Japan (1) 9-2014

Hotel Ryumeikan Tokyo 3640	Tokyo Station Construction 3641	Tokyo Tower 3647	Green Building 3650	3651.jpg
External Structure near Tsukiji Market 3654	Sumida River 3656	3657.jpg	Tsukiji Fish Market 3659	Shinjuku NS Building 3665
Pager for Waiters at La Pausa 3670	3671.jpg	La Pausa's Linguine w White Clam Sauce 3674	"Don't bother me! This is very good!" 3676	Fried Chicken Cartilage (w Black Pepper ("Nankotsu Karaage") 3677
Another tasty pasta! 3678	Shinjuku NS Building 3679m	3682m.jpg	3684.jpg	3686.jpg
3689.jpg	3693.jpg	3695.jpg	Café Excelsior 3697j	Omusubi, anyone? 3698j
3700.jpg	Seasonal Food at Hanagoyomi Restaurant 3706j	Shinkansen (新幹線) to Odawara Station 3708	Tokyo Station Snack Kiosk 3712	Tokyo Station 3716
Drinks and Snacks, Tokyo Station Kiosk 3717	Cleanup Ladies for Shinkansen 3718	Odawara Castle (小田原城) 3722	1447 Edo Period Odawara Castle 3724	Japanese macaque at Odawara Castle 3732
Ekiben (駅弁) Picnic Lunch 3734j	3738j.jpg	3739.jpg	Hakone Hyatt Regency View 3740	Tea Cabinet at Grand Hyatt Hakone 3741
3742.jpg	3744.jpg	3748j.jpg	Once Smart Toes 3752	Owakudani Ropeway 3756j
3759.jpg	3762.jpg	Health on Earth: Owakudani "Great Boiling Valley" (大湧谷) 3766	3767j.jpg	3768.jpg
Hakone Ropeway 3769j	3775.jpg	On Lake Ashi 3783	Lake Ashi 3790	Lake Ashi 3793
Grilled Squid (Ikayaki) 3795	Sizzling Squid on Griddle 3796	3797.jpg	C'mon! Take a bite! Squid! (Ikayaki) 3800j	3804.jpg
Talk to the Animals 3806j	Torii Gate to a Shinto shrine 3812	3818.jpg	3819.jpg	Owakudani Tomago 3820
3821j.jpg	3823.jpg	Owakudani 3825	3826.jpg	Giant Pigs in a Blanket....3829
Photo Op! 3831j	Owakudani Sky Restaurant 3833j	Hakone Local Beer with Ramen and Katsu Curry 3836j	3837.jpg	3838.jpg
Mt Fuji 3839	Okuribi (五山送り火) 3842	3844.jpg	Tsukiji Market !!! 3848	At Tsukiji Market...3850
Fresh Wasabi 3853	Matsutake Mushrooms (松茸) 3854.jpg	Sujiko 3855	Grades of Toro 3856	Kurouchi Ajikiri and Yanagiba Hocho 3858
Himono (Dried/Semidried Fish) 3859.jpg	Hokkaido King Crab (about $280 USD!) 3863	Alley Sushi Bar at Tsukiji 3864	Tsukiji Sushi Bar (cheap prices!) 3865	Chirashi (ちらし寿司 at Tsukiji 3867.jpg