Cold soba noodles topped with umeboshi (pickled plum), grated daikon, nameko mushrooms, pickled leafy vegetables (I think it was nozawana?), scallions, and shredded nori – Japan
https://www.instagram.com/p/Ce8hOjXJjaM/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=
Dogwood
Dogwood (I think?) – Japan
https://www.instagram.com/p/Ce57I1EpTAl/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=
Taiyaki
The best way to eat them is while they are hot right off the grill. When I bring them back home, I toast them and they are almost as good – Japan
https://www.instagram.com/p/Ce3YiD4JGQp/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=
Ramen
Catching up on my ramen posts lol. Seafood ramen, miso tanmen, and tantanmen – Japan
https://www.instagram.com/p/Ce00BhwJOAW/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=
Red dragon fruit
(imported from Southeast Asia)
https://www.instagram.com/p/CeyRCw3pGMU/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=
Sōji-ji
It’s a Zen Buddhist temple in Yokohama, Japan. The property was much bigger than I expected. Very peaceful place.
https://www.instagram.com/p/Cev0ouYJu-w/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=
Hydrangeas
More hydrangeas – Japan
https://www.instagram.com/p/CetIctTJvWn/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=
Dorayaki
Dorayaki, small hamburger-sized sponge cakes/pancakes filled with sweet adzuki bean paste (or other sweet fillings) – Japan
https://www.instagram.com/p/CeqkJSWpnPC/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=
Kuzumochi
Kuzumochi, filled with adzuki bean paste. This is the kind that is made with kudzu root powder (I ate a different kind of Kuzumochi the other day) – Japan
https://www.instagram.com/p/Cen-fEVJMI8/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=
Asakusa
A few random photos from the Asakusa area – Tokyo, Japan
https://www.instagram.com/p/CelY-IXpIy6/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=