Fudoin (Koyasan, Japan)

Today’s photo doesn’t show the garden I looked out on very well. For a better view of it, click here.

Posted on January 7th, 2016 under Japan. Tags: beer, food, fudoin, koyasan 高野山, Nikon 24-120mm f/4 VR G lens, Nikon D600. Comments: 2

お好み焼き

Sadly, I’ve never acquired a taste for okonomiyaki; that includes the real Hiroshima (本格広島) variety. Today’s photo was taken at a summer fireworks festival two years ago this month in Inuyama.

Posted on August 4th, 2015 under Japan. Tags: food, hiroshima, inuyama, Nikon 24-120mm f/4 VR G lens, Nikon D600, people. Comments Off on Genuine Hiroshima Okonomiyaki

Iwaso is not exactly an inexpensive place to stay. Not that it isn’t worth it; I’d gladly pay more. Part of the reason is the many courses of a fabulous dinner served right in your room. From what I could see online, the food looked like fish, fish, and more fish. I’m not a big fan of fish. So I asked for something a little different. They delivered. My main course was sukiyaki.

Today’s photo was of one of the appetizers. Fish was included, and it was good.

Posted on May 24th, 2015 under Japan. Tags: food, miyajima, Nikon 24-120mm f/4 VR G lens, Nikon D600. Comments Off on Iwaso dinner

Los Campos Restaurante (Guanajuato, Mexico)

Posted on May 14th, 2015 under Other. Tags: food, guanajuato, mexico, Nikon 24-120mm f/4 VR G lens, Nikon D600. Comments Off on Gourmet burrito

Izakaya in Kofu (甲府)

After walking to the top of Shosenkyo (and back down) on the hottest day of the year, I took a bus to downtown Kofu where my long bike ride back to Kaminoyu (甲府温泉) awaited me. With the temperature well over 100 degrees and the humidity at extreme levels (some people died from the heat on this day), I decided to kill time until the sun went down before getting on a bike.

I ducked into Ajimi for some gyoza and a thirst quencher. The proprietor spoke Japanese well, but she had a bit of an accent so I asked where she was from. She is from China–super nice lady and a great cook. Haruna is her name.

Anyway, her customers were lots of fun to talk with. I didn’t intend to stay long, but the other patrons kept buying me food and drinks. Oddly, the guy I was sitting next to knew my boss from way back when I was a Japanese tour guide in San Francisco more than 20 years ago. Small world.

Check this place out if you ever find yourself in Kofu. Here is a map:

Posted on April 13th, 2015 under Japan. Tags: beer, food, kofu, Nikon 24-120mm f/4 VR G lens, Nikon D600. Comments Off on Ajimi (味魅) in Kofu