What a beautiful photo! I've seen a Japanese friendship garden in Portland I think it was but this one has a totally different atmosphere. It's really cool to see the different styles. I hadn't heard of West Lake before but I looked at some pictures of it and it looks like a beautiful place. I like how the architecture of the pavilions is very similar as well. I'm certainly a fan of all of the winter scenery I've gotten to see this year, but I feel like the cherry blossoms would certainly look amazing here. That or even the foliage in the autumn. I'd like to check this out when I get the chance. It looks like there are some interesting restaurants in the area as well so I can look forward to some tasty food!

焼肉
Yakiniku

蕃 YORONIKU＠東京都渋谷区恵比寿
Ebisu YORONIKU@Ebisu, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, Japan

蕃 YORONIKU
03-3440-4629
東京都渋谷区恵比寿1-11-5 GEMS恵比寿 8F
Ebisu YORONIKU
+81 3-3440-4629
GEMS Ebisu 8F, 1-11-5 Ebisu, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, Japan

フランス料理
French

長谷川 稔＠東京都港区南麻布
Restaurant Hasegawa Minoru＠Minami-Azabu, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan

長谷川 稔
03-6712-7762
東京都港区南麻布4-5-66
Restaurant Hasegawa Minoru
+81 3-6712-7762
4-5-66 Minami-Azabu, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan

イタリアン
Italian

ナポリマニア＠東京都渋谷区渋谷
NAPOLIMANIA＠Shibuya, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, Japan

ナポリマニア
03-3499-4466
東京都渋谷区渋谷2-7-13
NAPOLIMANIA
+81 3-3499-4466
2-7-13, Shibuya, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, Japan

焼き鳥
Yakitori

焼鳥 篠原@東京都港区西麻布
Yakitori Shinohara@Nishiazabu, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan

焼鳥 篠原
東京都港区西麻布1-4-40 SHINOビル 1F
Yakitori Shinohara
SHINO Building 1F, 1-4-40 Nishiazabu, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan

寿司
Sushi

鮨 なんば 日比谷＠東京都千代田区有楽町
Sushi Namba Hibiya@Yurakucho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Japan

鮨 なんば 日比谷
03-6273-3334
東京都千代田区有楽町1-1-2 東京ミッドタウン日比谷 3F
Sushi Namba Hibiya
+81 3-6273-3334
Tokyo Midtown Hibiya 3F, 1-1-2 Yurakucho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Japan

焼肉
Yakiniku

焼肉膳所 龍土町 匠＠東京都港区六本木
Ryudocho Takumi@Roppongi, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan

焼肉膳所 龍土町 匠
03-5860-6829
東京都港区六本木7-18-15 六本木718ビル 2F
Ryudocho Takumi
+81 3-5860-6829
Roppongi 718 Building 2F, 7-18-15 Roppongi, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan

ラーメン
Ramen

貧瞋癡＠富山県氷見市朝日本町
Tonjinti@Asaniomachi, Himi City, Toyama Prefecture, Japan

貧瞋癡
0766-72-0104
富山県氷見市朝日本町1-30
Tonjinti
+81 766-72-0104
1-30 Asaniomachi, Himi City, Toyama Prefecture, Japan

フランス料理
French

ボニュ＠東京都渋谷区代々木
Bon.nu＠Yoyogi, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, Japan

ボニュ
080-7811-3570
東京都渋谷区代々木4-22-17 クイーンズ代々木 1F
+81 80-7811-3570
Queens Yoyogi 1F, 4-22-17 Yoyogi, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, Japan

スイーツ
Japanese sweets

コミナセマコ＠東京都中央区京橋
Kominasemako＠Kyobashi, Chuo-ku, Tokyo, Japan

コミナセマコ
東京都中央区京橋3-12-7 GINZA EAST SQUARE 1F
Kominasemako
GINZA EAST SQUARE 1F, 3-12-7 Kyobashi, Chuo-ku, Tokyo, Japan

オムライス。芸術家になろうかな?

Went to Tokyo Skytree and enjoyed beef tongue at Rikyuu, the popular Sendai restaurant. The planetarium with songs from DREAMS COME TRUE was really touching?I wanna visit again sometime soon?

Visited Tokyo Skytree. Haven’t been going outside at all lately so we needed a change of pace. Found some really nice Edo Kiriko, at some beef tongue, and tried senbei ice cream for the first time

Tried a new tsuyu again lol. A spicy flavor this time. It’s not as spicy as it looks actually, just the right level of spicy. The tsuyu was 赤から apparently from Nagoya. Goes great with udon too. Tasted really good

Ahhh I love watching these kinds of videos. Getting to see food truck/food stall vendors make food is just so organic. It's nice since I'm not able to travel much these days as well (not that anybody is really). I've never had gohei mochi, let alone heard of it before, but it reminds me of Akita's Kiritanpo. I think the last food truck item I got was ツブ, snail I guess? I didn't even know that until now lol. My girlfriend loved it, I was a bigger fan of the bacon that went with it. Really hoping I can visit another food stall again soon though as I really miss the yakisoba that they make. The yakisoba from the convenience store is alright, but it doesn't really hold a candle to the food stalls ?. Just gonna have to keep waiting until it's okay to travel again though. Until then I'm gonna keep watching videos to stay sane lol!

