Kinako mochi (mochi dusted with sweet roasted soy flour). These particular ones are stuffed with sweet adzuki bean paste and the mochi is flavored with Japanese mugwort – Japan
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Afternoon treat
Strawberry chocolate shaved ice. Not as sweet as it looks and it was a perfect way to cool down in the hot and humid afternoon – Japan
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Obento for dinner
Sometimes I’m too busy or tired to cook dinner – Japan
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Today’s lunch
Sichuan pork and eggplant lunch special. It was a lot of food but I finished it – Japan
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Gyoza (potstickers)
I sometime order them as a side dish when I eat ramen – Japan
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Bibimbap
Bibimbap in a sizzling stone bowl. By letting it sit for a minute, rice on the boom gets crispy brown (think fajitas) – Japan
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Hot day
33C (91.4F) with high humidity of 80%. It’s been hot – Japan
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My new hiking shoes
(I have the exact same shoes back home lol). I wear women’s size 9.5 (26.5cm) and that is a very large size for Japanese women and it is not an easy size to find here. I bought them on Amazon.com (not Amazon.co.jp) and it was actually cheaper that way! – Japan
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Mount Takao, part 2
I went down Trail 1 which is the most popular trail on the mountain. It is paved all the way and there are shrines and places to eat on the trail. I hiked early to avoid heat and people so none of the shops were open yet (I started my descent at 9am) – Tokyo, Japan
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Mount Takao
Hiked to the top of Mount Takao yesterday. There are several trails and these photos are from Trail 6 I took to go up. The stairs towards the end of the trail were pretty hard (383 steps). The mountain is 599m (1965ft) tall and I was able to see Mount Fuji from the top – Tokyo, Japan
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