Yokohama, Japan

Nigishi, Joinus Yokohama, Japan

This shop is famous for its grilled beef and ox tongue, but I'd rather try their grilled pork.  The set was served with brown rice, natto paste, pickled and a bowl of soup and a salad.  This chain restaurant will be on list if I run into it in other cities.

Kyo Hayashiya, Sogo Yokohama, Japan

It's a bit interesting to taste some used tea leaves preserved in salt as a condiment (the small dish on the right side of the below green tea delights.  It turned out as very refreshing from the strong flavour of green tea ice cream, and even making the green tea taste more crisp.

Sheraton Yokohama, Japan

Staying in Yokohama is not bad since it's not that crowded and congested like downtown Tokyo.  If you take Haneda Airport, it takes 30 minutes by train which runs very frequently.  This hotel is quite a Japan western hotel standard.  The room is quite spacious and well maintained.  The only issue is the use of the gym/pool facilities which is not complimentary to hotel guests, but this is quite a common policy of many Japanese hotels.

Utadon (歌行燈), Sogo Yokohama, Japan

If you visit Isetan or Emporium in Bangkok, or Isetan Tokyo, this restaurant shouldn't be a stranger.  The Chinese name of this place is quite poetic.  This time I tried this restaurant in Sogo Yokohama.  There is a signature summer menu (photo 3).  It's quite refreshing for having a bowl of udon in lemon chilled soup.

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