細かい雪が降り積もり始めました。風が止むと新潟の平地でも雪が積もります。

降り積もった雪が暖かさで緩み、田んぼが波打つような凹凸になりました。雪の合間のつかの間の夕陽。明日からは寒波の予報です。

Man this is so cool! Leave it to Kyoto to have not only tons of amazing temples and shrines, but also some historic boat houses! Looking at this just gets me raring to go fishing lol. It's been so long since I've been. It'd probably be a good idea to get my own tackle and go for a fishing trip. I could even try making my own sushi although idk how great it would taste 😂The second picture in the article makes it look like paradise too. I'd love to visit the hot spring as well. I have a public bath near my place but I haven't been able to get out to an actual hot spring lately. Ine looks like a great place though, really rustic and detached from the every day hustle and bustle of the city. Just one more thing to add to my bucket list when I visit Kyoto again!

西湖いやしの里根場の富士山と藁葺き屋根の古民家

Man that's a lot of meat! I love yakiniku though so I wouldn't be surprised if I could eat all of it 😂 I haven't went to a yakiniku restaurant in a while since we just cook it at home in our nabe, but I'd love to go to a yakiniku restaurant again soon. The atmosphere is always really nice and it's nice to get out and have a beer with some friends over some delicious meat. I used to always go to this all-you-can-eat style yakiniku restaurant with friends some years back but with everyone living in different places I haven't been able to do so in a while. I'm pretty sure I've never went to Ushimatsu, but dang does it look good. I'm a huge fan of the toasted bread and meat too, looks tasty! If I'm ever in Minato and looking to splurge I'll have to give this place a visit!

焼肉
Yakiniku

うし松＠東京都港区西麻布
Ushimatsu＠Nishiazabu, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan

うし松
03-6459-2329
東京都港区西麻布3-13-14 LA・RES 西麻布 B1F
Ushimatsu
+81 3-6459-2329
LA・RES Nishiazabu B1F, 3-13-14 Nishiazabu, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan

寿司
Sushi

鮨 あお＠東京都港区北青山
Sushi Ao@Kita-Aoyama, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan

鮨 あお
03-6450-5235
東京都港区北青山3-10-13 FPG links OMOTESANDO B棟 2F
Sushi Ao
+81 3-6450-5235
FPG links OMOTESANDO B-Tower 2F, 3-10-13 Kita-Aoyama, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan

和食・割烹
Washoku/Japanese food

銀座 しのはら＠東京都中央区銀座
Ginza Shinohara＠Ginza, Chuo-ku, Tokyo, Japan

銀座 しのはら
03-6263-0345
東京都中央区銀座2-8-17 ハビウル銀座2 B1
Ginza Shinohara
+81 3-6263-0345
Habeul Ginza2 B1F, 2-8-17 Ginza, Chuo-ku, Tokyo, Japan

HA! Soba eaten with just an entire leek for a spoon. I'd love to try this. My girlfriend loves green onions so I'm sure she'd love this too 😂 I think one of the great things about Japan is that not only is the food really delicious, but it's also generally really healthy too. I'd certainly agree that this is innovative! As I've been informed there's also laver not wakame as well as nameko mushrooms in the soup! Sounds delicious to me! I had some really good soba over New Years as well but I never thought to use a leek for a spoon! I'll have to try it out next time I eat it at home! Ouchi-Juku looks like a really cool place in Fukushima as well. It reminds me of Shirakawa-go with the thatched rooves.

2021年はでん舎で獅子舞の練り歩きからスタートしました！
縁起が良く、無病息災！
邪気を祓い 皆様に幸福が訪れますように！
#獅子舞 #和太鼓 #和楽器 #篠笛 #でん舎

日本の家庭料理。
お正月の行事食「お雑煮」。

鶏ガラと魚からとる出汁で作る、醤油味ベースの関東風のお雑煮です。

柚子は刻むより、すりおろした方が香りがたちます。

日本の正月🎍
七福神

日本の正月🎍
初詣⛩

Looking at this picture I realized I've never actually seen fireworks in the snow. I've done them for New Years of course, but living in Tokyo it doesn't snow much. Also where I was from the in the US we didn't get a lot of snow either. This looks like a lot of fun though. I didn't get to do fireworks this New Years but I was able to have a lot of fun still. Ate some great food with some great people and had fun playing games together. I've visited Aomori a few times in the past though and it was a lot of fun so maybe next year I'll head out there and enjoy these fireworks for New Years! Either way, this Kabushima Shrine looks really beautiful on top of the hill. The path leading up to the shrine and the torii gates are really neat. I looked it up a little more and it looks like a lot of seagulls gather at the shrine as well. Makes sense since it's right next to the beach. Really awesome!

