フランス料理 French ラ ペ@東京都中央区日本橋室町 La paix@Nihonbashi Muromachi, Chuo-ku, Tokyo, Japan ラ ペ 050-3196-2390 東京都中央区日本橋室町1-9-4 井上第3ビル B1F La paix +81 50-3196-2390 B1F Inoue No.3 Building, 1-9-4 Nihonbashi Muromachi, Chuo-ku, Tokyo, Japan

Some photos of our trip to Sawara in Chiba Prefecture over the 3 day weekend a couple weeks back. On the way to Sawara we stopped at Chiba Station and had lunch at a place called Common Café. I order a burger not expecting a lot, but it was the best burger I've had in a long time actually. We arrived a bit late in Sawara and were kind of tired so we decided to just go to the hotel, shower and relax for a bit and then have dinner. We had a reservation at a French restaurant called Mougins and it ended up being a really great experience. After eating dinner we were headed back to the hotel and we heard some hayashi and cheering in the distance and we decided to check out what was happening. We found a dashi parading through the streets and they were stopping at different places to pick up alcohol lol. Apparently they'd been doing it every Sunday, I think since corona started. It was pretty cool to see though. The next day we went to check out the Sawara Historical District and after reaching our destination we decided to take a break at a cafe. We ordered a shaved ice and some sort of soda. They were both really delicious, especially the shaved ice. It was some sort of flavor using tea from Kyoto and milk. I forget what it was called exactly though. We also stopped by the former residence of Inoh Tadataka, the famous Japanese cartographer. It was quite interesting seeing where he lived. After visiting his residence, we to the nearby museum and learned about his life and everything he did. I was pretty blown away by how incredible he actually was. I was a bit surprised that I hadn't learned much about him when I was studying the history of Japan, but after visiting the museum I'm convinced he was truly a genius. Unfortunately I couldn’t take pictures inside of the museum, but seeing all of the tools that he used to draw maps and learning how they worked was really interesting. On top of that, the maps he drew were unbelievably accurate. I think it mentioned somewhere that his maps were used until the 1900's, despite being drawn several hundred years prior. His cartography was only one of the endeavors he pursued as well. There were also some documents that explained how he helped his town get through the famine, and also documents detailing how he dealt with local lords imposing taxes on his town. Besides the museum, we also took a boat ride through the canal that ran through the historical district. The canal was quite nice, and you could see the historical buildings that lined the sides of it while going through it. We had to lower the cover on the boat for several bridges as the water level was quite high due to the recent rains, but that just made the experience even more memorable. The tour guide on the boat mentioned how when the canal was used back in the Edo period, it was incredibly busy and boats would have been bumping into each other constantly while passing through. During the boat ride through the canal I noticed some interesting statues on various lanterns and decided to check them out. They all turned out to be interesting and unique. We ended our trip by having a late lunch near the historical district. We had planned to take a train back to Tokyo but missed it by a few minutes. Fortunately, a bus arrived at the perfect time and so we rode that back to Tokyo. It was much better than the crowded trains. Overall it was a really good day-trip style excursion and I definitely recommend it! Managed to find 2 poke lids too!

I forgot to post this photo as it wasn't at Asukayama Park, but it was on the way. As we were walking to Asukayama Park we looked over the side of this bridge and I saw this small little garden and just thought it was really nice. To the right of the garden there's a small French bistro that looked like a nice quiet place to grab a bite to eat but it wasn't open at the time. I was curious so I did a little research about the place and it turns out the chef used to work at the Imperial Hotel for more than 20 years. It makes sense too, because I looked at some of the food they serve at this bistro and it looks pretty darn good. I'd love to stop by when it's open. Hopefully next time I'm in the area!

フランス料理 French 蒼@東京都港区西麻布 Ao@Nishiazabu, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan 蒼 03-6434-9829 東京都港区西麻布3-21-3 オリンピアード麻布霞坂 2F Ao +81 3-6434-9829 Olympiad Azabu Kasumizaka 2F, 3-21-3 Nishiazabu, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan

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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

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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

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