Sushi in Tokyo
After leaving the airport, Shinya brought The Dangler and me to meet two more Champsys hosts, Chiharu and Ryoji, at a local Sushi eatery, not far from our hotel.
Bear with me on these next photos because, like I mentioned, I would prefer to not have to think at all when using a camera and it stresses me out having to do so. As a result, Todd edited these remotely and did what he could to fix them for me. I promise, though, they’re getting better.
Our host, Chiharu.
Host Ryoji.
Outside most of the restaurants near the hotel they display all the menu items in the windows.
We let our hosts order our dinner and while it was similar to sushi you might find in America, there were subtle differences. There was no pile of wasabi that many Americans use to pollute their soy sauce and prove their tolerance for spice.
Many of the items were familiar, but some were more intimidating, like the large eel seen in the forefront of this photo.
The chu toro (fatty tuna) was the best I’ve ever had and the Salmon roe was less salty and less potent than what I’m used to.
