Japan May 2014

Tuesday, May 20, 2014

Wednesday, May 21 - Depart Narita for JFK

Took Limo Bus from our hotel to Narita Airport at 9:15 AM. Flight departs at 3:10 PM (Wednesday), scheduled to arrive at JFK at 3:00 PM (Wednesday).

Day 14 (Tuesday, May 20) - Dinner in Tokyo - Ginza Kojyu (銀座小十)

Takeo took us to an amazing Japanese restaurant in Ginza for dinner...

Ginza Kojyu

Tooru Okuda: Owner-Chef

First Course

One of the Middle Courses

Dessert

Last Course

Fresh Fish?!?!

Chris, Mr. Okuda, me
Mr. Okuda showed us around the kitchen after dinner.

Day 14 (Tuesday, May 20) - Yokohama to Tokyo

View from hotel room in Yokohama

Left Yokohama about 10 AM.

Arrived at the motorcycle shop just past 11 AM AND didn't get lost getting there! After we dropped the motorcycles off we took taxi to hotel (Akasaka Excel Hotel Tokyu) in Tokyo.

Day 13 (Monday, May 19) - Shizuoka to Yokohama

Left Shizuoka just before 1 PM. Arrived at the hotel (Yokohama Grand) about 4 PM. Two veterinarian friends of Mark (Takeo and Shin) live in Yokohama. I contacted Takeo to say hi. We ended up having dinner with Takao and some of his friends at his favorite yakitori restaurant. Shin joined us at the end of dinner.

Takeo (between Chris and me) & Shin (end on right)

Sunday, May 18, 2014

Day 12 (Sunday, May 18) - Shizuoka - Mount Fuji

Hisao lead us on a ride around Mt. Fuji. We tried to go to the Fuji Shibazakura Festival but the traffic was terrible...so we decided to visit Shiraito no Taki instead.