Christmas day special Tokyo Tower illumination.

Like I mentioned yesterday, I went to "Tokyo Portcity Takeshiba" over the weekend and there were a ton of restaurants. The one that I chose to eat at was a tough choice, but I ultimately settled on "Do Miso Tokyo Portcity Takeshiba" ど・みそ 東京ポートシティ竹芝店, but there was also an Okinawan-themed restaurant right next to it called "Okinawa Bar Kafu" 沖縄酒場 かふー that looked really nice as well, and smelled good. Either way from across the isle I got to eat some delicious ramen while listening to the Okinawan music which was really relaxing and created a nice atmosphere. I'm not sure what the ramen I got was called it was just the normal miso ramen from my understanding and I believe it cost ¥1100. There's another one that looks similar, has a similar name, and costs ¥1200 but that's a white miso ramen and not the one that I got. Either way, I'm sure it tastes good as well, because my ramen tasted great! I really liked that the restaurant had metal cups as well, it gives the water a different flavor and always makes it feel more refreshing too in my opinion at least. One thing I forgot to mention about the building if you open up their website, another futuristic feature you'll find is that the building actually shows the number of people in the building at any one time and also shows that percentage of male and female visitors. I thought this was really amazing. I'm not sure how it's done, but they must have censors located at the doors or in other places around the building that can analyze body structure or something similar. Either way it's a cool place!

日本の冬 立石

Lets enjoy the beauty of Marunouchi illumination. Here everyone was busy to enjoy the illumination.

Went to Takeshiba over the weekend and visited "Tokyo Portcity Takeshiba" I was in the area for other reasons, but just happened to stop by because the building looked interesting. Turns out I was right! The inside of the building had a bunch of really nice shops and was showing a futuristic VR robot being used to stock shelves in a convenience store. I didn't stick around to read everything that was being shown on the screen but this photo seems to be saying how they've created a VR system where users won't feel VR sickness, which I'd actually not heard about before, but it seems to happen after long periods of VR use and is similar to motion sickness I guess. The other photo looks like a simple picture of a sink but it actually has another really cool futuristic feature. The little slot on the right can actually disinfect your phone using UV. I couldn't take a photo of the actual process since I only had one phone but I tried it out and it was really neat. You just remove your case or anything else you have attached to your phone and pop it in and wash your hands. Takes like 30 seconds, about how long it should take to wash your hands, so it's a really convenient feature. Cool place though, I definitely recommend paying it a visit!

日本の冬

「日本の冬」

「日本の冬」

日本の冬

The beautiful winter illumination in Tokyo Station.

Went to Ootoya again and ordered something new. The dish used to come with meatballs if I remember correctly but it seems they changed it to fried chicken. Goes much better with the meal in my opinion and the grated radish over the top of it was a nice touch. I also really liked the pumpkin croquettes, I'm used to just normal croquette's I'm not even sure what they're filled with, but this was a nice change of pace and was kind of refreshing, probably because it felt very healthy lol. As always all of the side items tasted great and it was all only ¥740, so pretty much a steal if you ask me

Went to a place in Nihonbashi called Hakata Dojo 博多道場 and had a really nice lunch. It's like an izakaya but it had a really nice lunchtime atmosphere as well. I ordered the 日替わり肉ランチ which cost about ¥1000 but it tasted great. I really liked the moyashi that came with the beef plate, lots of flavor and the moyashi were really juicy as well so that was nice. It was a really nice place overall, I'd like to go back and see what it's like at night, maybe they have some special courses or something as well. I really liked the lanterns though, I think that's probably what contributed most to the place having a nice atmosphere. That and it wasn't exceptionally loud like some izakaya I've been to. Also the interior was decorated quite nicely as well, besides the lanterns.

