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Okinawa fair and sushi

Today we had a rather lazy day. We woke up quite late because we went out clubbing to Oto in Shinjuku, where we saw MATSUDA "Chabe" Gakuji (Cubismo Grafico), Mansfield, and a secret NOMOTO Karia live!
I took the picture to the right on our way back around 4am. The moon was shining right between two tall buildings.

So today we just went around Nakano by bike, and found by surprise an Okinawa fair (Okinawa is Japan's most southern island) being held in front of Sun Plaza. There were a few dozens of kiosks selling Okinawan goods and food, and also a bit of American food, like Spam(!), because Okinawa was occupied by the U.S. from 1945 to 1972.
Tomoko had shima-dōfu ("island tōfu") and I had ika hirayāchi (Okinawa-style okonomiyaki with squid). It was delicious! There was also live Okinawan music being played.

At the end of the afternoon, we went to Otaru zushi, a kaiten-zushi near Ochiai station (in Shinjuku-ku, on Tōzai line). Kaiten-zushi is a type of sushi restaurant where sushi plates spin on a circular belt, so that customers can pick up what they want without having to order. It's however possible to order specific plates.
At most kaiten-zushi the chefs are located in the center of a circular counter, so that customers can order directly. However at this place the chefs are located at the way back, and orders can be placed using an intercom located in front of you. It's an interesting concept however I haven't tried ordering through the intercom yet since I was satisfied with what was passing by. :)

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Posted on October 12, 2003 at 01:01 | Tweet |

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