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Touring Japan - Part 10

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mrmin123 *
Profile Blog Joined January 2004
Korea (South)2971 Posts
September 28 2011 17:45 GMT
#1
[ part 1 | part 2 | part 3 | part 4 | part 5 | part 6 | part 7 | part 8 | part 9 | part 10 ]


This is the last entry in my Japan trip blog series. I hope you've enjoyed it so far, and thanks for reading! After this I'll probably start an even more irregularly updated blog (mainly photos) from my adventures in Korea, so look forward to that!

Day 10
My last full day in Japan. I thought it couldn't get any warmer, but it did. Thankfully, the only items on my to-do list was to check out the Yebisu Beer Museum and to grab dinner with my host, Masashi, so I wasn't going to be strapped for time.

I ran into a police booth near Ebisu station, and a young police officer recommended an udon restaurant nearby for lunch. It was a bit of a walk away and the opposite direction from the beer museum, but no problem, it was only hot as hell out! I walked through a part of Ebisu that reminded me a lot of the no-name town my grandparents used to live in. Wide, multi-lane 'major' streets with practically no cars on them. Small one- or two-story shops of all sorts lining the streetside, some of them dilapidated, some of them not even open despite it being almost noon on a weekday. Behind them, apartment buildings and offices a few floors taller connected via small, back-alley roads. Businessmen and women walked around in small groups here and there, but it was still very quiet, and somewhat nostalgic.

After a bit of walking I found the wonderfully AC'ed udon restaurant, which I walked into with a shirt drenched with sweat. The somewhat hyperactive waitress there recommended the zaru udon (*point at menu* 'Mmm, good!' *thumbs up*). It was delicious.

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"Mmm, good!"

After cooling myself in the restaurant for a bit longer, I headed towards the beer museum. Through the Ebisu station, there was a long series of moving walkways towards the Yebisu Garden Place, which made me feel like I was at an airport. I highly recommend it if you go to Ebisu. Exit station, take walkway to beer museum, drink beer, take walkway back to station, leave Ebisu.

The Yebisu beers here were 400 yen a glass, which is a steal if you ask me. Of the selection, I liked the Yebisu Creamy Top Stout the most, but even that wasn't that good as far as stouts or porters go. Regardless, it was a great place to rest and take refuge from the stupid heat outside.

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Mmm, beer.

I think I chilled at the beer museum for three or four hours before heading back home to meet up with Masashi. We were then on our way to a local sushi restaurant which I was told to be 'affordable and good.' And it was!

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Sushi, beer, and sake! PS Could someone help me identify the sushi pieces in this picture and the other sushi pictures? I don't really know what I was eating. I just ate it because it tasted good.

After a satisfying meal and a few more glasses of beer at another local bar, Masashi and I headed back.

Day 11
My wonderful host and I said our goodbyes and I was off to Narita Airport. I was winging the trip, so with no idea how much money/time I needed, I grabbed a quick McDonald's at one of the transfer stations for lunch. McDonald's in Asia seem to be more expensive and have smaller portions than their American counterpart. Also more bland...

I made it to my gate with less than half an hour to spare, but that was enough time to let me enjoy the last view of Japan from the ground for this trip. It was another beautiful day out, made infinitely better by the fact that I didn't have to deal with the stupid heat outside.

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My ride home.

The plane was probably one of the oldest planes in Asiana's fleet. At least I would hope so. There were so many scratches and dents on the window that I was hesitant to shoot pictures out of it. Also no personal interactive entertainment system meant that I wouldn't be able to finish the movie I got half-way through on the plane to Japan. Bummer. I suppose those are minor gripes though, since the plane itself worked fine. After an uneventful takeoff, I said goodbye to Japan as we banked, and drifted off to sleep.

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My last photo of Japan.


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more pictures in my finalized japan 2011 flickr set


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Translator태양은 묘지위에 붉게 떠오르고 / 한낮에 찌는 더위는 나의 시련 일찌라!
cvax
Profile Joined August 2009
United States7 Posts
September 28 2011 17:52 GMT
#2
A wonderful journey, but missing one thing!
Picture of mermin crying T_T
Grettin
Profile Joined April 2010
42381 Posts
September 28 2011 17:52 GMT
#3
Enjoyed the whole thing a lot. One of the best "mini-blogs" i have read recently! Pictures were fantastic and seems like you had a great time!

Can't wait for the Korean blog next. Thank you!
"If I had force-fields in Brood War, I'd never lose." -Bisu
chaosTheory_14cc
Profile Blog Joined December 2010
Canada1270 Posts
September 28 2011 17:57 GMT
#4
It looks like you had a amazing trip! I'll be sure to check out the rest of the parts to see what I missed.

Love all the great pics!
Kipsate
Profile Blog Joined July 2010
Netherlands45349 Posts
September 28 2011 17:59 GMT
#5
Wtf

Your Mcdonalds in Japan looks better then the Mcdonalds we have over here.

