Went to Chiba over the weekend and we were originally planning on visiting Mt. Nokogiri but decided to stay near the bay area instead since the weather was so nice. It really felt like we were in a resort area and it was a lot of fun. We managed to book a cruise of the nearby factories and it was a blast. They had snack bags for feeding the seagulls on board the ship that you could buy for ¥100 and once we started moving the seagulls started to follow and it just became a feeding frenzy. You’d throw the chips out to the seagulls as the flew side by side with the ship and they were really skilled at catching the chips as well. If it was a weak throw or the wind caught it, the seagull would dive down to catch it. Even if they missed it, another seagull behind it would swoop into the water and grab it. We bought two bags and halfway through the second bag you could tell the seagulls were getting full or tired because they weren’t as agile as they were at the start😂. We also ate at a few restaurants. The steak and fried rice and the beef ramen was from Niku no Gyuuchu (肉の牛忠) I’m not sure if it has an English name or not. And the pizza was from a place called “Salvatore Cuomo.” Both tasted pretty good, I enjoyed the Italian restaurant more I think, but the steak restaurant had a nice, relaxed atmosphere compared to the rest of Lalaport which was pretty lively. I somehow lost the pictures I took of my pasta and the salad unfortunately. We also went inside Chiba Port Tower and it had some nice views and a “lovers corner” for taking photos, etc. They also had heart-shaped locks that visitors could buy and lock to a wall to signify their love or something to that effect. Overall it was a really fun experience and not too far from Tokyo. Would definitely like to go back and visit again!

I stopped by Tokyo Station over the weekend to take care of an errand and decided to have lunch at the gyutan restaurant "Rikyu" (利久). Everything tasted amazing and the stew was especially good. I always enjoy the soup served with gyutan, it's sort of like a refreshing break in between the savory bites of beef. Plus the beef inside of the soup is soft from being boiled and has a really nice texture to it. I was pretty surprised at the salad actually, as well. I usually am not a fan of the salads served with gyutan but this one had the perfect amount of beef on it and the dressing tasted quite nice, so that was a welcome surprise. The wagashi served with it tasted really good. I'm not sure about what it was exactly, but it was red bean paste with some sort of white filling, maybe even white bean paste, but it was a good way to finish the meal.

Went to Hanaya Yohei, a restaurant near Oku Station and ordered the Miso-Nikomi Udon. It tasted pretty good and cost less than ¥1000 yen. I'd like to go back as the atmosphere of the restaurant was quite nice and it seemed like there was a lot of different menu items to try. I'd walked past the restaurant so many times in the past, and just never had the opportunity to go in until now. Overall it was a pretty good place and even though it seemed like there was a lot of people we got seated instantly which was nice.

Had a really good looking and tasting bowl of ramen in Shinjuku over the weekend and decided to take a bunch of pictures of it lol. There's so many ramen shops around Shinjuku Station that it was hard to choose where to go at first but we ended up choosing this place - Manbaken Ramen (萬馬軒). The chashu looked amazing just seeing the photos so I decided to get the miso chashu ramen with an egg topping. The ramen tasted really great and the chashu was thick, had a nice salty flavor, and the texture was really nice as well. My girlfriend ordered the spicy miso ramen and unfortunately we didn't think it tasted as good as the normal miso. It was almost like there was yuzu or sansho pepper inside of it and it gave it a strange tangy flavor that neither of us were huge fans of. I still definitely recommend the normal miso ramen though! The normal miso chashu ramen was ¥1100 and a normal bowl of miso ramen is just ¥790

I wonder if it's a good relationship... The arrival of autumn

Went out and ate ramen over the weekend. Was the first time I've done so in a while. The restaurant was called '背油とんこつらーめん 雷門' in Monzen-nakacho I got the spicy miso ramen (I don't remember the exact name, it was something special) and it was really good. My girlfriend got just a standard miso and it was good as well. I'm pretty sure I'm going to be going back there because I want to try the other ramen they serve now lol. The miso that I got was more of a brown color than the usual orange that I see so I was kind of skeptical at first, but it turn out to be delicious and the chashu was really thickly cut and also tasted great. There was even an egg topping and I didn't have to pay extra for that or the chashu! I definitely recommend it to anyone that likes ramen! Other than that the whether wasn't so bad this weekend, but the leaves have started falling so we're definitely in fall at this point. It's starting to get colder outside as well. I've already starting using the heater instead of the air conditioning. Looking forward to some hot pot and oden though!

Starting to rain more and more lately. I guess we've finally left summer and are headed into fall. I had some nice Okinawan noodles today. Really tasty restaurant. The karaage was really delicious as well. I usually eat the karaage and salad separately but I was curious to try them together this time and it tasted amazing. I regret always eating them separately now lol! I don't remember what the restaurant was called but it was somewhere in a shopping mall. I can't remember what the seaweed dish is called either but it had an.. interesting flavor. Really healthy I imagine though! The cookie was a great dessert too. Just a small little snack and not too sweet either. I definitely want to go back here and try some of the other stuff they serve!

