As a lady of leisure, I have more free time than not. Thus, it did not take me long to pounce on Tyler Donati's AOB/ICR field trip and to invite myself to join him. Luckily for me, he is a nice Southern gent and he politely said yes. So exactly a week after The Prechter field trip to Asakusa, I again packed my camera and ventured out on my second field trip. This time, I was at the whim of Tyler and his AOB/ICR companion David.
Our first stop was the observatory a top a Tokyo Government building in Shinjuku with a panoramic view of Tokyo.
Mt. Fuji (on a somewhat hazy day)
In the distance you can see the Tokyo Sky Tree that we attempted to visit last last week.
This may possibly be my favor street thus far in Tokyo. I can only imagine that this is what all Tokyo streets looked like 100 years ago.
I wasn't the only one with a camera.
From the observatory, we headed to Shibuya crossing, one of the busiest crosswalks in the world. Keep in mind that this was taken at 3:00pm on a Thursday. Imagine the streets on a Friday or Saturday night!
As hungry tourists, we decided to try Okonomiyaki, a traditional pancake-like dish packed with all sorts of ingredients. I chose pork for my main ingredient. When the dish first arrived, it was a bowl stuffed with raw pork, lettuce, onions and an egg. The waiter, realizing we had no clue what to do, began the process for us. First, he chopped up the egg and began to stir the all the ingredients together. Once it was properly mixed, he poured oil onto the grill and plopped the ingredients down. Next step, cover the raw pancake with a lid and wait for 4 minutes. Once the hour glass runs out, you flipped your pancake and cooked the next side for 4 minutes. It was quite the process.
David with our cooking okonomiyaki.
Flip!
It was a tasty experimental lunch!
We ended the field trip in Yokohama where Tim came to meet us for dinner. The pictures below were taken at sunset from the Landmark Tower in Yokohama.
Mt. Fuji
Looking towards Tokyo
Queen's Square, Yokohama
There is a lot to explore in Japan and we have only just begun our adventures!
Okonomiyaki??? Looks good - how odd that you cook it yourself. Sounds like you could have a bustling (sp?) business showing tourists around, taking to great sites, navigating the crowds, telling them where to stand for their pictures, what to eat that's acceptable to our palates, but also Japanese - I was a little hesitant at the raw pork and raw egg part of your story, I feared you were going to go hungry.
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Great fun! Wish I could say I would come for a visit, but I don't see that in my cards in the near future. I would love to have you as a tour guide. Love to you both! K
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