和食・割烹
Washoku/Japanese food

日本料理 高やま＠東京都港区六本木
Japanese Cuisine Takayama＠Roppongi, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan

日本料理 高やま
03-5411-0905
東京都港区六本木3-8-1 サンアネックスビル 2F
Japanese Cuisine Takayama
+81 3-5411-0905
Sun Annex Building 2F, 3-8-1 Roppongi, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan

中華料理
Chinese cuisine

わさ＠東京都渋谷区東
WASA@Higashi, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, Japan

わさ
東京都渋谷区東3-16-1 ベルザ恵比寿 1F
WASA
Belza Ebisu 1F, 3-16-1 Higashi, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, Japan

イタリアン
Italian

nomad＠東京都渋谷区東
nomad＠Higashi, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, Japan

nomad
03-6452-6993
東京都渋谷区東3-20-1 アークプレイス恵比寿2階
nomad
+81 3-6452-6993
Ark Place Ebisu 2F, 3-20-1 Higashi, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, Japan

バニラアイスとメロンソーダ

That's some good lookin' crab right there! Really impressive that this is home made. It looks like something you'd buy at a high-class restaurant! I think I've said it before, but that's another great thing about Japan - It's an island country so there's tons of good seafood to be had and it's prepared better than anywhere else in the world imo. Especially when it comes to crab, you'll find just the most amazing dishes like this. It's been a few years since I threw out some crab pots with my dad but I'd love to do it again, it's always a lot of fun. I've never been crabbing in Japan before so I'm interested to know if it's done differently here somehow. Maybe like different crab pots or methods, etc. The only thing I doubt is different is the waking up early ?. That's gotta be one of the hardest parts about crabbing/fishing for me. Waking up at 3 AM takes some dedication! I guess if you want to catch some delicious snow crab to make a dish like this it's worth it though! That or just buy it at the supermarket I guess lol

Wow, that's awesome. I never would have expected that Loui Vuitton would open a café. Surprised I didn't hear about this sooner tbh. Not surprising that they opened in Japan though. Japan has the best cafe's I've ever been to, bar none, so I can imagine that the food is just out of this world as well. It's interesting they went for a French dining restaurant/café instead of just a restaurant, but maybe they decided to go with a café because of Japan's awesome café culture. I'd love to check this place out, but it might be a liiittle bit above my budget so that'll probably have to wait unfortunately? It looks like those are truffles in the picture too so I don't even want to know how much that box itself is worth?

寿司
Sushi

くろ﨑@東京都渋谷区渋谷
Kurosaki@Shibuya, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, Japan

くろ﨑
03-6427-7189
東京都渋谷区渋谷1-5-9
Kurosaki
+81 3-6427-7189
1-5-9 Shibuya, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, Japan

焼肉
Yakiniku

八木園

スイーツ
Japanese sweets

パティスリー オー フィル ドゥ ジュール@福岡県福岡市中央区桜坂
Patisserie Au Fil de Jour＠Sakurazaka, Chuo-ku, Fukuoka City, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan

パティスリー オー フィル ドゥ ジュール
092-707-0130
福岡県福岡市中央区桜坂1-14-9
Pâtisserie au fil du jour
+81 92-707-0130
1-14-9 Sakurazaka, Chuo-ku, Fukuoka City, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan

I could really go for some yakisoba right about now. I always love going around at festivals and looking for the yakisoba vendors as it's the best festival food imo. I actually haven't had it cooked on teppan in a restaurant in a few years though. I think the last time I did it was at an okonomiyaki restaurant with a bunch of friends, was a lot of fun. This "En" restaurant in Yoyogi looks pretty good though, I'll have to keep an eye out for it or write it down for whenever I'm in the area next. I'm probably going to make some yakisoba this weekend if not sooner though, cuz it sounds pretty good right now?

フランス料理
French

ビストロ ネモ@東京都渋谷区広尾
Bistro Némot@Hiroo, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, Japan

ビストロ ネモ
050-5597-9750
東京都渋谷区広尾5-4-16 EAT PLAY WORKS 2F
Bistro Némot
+81 3-6447-7131
EAT PLAY WORKS 2F, 5-4-16 Hiroo, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, Japan

焼き鳥
Yakitori

とり澤＠東京都目黒区上目黒
Torisawa＠Kamimeguro, Meguro-ku, Tokyo, Japan

とり澤
03-6303-4994
東京都目黒区上目黒1-5-13 メゾン中目黒 1F
Torisawa
+81 3-6303-4994
Maison Nakameguro 1F, 1-5-13 Kamimeguro, Meguro-ku, Tokyo, Japan

フランス料理
French

パトゥ＠東京都港区麻布台
Patous＠Azabudai, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan

パトゥ
03-6807-4820
東京都港区麻布台3-4-14 麻布台マンション 1F
Patous
+81 3-6807-4820
Azabudai Mansion 1F, 3-4-14 Azabudai, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan

Tonight’s dinner - Hot pot. Tried a new tsuyu tonight. Tasted really good

As always Japan has amazing desserts. Went and dug up some old posts and found a lot of awesome photos. This one just kind of stuck out the most. I've personally never tried mochi and ice cream together but now that I think about it it actually sounds like it could be a pretty good combination. I'm curious as to what the sauce is as well. I've had different types of dango with different types of sauce before but this seems like a totally different experience. I'm considering getting some the next time I go shopping so I can try this. I'm trying to imagine a type of ice cream filled dango or dango filled ice cream but idk how well it would work if the dango are warm ?. Either way it sounds really good and I don't think I've ever had a bad dessert in Japan so I'd love to try this out if I can manage a trip to Kyoto. When I went to Kyoto in the past I was only in Kawaramachi for a really short amount of time so I'd really like to explore it more next time!