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Japan 2023

Mar 08 - Mar 23 2023

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Tokyo

Mar 08 2023

Landed in Tokyo and was greated by Daniel!

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Tsukiji

Mar 10 2023

Went to fish market. Ate sushi and walked around the market looking at all the shops and restaurant and street food kiosks. Bought a Japanese meat knife and had it personalized with the Pierson name.

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Tokyo

Mar 10 2023

Met Daniels friend, Maki, \240for dinner. Italian retuarant. Ordered spaghetti with spicy oil. The dish showed up with 50+ hot peppers. After we went to a whiskey bar for some drinks.

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Tokyo Tower

Mar 10 2023

Went to Tokyo Tower and visited the top to view the city

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Hamarikyu Gardens

Mar 10 2023

Walked around park in central Tokyo and met an older couple who visited with us. They have not been in Texas, but had traveled the United States to have gone to New York and Utah. He was Japanese, but spoke to us through his translator application on his phone.

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Tokyo Station

Mar 11 2023

On the bullet train to Kyoto

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Grill Capital Touyoutei - Kintetsu Miyakomichi

Mar 11 2023

Came to Daniels hometown of Kyoto. Dropped our bags at the hotel and came to eat lunch at a 100 year old restaurant near the botanical gardens. They are known for their famous hamburger platter

Coffee grinder

This tomatoe served before the lunch was fantastic. Looked up the recipe online and will try to make at home

The famous hamburger. Was delicious

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Kyoto Botanical Gardens

Mar 11 2023

Kyoto botanical garden. Talked to old Japanese man that showed us tons of pics on his camera of birds and other animals. There were many people with cameras trying to take a picture of an orange bird in a tree

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Rakuda

Mar 11 2023

Went to eat at a Chinese restaurant next to Daniel school in Kyoto, called The Camel. We picked up an Uber and went to the restaurant. We ate some spicy chicken that made all her lips vibrate and laughed.

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Verdi - Kyoto University of the Arts

Mar 11 2023

Stop by DANIELS University, but it was nighttime took a quick picture, then grabbed a taxi and heading back to the hotel

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Japan, 〒604-8082 Kyoto, Nakagyo Ward, Benkeiishichō, ６０三条通寺町西入

Mar 12 2023

Rented a bike and I are riding around Kyoto

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Kyoto City KYOCERA Museum of Art

Mar 12 2023

Went to the Cairo city Museum of Art to see an exhibition. In front of the museum was a car show.

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Jishi-in Temple

Mar 12 2023

Rode our bikes up to the temple dinner, and Daniel walked all the way to the top of the temple

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Smoked & Grill Lotus

Mar 12 2023

Ate at Lotus smoke and grill.

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@#Piermike We took the train from out hotel to the restaurant. This was a place Daniel had found in the past. The waitress was Japanese but looked like an American black girl. All the dishes were smoked. We had a platter of fish, plums, figs, pork, spam, etc. We were very tired and left around 9, although the place was open on Sunday until 1am.

Otagi Nenbutsu-ji Temple

Mar 13 2023

Took a guide to temple

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Nijo Castle Higashi Otemon Plaza

Mar 13 2023

Went to visit Kessel

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Kushikura

Mar 13 2023

After our visit to the castle, we walked to this restaurant, Kushikura, recommended by Aumi. They specialized in different kinds of skewered and cooked chicken.

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鉄板酒場夷川セカンド

Mar 13 2023

After dinner, Daniel and I decided to stop at another local bar by the hotel. Dina was tired and went back to the room. We ate a really good spicy omelette and some grilled oysters. We drank 5 different kinds of Sake. Our young food prep guy was named Jedi. Reminded me of Star Wars so I was able to remember his name. We left and went back to the hotel around 11, as they were closing. The bar and tables only held about 20 people max.

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1-chōme-23-13 Nishikimachi, Takamatsu, Kagawa 760-0020, Japan

Mar 14 2023

Rode the train a couple hours South to Takamtsu and will spend the night in JR Clements hotel.

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851-2 Enai, Kotohira, Nakatado District, Kagawa 766-0004, Japan

Mar 14 2023

Came to see temple. Climbed halfway and found out it was closed.

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1-16 Ekimaechō, Kochi, 780-0053, Japan

Mar 14 2023

Walked around city market in Kochi and ate dinner in open food mart. Sat at a table with 3 guys. Isucku, who was in love with mom, Mackie, the gangsta, and Oscar who owned a food shop in the court but was closed that night. We shared Japanese beer and Saki. Daniel ordered his favorite seared tuna here. We had Monteblanc dessert later on the way home.

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Ōboke Station

Mar 15 2023

Rode an hour up the mountain on a train to Oboke station. We will then take a bus to Kazurabashi. A little girl on the train came over to us and spoke limited English. She was so cute.