【SNSで話題になった】
幸せを運ぶアドトラック
『アルパジョン サンタ号』
クリスマスシーズンになると青森県内を運行しているアドトラックです。

雪の中、八戸市の館鼻岸壁朝市会場に、朝早くからやってきました！

青森県八戸市 マチニワで開催した
「氷の彫刻展」
2019年は
「そ上するサケ、羽ばたくカモメたち」

八戸プラザホテルさんの料理人4人の方々が6時間かけて作った氷の彫刻だそうです。
夜はキレイにライトアップされていました！

青森県八戸市 蕪島神社
「干支花火昇運祈願祭」2021に行ってきました！
今年もカウントダウン花火が
2021.1.1 0時に打ち上がりました！

Lake Toya in Hokkaido. The scenery here is really beautiful

佐賀で食べた呼子のイカ！食べている間もずっと足が動いている姿は少し衝撃的だったけど、コリコリした歯ごたえと身の甘さが絶品！
ゲソはそのまま食べず、頃合いを見て天ぷらにしてくれました！

福島の大内宿の名物"ねぎそば"！ねぎ1本で蕎麦を食べるのは見聞きはしていたけどやっぱり斬新！笑
でも、蕎麦をすすってねぎをかじって、、を繰り返してると意外とハマる！

Ramen from Sapporo Hienn Ramen 札幌飛燕ラーメン. Tasted amazing.

The spicy miso mine was ¥1100 +¥200 for the egg topping. The normal miso girlfriend’s was ¥900.

セコガニ。
むいてみました。
香箱蟹のように綺麗にむけなかった。。

自家製蟹酢で日本酒とあわせて。

セコガニは内子と外子の卵がとってもおいしい☺️

内子が育って外子になるんですが、同じものとは思えないほと、味も食感も違います💡

ずわい蟹のメス。セコガニ。

よくお店で売られている松葉がにや越前がに等のズワイガニは全てオスのズワイガニ。

セコガニは１年で２ヶ月だけ食べられる旬のもの。

今回は活きのセコガニをお取り寄せ。

日本の家庭料理。
本日はエビフライ～タルタルソース～

鯖の塩焼きが今日が賞味期限だったのでメインが２つになってしまった。。

そして残り物ミックス。

Had a blast going to Sensoji Last year and had some really good ramen in the area as well. Would have loved to go this year as well, but probably better to not. Haven't gotten to ride a rickshaw at Sensoji yet but it definitely seems like a lot of fun. I rode one with my girlfriend when we went to Hirosaki Castle a few years ago and it was a blast. The rickshaw puller? was really cool and gave us a lot of facts about the castle and told some stories and we had a really great time. I never knew about the Kabuki thief characters that were in the area. I'll have to keep an eye out for them when I get the chance to visit Asakusa again in the future. I've also wondered how comfortable the tabi shoes are too, maybe I'll pick some up next time, they look really fashionable actually! The guy pulling the rickshaw in the video was really nice as well, really cool that they have tours in English for non Japanese speakers.

日本人の食卓 。コロナ禍でなかなか外食にいけないので自作料理で外食した気分に浸っています。本日はぶっかけうどん。自宅なので好きなモノトッピングし放題。

Seafood Mehico Asakusa - Looks sooo delicious! I'm a huge fan of everything this dish has bread, cheese, and chicken. Also haven't had any Mexican food in a while so it'd be nice to try some again for a change. Last time I had it in Japan was at a small restaurant in the countryside. It's quite different than the Mexican food in America but just as delicious probably more and the portion sizes are much healthier 😆 I noticed it also seems like the ingredients are usually more... refreshing? It's hard to explain but it feels like the ingredients are of a higher quality overall. Maybe I can enjoy some for the holidays if I'm lucky!

日本人の食卓 。コロナ禍でなかなか外食にいけないので自作料理で外食した気分に浸っています。本日はラーメンのお取り寄せ。牡蠣ラーメンという珍しいジャンル。優しい味でした。

シーフード メヒコ 浅草店のグリルチキンチーズフォンデュ🧀

チーズ盛り盛りだけどしつこくなくて食べやすかった😋