六本木散歩

週末に八王子に行き、その地域を探索しました。武蔵皇陵大正天皇と昭和天皇の埋葬地をチェックしたり、「ごん助」と呼ばれるレストランで素晴らしい料理を食べたりすることができました。 武蔵御霊廟は本当に素晴らしく、森の中の広い砂利道のある明治神宮をたくさん思い出させましたが、この森は自然であり、人工ではないと感じています。 また、古墳は本当に伝統的で、古墳時代の古墳を思い出させました。 レストランの権助はとても素晴らしかったです。 いろんなコースメニューがあって、イノシシ肉も初めて食べました笑。 私は長い間狩猟肉を食べていなかったので、もう一度試してみて、実際の石炭でいろりいろりだと思いますで調理するのは本当にクールでした。戻ってこの地域をもっと探索するのが待ちきれません。 高尾山を登って、この地域が提供する他のすべてを見てみたいです。美しい街

六本木けやき坂のイルミネーションです。 夜の散歩がとてもいい感じでしたよ。 Canon EOS R5 Canon RF35mm F1.8 MACRO IS STM ブラックミストNo.05 フィルター使用

【都会の森で】

クリスマスの間に美しく照らされたレインボーブリッジ。写真は東京タワーから撮影しました。

先日日本橋で買い物をしていて、この赤べこを見て、めちゃくちゃ可愛いなぁと思い、写真を撮ることにしました。 名前も私にはとても面白かったです。通常の「赤べこ」の代わりに、これは基本的に「ねむべこ」または「疲れたベコ」であり、通常は大きく開いている目ではなく、実際には目が半分閉じているのがわかり、疲れた表情になります笑。 日本の伝統工芸が大好きで、特に赤べこは作るのがとても楽しそうなので、赤べこ体験をしてみたいとずっと思っていました。私は、赤べこワークショップを試して本当に楽しい時間を過ごしている人々の別の場所でいくつかの投稿を読みました。 私も子供の頃から張り子を使ったことがないので、きっと懐かしい体験になるでしょう。 赤べこ工房をやってみたら「ねむべこ」も作ろうかな笑

欅崎通りの冬のライトアップ中の東京タワーの雄大な景色。

雪の日の集団登校。カラフルな雨具が雪景色に映えていました。

正月の浅草仲見世。毎年、沢山の初詣客で賑わいます

初雪の降った公園に冬の朝日が差し込んで、木々の長い影がとても美しかったです。

昼食のためにサイゼリヤに立ち寄り、たらこと海老のドリアたらこと海老のドリアを手に入れました。 サイゼリヤは、一般的に速くて安いので、ランチに立ち寄るのに最適な場所です。 定食だったのでスープとサラダも付いていたのですが、写真を忘れてしまいました。 スープはコンソメスープのようなもので、特別なものではありませんでしたが、美味しくて飲み放題だったので、かなり良かったです。私はそれを数杯手に入れることになりました。 エビとタラのドリアは素晴らしく、私は上の海苔が大好きです-豊富で素晴らしい味です。 一番良かったのは、これがすべてたったの500円だったので、サイゼリヤに期待されるように、本当にリーズナブルです。 今日これを共有したいと思っただけで、特別なことは何もありません

Was in Kanda the other day for an errand and stopped by this place called "Soba Dokoro Kameya" そば処 かめや outside of Kanda Station. It says "立食い" which means "standing noodles," but I didn't actually see any places to stand and eat so maybe it just meant that it was simple and quick like a standing noodle shop. I've never actually experienced what it's like to eat at a standing noodle restaurant and actually stand while eating but I think I prefer sitting anyways. I like to relax when I eat so I suppose that's why, but I should at least try it once, who knows, I might like it. Anyways, the place seems really affordable. I ordered the Ten Tama Soba since it was the most popular dish and it tasted great. The soup was really good and the egg was perfectly cooked. The texture of the noodles was also perfect. It's definitely a place to check out if your in the Kanda area and looking for some noodles. I think they may only be open during the morning and night, but I went around 4pm so maybe they close around that time to prepare for dinner.