Also, Udon......

so hungry right now T.T.
WriterXiao8~~
Roe
Profile Blog Joined June 2010
Canada6002 Posts
September 28 2011 18:05 GMT
#6
i think that's avocado rolls on the right and one of the pink things might be unagi
deathly rat
Profile Blog Joined October 2010
United Kingdom911 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-09-28 18:08:55
September 28 2011 18:06 GMT
#7
The sushi is obviously on the bottom row: shrimp, egg roll, salmon, and cucumber (kappa maki - be careful of your belly button), and the top row the red fish is maguro tuna but I don't know what the white fish is, it could be anything.

unagi is eel btw, and its in one of your other pictures, the one with the cooked fish with the sweet brown sauce on.
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deathly rat
Profile Blog Joined October 2010
United Kingdom911 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-09-28 18:08:42
September 28 2011 18:08 GMT
#8
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Spekulatius
Profile Joined January 2011
Germany2413 Posts
September 28 2011 18:15 GMT
#9
I'm so jealous.
Always smile~
Zlasher
Profile Blog Joined February 2010
United States9129 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-09-28 19:46:48
September 28 2011 19:44 GMT
#10
I know the yellow one is "Tamago" that was always my favorite as a kid, which is like a sweet egg omelette ish sort of thing. And then Cucumber rolls on the right.

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Thats the best picture I can give to figure some of the rest out, I really only know of Unagi and Tamago.
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kainzero
Profile Blog Joined January 2009
United States5211 Posts
September 28 2011 20:16 GMT
#11
the white fish looks like yellowtail / hamachi
LoveXPn
Profile Joined September 2010
United States74 Posts
September 28 2011 20:53 GMT
#12
Anyone know around how much I would have to save up to have a trip like this? I would hate to go and not know if I will have enough money for the next day.

mrmin123 you lucky guy! These blogs were great I read them all and the pictures were awesome! :D
Torte de Lini
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
Germany38463 Posts
September 28 2011 20:58 GMT
#13
Haha, nice McDonald's ;D Looks so good!

God, the food looks amazing, but the dishes also look very nice. That sort of stone plate for the noodles is so suiting!
https://twitter.com/#!/TorteDeLini (@TorteDeLini)
fanta[Rn]
Profile Blog Joined October 2004
Japan2465 Posts
September 29 2011 00:32 GMT
#14
That last pic is amazing. I have one where you can see Fujisan, before landing. Hope you enjoyed your days in Japan
mrmin123 *
Profile Blog Joined January 2004
Korea (South)2971 Posts
September 29 2011 01:09 GMT
#15
On September 29 2011 02:52 cvax wrote:
A wonderful journey, but missing one thing!
Picture of mermin crying T_T

No pictures of mermin crying.

And thanks for all the help with identifying the different sushi pieces. I actually got two different types of unagi. I was simply told that they were completely different species, and that one swims up river during mating season and the other stays in the ocean (or something like that).

On September 29 2011 05:53 LoveXPn wrote:
Anyone know around how much I would have to save up to have a trip like this? I would hate to go and not know if I will have enough money for the next day.

I spent around $800 USD during the 10 days, excluding airplane tickets and housing. I didn't buy many souvenirs and didn't eat lots of fancy/expensive food all the time, so you'll have to adjust accordingly.

On September 29 2011 05:58 Torte de Lini wrote:
Haha, nice McDonald's ;D Looks so good!

God, the food looks amazing, but the dishes also look very nice. That sort of stone plate for the noodles is so suiting!

Yea, lots of Japanese restaurants go what I feel is an extra step to try and up the food's presentation. Makes the food look a lot more fancy and expensive than they actually are, which I don't mind!

On September 29 2011 09:32 fanta[Rn] wrote:
That last pic is amazing. I have one where you can see Fujisan, before landing. Hope you enjoyed your days in Japan

I sure did! Hoping to go back once more before I leave Asia next year!
Translator태양은 묘지위에 붉게 떠오르고 / 한낮에 찌는 더위는 나의 시련 일찌라!
Baltor
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
United States171 Posts
September 29 2011 01:42 GMT
#16
Amazing series of blogs. Thanks for sharing all of this with us, MrMin!
Torte de Lini
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
Germany38463 Posts
September 29 2011 03:12 GMT
#17
Ya, I absolutely adore it. There's a restaurant near me that fluff up their sushi plates a lot and like to sort of make everything look like perfection. No complaints, I adore it.
https://twitter.com/#!/TorteDeLini (@TorteDeLini)
ThaZenith
Profile Blog Joined October 2010
Canada3116 Posts
September 29 2011 03:47 GMT
#18
10 great blogs in a row.

Someday i'd love to travel a bit, probably have to work a couple years to save up first.
mizU
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
United States12125 Posts
September 29 2011 08:02 GMT
#19
[image loading]

The front row is:

Ebi (shrimp)

Tamago (egg)

Salmon (I think)

Back is

Ahi and Hamachi alternating.

And the cucumber is Kappa.

Nigiri sushi. ^^
if happy ever afters did exist <3 @watamizu_
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