Thursday, July 21st 2016
Today starts the Authentiscapes portion of the trip by Admiral Travel. I haven’t been on one of their tours, I am anxious to see how it turns out. It is a custom tour as opposed to a generic tour resold by an agency. I found out about this through an email. I assume that I received it because I have attended the Hawaiia Food and Wine Festival. The host is Chef Roy Yamaguchi. His wife Denise runs the Hawaii Food and Wine Festival. I have wanted to see Japan for a long time. What a better way to see a country than through a group tour focuses on food!
Sophon and I had met the group the evening before at a reception. The first meet and greet is always feels a bit awkward. This group seemed especially nice and I found myself feeling at ease with them right away. There are a few people who are friends with Roy who are from Hawaii. A few people who are friends with the Agency’s owners, Ryan and Malaka Hilton that are from Florida and there are people who have traveled with the agency before. It is a nice mix of people.
I checked the weather forecast and this wasn’t going to be a good weather day. Being from southern California, we don’t see much rain. I guess my umbrella was going to finally get some use. It wouldn’t make for the best pictures but the rain was a nice change from the warmer temperatures.
The day started by meeting the group at 9:00 AM. It was a busy day starting with a stop at the Tsukjiji outer Market. The Tsukiji market is Japan’s largest wholesale fish market. The Outer Market has over 400 shops selling a variety of food with a focus on fish. As I walked around I wish that I had skipped breakfast, there were so many things that looked good. I tried minced fish on a stick wrapped with bacon and it was delicious.
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