Sushi dokoro Kanpachi is a noted sushi store located in Tokyo, a 5 minute walk from JR Okachimachi station. You will see a sign as you walk from the north exit of Okachimachi station along the Kasuga-dori heading Asakusa. Turn right as the sign says and there will be a building in red bricks. The first floor is it. There are salt and long chair in front of the door.

As you enter through the split shop curtain, you will hear “welcome!” in high spirit voice. The waiter or depending on how full the restaurant is, the chief himself will lead to a seat. If you have a baggage, they will kindly offer a place to put. You can feel the politeness of the store and the welcomed atmosphere.

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Mount Tenpo is located in Minato-ku, Osaka.Well known as Japan’s lowest mountain.
The mountain’s “peak” is 4.53 meters above sea level.The peak of Mount Tenpō, indicated by the square tile on the ground.

For The pink ribbon, Tokyo Metropolitan Government is pink 01 Oct 2010 to 09 Oct.

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Mount Tenpo is located in Minato-ku, Osaka.Well known as Japan’s lowest mountain.
The mountain’s “peak” is 4.53 meters above sea level.The peak of Mount Tenpō, indicated by the square tile on the ground.

Each four seasons, Japan has various foods in season. One of the major foods for fall is saury. At Meguro Saury Festival, you can eat that saury for free. This year was the 15th Meguro Saury Festival held in November 5th at a shopping district in front of JR Meguro station.

The relation between Meguro and saury originate from classic rakugo (traditional comic storytellying) “Saury of Meguro”. Here is a brief summary of the story of “Saury of Meguro).
In Edo era, a follower forgot a lunchbox for his lord when he went hawking. When they were starving, they smelled a delicious smell that the lord has never smelled. The lord asked his follower what this smell was, one of them answered, “It is the smell of cooking saury that ordinary people eat. It will not fit your taste.” The lord answered, “let me have it since we have no other choice” and made the follower go get the saury. They cooked it with charcoal fire and ate it. It was so delicious that saury has become the lord’s favorite.

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So-called Japan’s last clear stream, Shimanto River. You can enjoy this great nature of Shikoku by playing on the river or kayaking. It’s 3 hours of drive away from Koichi City, and is almost a completely different world from the din and bustle of the city.

I’m camping tonight and need to get food for the dinner tonight. The downstream of the river is close to the sea, so I could get some fresh fish.

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