Visited a Chinese restaurant in Akabane called Maraeki 麻辣駅, Malaeki? over the weekend and got some spicy Szechuan noodles 四川風麻辣麺. The photo looked really good and they had tan tan noodles as well but I wanted to try something different. Unfortunately, I was not the biggest fan of the flavor. I think the noodles were great, and the bok choy tasted good as well, but for me the soup wasn't exactly what I was expecting. That being said I don't think it's that the flavor was bad, just that it simply wasn't for me. I enjoy spicy ramen, and the "麻辣" part of the name is "mala," apparently a spicy, numbing sauce made of Sichuanese peppercorn, chili pepper, and other ingredients simmered in oil. I went in not knowing this and paid the price I suppose. The noodles weren't actually that spicy in my opinion, but like I said, the flavor just wasn't for me. I think for anyone who enjoys Chinese food though it's a great place as it's quite affordable and the other dishes we ordered fried rice and xiaolongbao steamed buns, although not pictured here, tasted great.

最近モノクロ写真たち

今週末はやなか珈琲に行ってコーヒー豆を買いました。なぜ豆が緑色なのかはわかりませんでしたが、まだ焙煎されておらず、注文してから焙煎しているからだそうです。20分で店に戻ると、焙煎されて茶色になり、本当にいい香りがしました。 ブラジル産のブルボンを試してみましたが、とても美味しいです!豆の種類が多いので、次回は色々な種類を試してみたいし、お店で☕️ コーヒーを飲みたいです。

赤羽駅の近くで見つけた素敵なクリスマスツリー。私は休日にかなり興奮しています。私は、アメリカで家族版と過ごす時間よりも、日本でのロマンチックなクリスマスの形式がはるかに好きです。寒い気候には、あなたにとって特別な人と一緒に時間を過ごすのがロマンチックに感じられる何かがあります。 この時期のもう一つの素晴らしい点は、すべてのビュッフェです! 私はビュッフェに行き、さまざまな食べ物を試すのが大好きです。アメリカとはだいぶ違うスタイルで楽しいです。 素敵なクリスマスハムや七面鳥を詰め物と一緒に食べるのを見逃さないとは言えませんが基本的には感謝祭と同じです笑、ビュッフェの素晴らしいところは、誰もが並ぶ本当に特別なアイテムの1つであるプライムリブまたはタラバガニが常にあることです笑。 私が恋しいことの1つは、アメリカでのクリスマスの休日の部分ですが、日本の年末年始はそれを補う以上のものです。 また、日本のイルミネーションはいつも素晴らしいです。 銀座、東京駅などの場所。常に信じられないほど美しいショーがあります。 去年は行けませんでしたが、今年は少なくとも1回は行けるようになりたいと思っています!

Went to a restaurant called "Taraku" 寿司たらく尾久駅前店 near Oku Station that I've passed many times. It's name says it's the Oku Station branch so I suppose it must be a chain restaurant, not sure how many there are though. The place was quite nice and they had single-person counter seats as well as table seats. The tempura set meal was ~1000 yen and again I got another discount using the PayPay app so it only cost me about ~700 yen. It's a pretty nice place though and they seem to have a bunch of different set meals as well as seafood bowls and other stuff like that. Definitely a place to drop by if you're in the mood for sushi, tempura, or whatever kind of sushi you're thinking of. They have a lot of takeout items as well and I think they do delivery as well, so they're probably on the Uber Eats and Menu apps as well but I haven't given them a look yet. The potato salad and miso soup tasted great as well. Tsukemono is always good so there was no difference here either lol. Everything tasted great. Definitely recommend checking it out!

品川の小笠原商店に行ってきました。彼らは本当においしい焼肉を食べました、そして飲み物も本当に安かったです。私はある種のカルビセットを手に入れることになりました、私は名前を覚えていませんが、あなたはそれが写真で何に付属していたかを見ることができます笑。 焼肉は美味しかったのですが、最初はグリルが少し熱すぎたので、火を弱めなければなりませんでした。最初は燃え😂ないことを確認するために、肉を本当に速くひっくり返さなければなりませんでした。でも楽しい経験でした。私がそれを断った後、私は素敵なリラックスした食事をしましたが。味噌汁も素晴らしく正直なところ、すべて美味しかったです、その後、ランチを終えるのに最適な無料のコーヒーサービスがありました。 彼らは同様に有料キャンペーンが行われていたので、私はそれを使用するための素晴らしい割引を受けました。本当に便利なアプリ