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So arrived in Osaka this morning went to lunch at a shopping mall known as Lucua, had beef shabu-shabu

On the 10th floor, the entrance of the restaurant




Preparing the wine


Starter


Salad


Pan fry beef


Assorted dishes


Seared marbled beef


Preparing sauces for the shabu-shabu


Here comes the thinly sliced marbled A5 beef




Just don't know what to say


The vegetables




Great lunch

Narrow and expensive room but great location








Nice view






Took a walk downstairs

Great Japanese Breakfast this morning

Last night dinner at in the hotel Japanese restaurant Benkay













Starters

Tofu made by chef from the best beans in Japan, Toyama soya bean


Taro from Fukui prefecture, known to be the best in Japan, lightly salted on the top and steamed, remove the skin and enjoy


Another way of preparing the Fukui taro - black and white miso on top


Sushi and fish


Sashimi tofu - super creamy and fragrent


Sashimi


Clear soup


Boiled turnip, fried tofu and green beans


Yellow tail


Deep fried fish from Hokkaido, great with beer


Special tofu skin with a type of mochi thing




Crab meat in Japanese rice


with miso soup

Yesterday morning took a Shinkansen from Osaka to travel to a Ryokan in Kawaguchiko

Arrived at the Ryokan, my room







Sleeping time

Here's a video of a traditional Japanese dinner at a Ryokan. Video 2 parts last nights dinner and tonight's dinner which I just finished

Went to the top of the hotel to take this video of Mt Fuji

Woke up this morning and saw this