My first week in Japan (蝶羽の羽)

So finally I have time to write a blog entry about Japan. I'm here since 8th May and I really enjoy it. The temperature is alright and it's mostly sunny. We already got to see and to eat so many things *w*

Please beware that this post is image heave. Click on the link to see all the photos.

Flight

My first meal: Asian Vegetarian. Rice, vegetables, lentil porridge

Tara's first meal: Goulash, vegetables, porridge

Tara's second meal: Lasagne

My second meal: Vegetables, tofu, rice, lentil porridge

During our waiting time at Beijing Airport: Matcha-Azuki-Latte

It's beautiful and sunny day. There were like no clouds but everything was grey because of the smog.

Waiting hall

During our connection flight: Spinach, kidney beans, rice

Tara's breakfast: Omelette, sausage and hash browns
In Yuasa, Wakayama

Isn't the sea pretty?

Yuasa is a very old town with many old buildings

Not so delicious ramen that was our dinner one day. As you can see the oil is just a very thick layer above the actual soup.

In a cafe in Yuasa. It felt like we were back in the twenties.

More of the interior

An old TV

This was our snack when we went to the cafe the first time: Matcha with yakimochi and azuki and a melon soda

When we came there the second time: Kitsune Udon with yakimochi for me

And Niku Udon with a raw egg for Tara

At the sea

The whole beach was so nice and clean

During our way to Osaka

Japan's countryside is beautiful

We travelled right through the mountains
In Osaka

One part of our first dinner in Osaka. We ate Indian Curry.

Our snack afterwards: Matcha croissant

"Breakfast" the next morning: Matcha Jelly

And we ate lunch at Denny's

Melon soda

My lunch: meat, onions, potatoes, spinach, garlic sauce and rice

Hamburger, fried onion rings, rice with sausage for Tara

And our dessert: Mango parfait

We went to a concert of the band Licker that evening. When we came back from the hall this is what we found on our way to the station.
13th May
We visited the Osaka Tenmangu that day. It's a very big shrine consisting of many small ones.

After visiting the shrine we go lunch at a small reataurant where you could pick the stuff you wanted and put it on your tray. It was quite delicious. Only the miso soup wasn't that good.

Miso soup, rice, mackerel, spinach with sesame (and wasabi), cooked vegetables and meat and cold tofu.

Salmon, crocke, rice, miso soup, tsukemono

We then went to the longest shopping street in Japan: Tenjinbashi. But we were quite disappointed since there's not really anything to shop at.

In the afternoon whe had Matcha Latte

And Milcrepe-Cake for me

While Tara ate Strawberry-Milcrepe-Cake

And our dinner. Yamakakeudon in cold for me.

And the same for Tara in hot.
14th May I had a job interview that day so we went to Otsu in Prefecture Shiga. After the interview we got to see a temple in Uji together with two Japanese from the work place.

One pat of our breakfast

Matcha ball filled with Azuki and Mochi

Lunch with the others: zaru soba

The main hall of the temple

And another building of the temple

A river running down in Uji

On a small island in the middle of the river

Our afternoon snack consisted completely out of Matcha. This is mine: Matcha ice with shirotama and Matcha Jelly

And a (too sweet) Matcha au lait

The other guy got Matcha ice cream, Azuki, Shirotama and Jelly

And this one is Tara's: Matcha sponge cake, soft ice and Matcha au lait.

Today we are going to go to a mall near the Dome since Tara wants to get some Coco Lulu stuff. Afterwards me might got to the HEP5 in Umeda.
But first I want to show you some of the stuff I already got: