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Erika in the kaiten sushi place in Narita airport.11:46:43
Chie in the sushi place.11:47:58
Whilst it may appear in local time the sun had not yet gone over the yard time, I was still very much on UK time where it was just before 2am.11:50:34
Chie and Erika having some sushi.
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The view from our hotel before I had my afternoon nap.19:10:29
The evening view from our hotel room after I awoke from my afternoon nap.19:10:43
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The sprawling grounds of Ukai, the tofu restaurant where we had dinner, with Tokyo Tower in the background.19:26:50
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Very extravagant use of central Tokyo real estate!19:31:49
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Tokyo Tower had a heart on it, because it was nearly Christmas. It makes sense in Japan.19:32:35
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Sake barrel inside the restaurant.20:08:55
First course of dinner, involving peanut tofu and lily bulb tempura.20:18:56
Erika tucking into her dinner.20:24:43
Second course: deep fried tofu with miso.
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The vegetarian menu at Ukai.20:34:04
Yuba sashimi.20:49:26
Baked yam with gingko nuts.21:12:25
Vegetable tempura.
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More of the grounds of the restaurant.22:07:18
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Much later on, back at the hotel, when thanks to jetlag I was awake at this ungodly hour, and thought I would try and make myself useful by catching up on my ironing. Unfortunately as he girls were sleeping in the room itself the only place I could do this was the bathroom, and it was a bit poky.