We have just finished the Heisei Era for Japan with the abdication of the throne by Emperor Akihito to his son the crown prince. The new era is called “Reiwa”.

The cherry blossom season begins in Tokyo. These trees in Tokyo’s Nihonbashi district always begin to flower just before the full bloom of the cherry blossom trees in Tokyo. It’s s good sign.

As millions of tourists flock in to see the flowering trees we can be assured warmer weather is on its way!

If you like good sushi, it’s hard to find it outside of Japan.  However, even in Japan good sushi isn’t just something any person born in Japan can make.

There’s the good, the bad, and the so-so.  If you want good sushi, one restaurant in Japan for sushi that has never let us down is Chojiro.  The quality of the fish is always good.  Even if you don’t like fish, they have some other great options with beef, veggies, and more

 

PS. ‘Kaiten’ In Japanese means conveyer belt sushi.  Kaiten actually means ‘going around’.  When you’re looking for good food, the last thing you want to be doing is wandering around and hoping for the best.