Monday, June 16, 2008

Sushi & Sashimi


Dinner at a traditional sushi restaurant in Tama City, my host city. Tama is about an hour west of Tokyo and is a very modern suburb that was built in the 1960's and 70's. Outside of our hotel there are 2 Wendy's, a MacDonald's, a Mister Donut, a Subway and a Starbucks. We had to ask some Japanese high school kids to direct us to something that was Japanese! They escorted us to this restaurant where we had to follow the traditional custom of taking off our shoes before entering the dining area. We had a low table and mats to sit on and were in a closed room with sliding walls. 

2 comments:

McK.Sturges. said...

ms. calhoun! you never told me you were going to japan! congratulations! from what i see you are enjoying Japan. i am glad you are having fun and trying new food like sushi and rose flavored ice cream, YUM! have fun and see you next year!

Unknown said...

Thank you for posting about your trip. It has been exciting to read about your ongoings. :)