Man, yesterday I was just too busy to even log in. I did manage to eat some delicious pasta though. It was a small restaurant I found at Oji Station called "Ombra." The noodles were really interesting. They were thick and hollow. I forget what they were called but the pasta tasted great and the salad did as well. I definitely recommend eating here. I didn't manage to take a photo of the outside of the restaurant but it shows up on google easy enough if you just search it. The interior was really nice as well. Quiet and dim and there were a lot of photos on the wall as well. It made waiting for my food quite enjoyable. There was also an award on the wall as well, although I forget exactly what it said. If I remember correctly, it had something to do with excellent quality, or something similar to that. Also the pasta seems to change daily so I'll have to go back and try the other kinds

A small summer found in Saiko Healing Village near Saiko, one of the Fuji Five Lakes! The ramune chilled in the tub makes you cool just by looking at it! The duck parent and child floating on the edge also look cool lol

Eat Shinanomachi corn, freshly picked, and freshly baked on the spot. Natural breeze is cool 🎵 It was sweet and delicious. Some people bought 50 bottles and went there.

Lunch on the terrace by Lake Nojiri Cool 🎵 in a natural cooler Dessert hearts 💕 with seasonal peaches

The riverbed in front of Kifune Shrine in Kyoto. In summer, you can eat somen noodles here. Surrounded by trees while listening to the sound of water, it was a place where you could feel the harmony.

Went to the Nippara Limestone Caves (日原鍾乳洞) out in the backwoods of Tokyo. Was a really enjoyable trip and the cave was much cooler (11℃) than outside which was 30℃+. Afterwards we stopped by the drum bridge at Lake Okutama and ate at うおいち, an Oyster themed restaurant. All of the food was really delicious. Overall had a really great time

Don't you want to eat fruit in summer?

Write "Ryobo mochi" and call it "Janbo Mochi". This jambo-mochi, which is not large, is one of the local dishes that Kagoshima residents are proud of. For the taste of a long-established restaurant near the beach beach, the seats on the second floor are recommended!

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Dessert from a certain pizza shop

This is a summer sunset view of Cape Nojima, the southernmost tip of the Boso Peninsula, which I visited on my first trip before getting married to my wife. It's been three years since then, but now that my son was born, it's a place that the three of us definitely want to visit next time. The dinner buffet at an old-fashioned inn called Nankaiso, which is located right next to Cape Nojima, is also one of the things I look forward to.

A bakery in Umaji Village with a cute sign dog. I used to go to Kochi every year, but I miss it for two years. I would like to go when the new menu increases and Corona calms down.

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That is one beautiful looking chandelier. I can imagine it cost quite a bit of money. Incidentally I'd never seen the kanji for Yebisu before, nor had I heard of Yebisu Garden Place. Looks like a really awesome place to go for dinner or lunch as it has some nice restaurants and cafes (both high-class and reasonably priced which is nice). Probably be nice to go for a date actually. Do some shopping and then stop by for dinner or even just go for lunch and then walk around the area and see everything there is. I guess there's an art museum and a theatre as well, so yeah this place is like a 10/10 for going on dates probably lol. I'd like to check out the beer museum personally; sounds pretty interesting and you can get samples too if you pay a small fee it looks like

Went to a Hawaiian restaurant and had a nice dinner. The mango beer was really good, she got a mai tai and it tasted great as well. Also had some chicken but forgot to take a picture of it😅

Went last month... Ise Jingu. I ate in Ise... Ise Udon (≧ω≦) Thick sticky noodles. It was very delicious (* 'ω'*) The rest.. Tempura ❤ with dashi rolled egg Delicious. Let's eat when we go again ٩ (ˊᗜˋ*)و

*Spring color pafu 🌸

Awesome! This reminds me of when I went to Minoh Park in Osaka. There was a really beautiful waterfall there and a long trail to get to it, so it made for a really nice trip and a decent workout too. I really like all the trees on this cliffside. It almost looks as if it's all just petrified wood and a group of trees just kind of melded together to form it. I also really like the view here. There's a view like this in Hakodate that's really beautiful as well. I don't remember where exactly but I believe it was southwest Hakodate. Was windy, but the breeze was really nice and the scenery and rocks were great. The food here looks awesome though. I haven't been to an izakaya or anything besides a normal restaurant in a while, but I'm really starting to miss them. Guess all I can do is wait and keep looking at beautiful scenery and food on here😅

Spring in Japan is a colorful dish. When colorful ingredients are beautifully placed in the bowl, I think that Japan people are fine (laughs). I made 🍣 hand sushi with Ohina-sama

Yakuzen Hanami dumplings 🌸 It is colored with matcha and wolfberry berries. Sweet and delicious! After all, it's 🌸🍡 more dumplings than flowers.

Din Tai Fung in Ginza. Tons of delicious food. Happy white day to my girlfriend