Blossoms, bullet train and beyond: exploring Japan by Land and Sea.

[Pushka]

Agree! But they are quite expensive. I ran out of time but if you have a chance to, try their white strawberries. My fav is their pineapples, the best I’ve tasted, I’ve no idea where they source that from, Okinawa perhaps?

Interesting. So those white strawberries are nice? We'd never touch those in Australia. Okinawa sounds about right for the tropical fruits. And yes, not this stop but in Tokyo I had so much pineapple and citrus.

 

[Pushka]

Oh, I know what's going on. They have left the mantle on - the sort of mesentery that holds some of the soft bits and anchors it all to the shell. Wouldn't see that here - just the meat, please. But still poorly presented.

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I was a little bit sick in my mouth reading that.

So the place where I bought the knives from was founded in 1560 with 18 generations. The oldest knife makers in Japan and possibly the world. Explains the 00000000000 yen then.

 

[SuePa]

Scallops? Most miserable I've ever seen - even if they have the roe on. Yuk.

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They look as though they've been skidded across a dirty floor!

 

[Pushka]

They look as though they've been skidded across a dirty floor!

If there's one thing I've noticed about Japan it's the cleanliness. So even if they've skidded across the floor it won't be dirty.

 

[drron]

Lets see how it is after room service gets there


Scallops? Most miserable I've ever seen - even if they have the roe on. Yuk.

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I much prefer Tassie Scallops to the Hokkaido ones that are famous. They were much better in a scallop pie though.

 

[jukebox333]

If there's one thing I've noticed about Japan it's the cleanliness. So even if they've skidded across the floor it won't be dirty.

This! The cleanest escalators in the world! Even the ones around Tokyo station look like they were installed last weekend.

 

[cosi]

If there's one thing I've noticed about Japan it's the cleanliness. So even if they've skidded across the floor it won't be dirty.

Especially the toilets at Tokyo Railway Station during peak hour in the morning and in the evening - the cleanest public toilets anywhere in the world.

 

[Quickstatus]

- the cleanest public toilets anywhere in the world.

I've heard cruise ship loos are cleaner?

 

[Pushka]

I've heard cruise ship loos are cleaner?

They have to be because of Noro virus. There's an attendant standing in the bathrooms on occasions. And foot press door openings to avoid hand touchy stuff. If not there's a paper towel dispenser and bin by the door to use.

Way too tired to post last night. Will update on Kyoto and Osaka later today.