600, 縮景園 Shukkei-en. Comments Off on Park beauty